Focal Point Summer 2012
"Healthy Body – Healthy Mind" (2012), v.26
This issue of Focal Point focuses on the recognition that mental health and physical health should not be considered separately. It addresses how the mind and body impact each other, and how we can strive to achieve balance within ourselves.
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Introduction: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
L. Kris Gowen
The editor ofFocal Point explains the interconnectedness of mental and physical health and describes how each article addresses attainment of balanced, holistic health.
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Yoga for Youth in Trauma Recovery
Casadi Marino
This article gives us a look into how yoga can be beneficial to those who have experienced trauma by regulating the emotions and helping one feel more comfortable in his or her body.
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Ezoria's Story
Ezoria Aisuan
This transformative story recounts a young woman’s descent into depression and self-harm, her struggles with institutionalized therapy, and the mentor that helped with her recovery.
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Mindfulness as Self-care Strategy for Emerging Adults
Robert W. Roeser
In this article, certain aspects of contemplative science and education are highlighted in the context of practicing mindfulness – or "living in the moment" – to manage the stress involved with transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.
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How Diet and Nutrition Affect Mental Health
Celeste Moser
This article takes a look at how diet can affect our physical and mental health, what foods we should avoid, and what foods we should consume to promote better holistic health.
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Defining Food and Coping With Depression
Danielle N. Walsh
This article takes a look at how diet can affect our physical and mental health, what foods we should avoid, and what foods we should consume to promote better holistic health.
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Schizophrenia, Antipsychotic Drugs, and Drug–Induced Weight Gain and Obesity
Victor Vieweg & Mehrul Hasnain
This article addresses weight gain and related side effects that may occur while taking medications to manage schizophrenia, as well as the trade-offs of taking some medications as opposed to others.
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Addressing the Physical Health Challenges Impacting Young Individuals with Major Mental Illness
Ryan Melton & "Chris"
This article provides insight into one young adult’s struggle with weight gain caused by taking anti–psychotic medications.
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complications
e* corbin
This article gives us a glimpse into the mindset of a gender non-conforming young adult, showing us through a first-person narrative the struggles of feeling comfortable in one’s own skin.
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Data Trends: Exercise to Treat Depression: How Much is Enough?
L. Kris Gowen
This article reports on a study that investigated whether exercise can be considered a viable treatment for depression, and just how much exercise is needed for it to work.
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Massage Therapy Intervention for Stress, Anxiety and Aggression on an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Belinda Garner, Lisa Phillips, & Patrick D. McGorry
This article examines the effectiveness of relaxation massage therapy as a preventative treatment for stress, anxiety and aggression in young adult psychiatric inpatients.