By Gabor Maté, Danny Glover — 2015
Addiction, whether to drugs or other behaviors . . . is always a compensation for the sense of being devalued as a human being.
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More and more, we live in bubbles. Most of us are surrounded by people who look like us, vote like us, earn like us, spend money like us, have educations like us and worship like us. The result is an empathy deficit, and it’s at the root of many of our biggest problems.
While some may say cancer does not discriminate, certain demographic groups bear a disproportionate burden as it relates to incidence, prevalence, mortality, survivorship, outcomes, and other cancer-related measures.
Culturally sensitive interactions may provide clinicians relevant context for patient and caregiver discussions when an ADHD diagnosis is in order.
In American Indian communities, there is a well-developed discourse that runs parallel to the discourse of mental health.
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This guide is for people who are considering working with and for disabled people, perhaps for the very first time. It includes a brief introduction to disability justice, and then focuses on artistic and pedagogical work with the disability community.
Should you let that comment slide, or address it head on? Is it more harm than it’s worth? We can help.
The United States is going through a national examination of conscience on the question of race, and the Latino community is no exception.
We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation.
People are hardwired to dehumanise others but we can overcome this, say David Eagleman and Don Vaughn.