Author: Loren Soeiro

A study shows that meditation can cause people to experience time as passing more slowly.  Article written by Emily Nauman.

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/Short_on_time_try_mindfulness?utm_source=GGSC+Newsletter+-+October+%232+2013&utm_campaign=GG+Newsletter+%232+-+Sept+2013+&utm_medium=email

A study of over 12,000 teenagers suggests that frequent media use, sedentary behavior and reduced sleep are associated with suicidal thoughts and symptoms of depression.  Article written by Honor Whiteman.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/272178.php

For insomniacs: the “gold standard” treatment, and a new smartphone app, SleepRate, that can function as a sleep lab in your own home.  Article written by Francine Russo.

http://healthland.time.com/2014/01/31/sleeps-best-kept-secret-a-treatment-for-insomnia-thats-not-a-pill/

Most people perform more poorly when trying to do two things at once.  “Supertaskers” actually do better at both.  Article written by Kat McGowan.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201312/meet-the-super-taskers

A review of “American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System,” by E. Fuller Torrey, MD.  Review written by Richard A. Friedman, MD.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/health/american-psychosis-attacks-mental-health-care.html?_r=0