Do Unhappy People Watch More TV?
November 17, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
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As I gear up for tonight’s episode of Prison Break, now seems as good a time as any to nod in the direction of the research I kept bumping into this weekend regarding happy people vs. unhappy people when it comes to watching television.
The article I read all the way through was Science Daily’s Watching Television, Channeling Unhappiness?, which discusses researchers from the University of Maryland and the studies they conducted for over 30 years. I recommend reading the article (it’s not that long), but the entire thing is summed up near the top:
Examining the activity …read more
Did William Shatner Diagnose George Takei With Psychosis?
November 3, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
First of all, I love William Shatner. Well, not so much William Shatner, as I don’t really know the man (as if that’s stopped me before), but William Shatner as Denny Crane.
So, let me rephrase: I love Denny Crane.
Given my love for Denny Crane, and my sadness over this being the final season of Boston Legal, it was no surprise William Shatner’s name in this week’s TV Guide caught my eye. (Actually, given the blah factor of this week’s Brothers & Sisters, it was no surprise I was sitting on the couch perusing this week’s episode of TV Guide. But, …read more




