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...both teams, Chess is not simply about moving and taking pieces, but about the meticulous memorization of opening moves, the analysis of an opponent’s strategy, and the mental agility needed to piece it all together...
...Mental-health professionals "are fascinated with what we're doing and excited to see the change in patients," says Dr. Gavin Andrews, who heads the St. Vincent's clinic. About 500 people have taken part in its trials of e-therapy for panic disorder, mild depression and social phobia, and "we are amazed by the results," he says. "Over the Web, we can produce exactly the same benefit as in our clinic, with a quarter of the staff time. We are curing people we never see." Andrews, who's also Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales...
...estimated that 1 in 5 Westerners has a mental disorder in any given year. Most never seek treatment, deterred by cost, distance, lack of time, or fear of what others might say. With e-therapy, Andrews says, "people don't have to take time off work, they can do it at night, when it's convenient, at home." It doesn't appeal to everyone, or help all conditions: people with mental illnesses that can't be treated by an e-therapy program are referred to appropriate services during screening. But it adds a new tool to the clinical kit, says...
...Harvard field hockey team (3-5, 1-1 Ivy) had scored four goals in its last four games. Last night alone, however, the Crimson racked up four goals in a convincing 4-1 win over Vermont at Jordan Field. “We came out with a great mental attitude, ready to play, ready to score goals,” sophomore forward Leigh McCoy said. Early on, the game showed no signs of becoming a blowout. In fact, the Catamounts (5-5, 0-0 America East) were the first team to strike, scoring with 10 minutes remaining in the first...
...people. True, Islamabad is not tattered by years of economic sanctions, nor pockmarked by days of aerial bombardment. And it is not occupied by a foreign army. But on my first trip here in six months, I'm struck by all the ways - small and big, physical and mental - Islamabad has become Baghdad circa the summer...