Word: mentalities
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Going to the ballpark, visiting friends and playing bingo are simple diversions for many of us. But for the elderly, these social pastimes may play a critical role in preserving their physical and mental health...
...thing that struck me was the gap between Federer's physical and mental abilities. He doesn't have this supreme confidence that other athletes have. As good as Tiger Woods is with a golf club, he also has this assassin quality to him. Federer doesn't have the ability to build his confidence up to the point of delusion. He's very realistic and rational. But that's not a knock on him. He displays real humanity, and you rarely get that with an athlete of his caliber. And it shows you how physically gifted he is, how good...
...about 10 billion yen ($100 million) over the next three years. "It's taken five years to get the support," says Shige. "But we also need the kind of policies that keep people from becoming depressed in the first place"--particularly by bolstering the safety net for people with mental disorders and those who have hit hard times...
...these days is not treating illness but preventing it. The prescription is prevention. Three-quarters of our health-care costs are attributable to chronic, preventable diseases. The way to avoid them (as well as expensive treatments) is to eat well, exercise, get checkups, vaccinate your kids and mind your mental state. That will help you--and help the health-care system as a whole...
...Rosenthal said he hoped that the effects of OSAPR's closing would "not be seen and that there won't be consequences," noting that before OSAPR's establishment in 2003, sexual harassment and assault issues had been dealt with by UHS Mental Health Services...