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Days Of Our Lives, One Day At A Time
Anyone who has spent any time around the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous has heard the phrase “stinkin’ thinkin.’” This folksy expression refers to certain attitudes and thought patterns—blaming, self-pity, negativity in general—that threaten the recovering
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Different Way to Treat Depression: Games
The Wall Street Journal After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder last September, Reva Wood struggled with chronic pain, and then anxiety stemming from chronic pain. To reduce her anxiety, she decided to try something
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Smartphone game designed to reduce anxiety shows promise in study
CBS: Anxiety relief could be at your fingertips just by playing a game on your smartphone, new research suggests. Not just any game, though. A professor of psychology and neuroscience teamed up with app developers
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Personal Zen app promises to reduce stress in 25 minutes
CNET: Feeling stressed? There’s an app for that. Personal Zen for iOS promises to reduce your stress and anxiety by way of a simple game played a few times per week. What’s behind that promise?
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Therapists’ Apps Aim To Help With Mental Health Issues
NPR: Games like Flappy Bird and Candy Crush have helped many of us de-stress during long waits at the doctor’s office and crowded Metro rides. But what if an app could actually help with mental
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Smartphone App Calms the Nerves
Science Magazine: Cellphones and other mobile devices have gotten a lot of bad press recently for keeping people tethered to stressful workplaces. But a new study suggests that mobile technology might also help tense people
