Mentalog Archive - Sapien Labs | Shaping the Future of Mind Health https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:21:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://sapienlabs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-logo-sticky-32x32.png Mentalog Archive - Sapien Labs | Shaping the Future of Mind Health https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/ 32 32 What is Mental Wellbeing? https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/what-is-mental-wellbeing/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:06:05 +0000 https://sapienlabs.org/?post_type=mentalog&p=21131 At Sapien Labs, we track our evolving mental wellbeing and explore the factors that explain it.  But what do we mean by mental wellbeing? And...

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]]> What matters most when it comes to predicting and preventing mental distress? https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/what-matters-most-when-it-comes-to-preventing-mental-distress/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:36:49 +0000 https://sapienlabs.org/?post_type=mentalog&p=20589 Data from the Global Mind Project shows that mental wellbeing is declining with each successively younger generation. Today over 50% of young adults aged 18-24...

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]]> Is symptom-based diagnosis of mental health disorders doing more harm than good? https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/is-symptom-based-diagnosis-of-mental-health-disorders-doing-more-harm-than-good/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:57:45 +0000 https://sapienlabs.org/?post_type=mentalog&p=19843 We need to abandon the conventional way of diagnosing mental health disorders by symptoms and instead look at root causes. How can we come to...

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]]> Gender Gaps in Mental Wellbeing https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/gender-gaps-in-mental-wellbeing/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:35:50 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?post_type=mentalog&p=8034 Nonbinary adults face challenges to mental wellbeing, research shows. The American Psychiatric Association reports that 1 in 5 women have a mental health disorder. Other...

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]]> Is Mental Health Behind the Outsized Level of Firearm Deaths in the United States? The Data Says Not. https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/is-mental-health-behind-the-outsized-level-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states-the-data-says-not/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:39:08 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?post_type=mentalog&p=13465 Our recent presented findings from our survey on mental wellbeing and firearm deaths due to physical violence, at a country level. Our data was derived...

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]]> MHQ as a Measurement of Function https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/mhq-as-a-measurement-of-function/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:32:02 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?post_type=mentalog&p=13360 Our mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Anyone who has snapped at an unsuspecting family member while really being stressed about a work issue...

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]]> Characterizing the Decline in Mental Wellbeing of Younger Generations https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/characterizing-the-decline-in-mental-wellbeing-of-younger-generations/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:30:42 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?post_type=mentalog&p=12509 The symptoms of decline suggest not just changes in Mood & Outlook but a fundamental breakdown of the Social Self. The Global Mind Project commenced...

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]]> Building a mentally healthy and resilient organization in 2022 https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/building-a-mentally-healthy-and-resilient-organization-in-2022/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:09:00 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?post_type=mentalog&p=11880 As we start the new year, many of us are making resolutions around losing weight, getting stronger, and eating healthier in 2022. But if there’s...

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]]> DSM Criteria for Mental Health Disorders Are No Better than Random https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/dsm-criteria-for-mental-health-disorders-are-no-better-than-random/ https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/dsm-criteria-for-mental-health-disorders-are-no-better-than-random/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2021 03:38:11 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=11627 The DSM has defined psychiatry for 60 years.  Yet its symptom based criteria for defining ‘disorders’  does no better than random when applied to comprehensive...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/dsm-criteria-for-mental-health-disorders-are-no-better-than-random/feed/ 2 The Public Don’t Think Science Can Solve Mental Health Challenges https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/the-public-dont-think-science-can-solve-mental-health-challenges/ https://sapienlabs.org/mentalog/the-public-dont-think-science-can-solve-mental-health-challenges/#respond Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:40:52 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=11536 The Wellcome Global Monitor Report for 2020 highlights the perceived importance of mental health and the lack of confidence people have that science can come...

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