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What Is Existential Depression?

By Cathy Cassata — 2016

When people talk about depression, sometimes they refer to different types based upon what they think may have caused their depression.

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Psychiatrist Hyla Cass: First Do No Harm

Psychiatrist Hyla Cass says most psychiatrists simply label patients mentally ill based solely on symptoms and put them on dangerous and addictive drugs, instead of doing complete physical examinations to find and treat underlying medical conditions which can manifest as psychiatric symptoms.

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Hyla Cass
2009
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How Psychedelics Can Treat Depression - Robin Carhart Harris

The talk will review brain imaging work on the action of psychedelics on the brain and describe the results of a clinical trial assessing psilocybin as a treatment for depression. It will also review the broader societal impact of psychedelic drug-use and discuss its implications.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
2016
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Psychedelics: Lifting the Veil | Robin Carhart-Harris | TEDxWarwick

Robin has been conducting pioneering brain imaging studies of psychedelic drugs. Most recently, he has completed the first phase of a clinical trial looking at the potential of psilocybin to treat depression, and his talk looks at how these drugs can be used in treatment.

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Robin Carhart-Harris
2016
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Philosophy – Epistemology: The Will to Believe

Thomas Donaldson (Stanford University) asks whether it is moral to believe something even when you have no evidence that it is true. He discusses a classic debate on that subject, between philosophers William James and William Clifford.

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William James
2013
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Dealing with Negative Emotions

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s advice on how to deal with negative emotions during his meeting with a group of young women at his residence in Dharamshala, HP, India on April 27, 2018.

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The Dalai Lama
2018
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Plato and Aristotle (Introduction to Greek Philosophy)

Tom Richey provides students with an introduction to Greek philosophy, contrasting Plato's idealism with Aristotle's realism and comparing the basic premise of Plato's Republic with Aristotle's Politics.

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Aristotle
2014
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Richard Davidson, PhD - the Science of Mindfulness

Davidson describes what he describes as "contemplative neuroscience."

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Richard Davidson
2018
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Meditation, Science & the Mind - Pt. 1 - Dr. Richard Davidson - Benefits of Meditation on the Brain

The impact of meditation on cultivating more positive emotional qualities.

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Richard Davidson
2011
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The Science of a Happy Mind, Part 2 | Nat Geo Live

Renowned neuroscientist Richard Davidson is finding that happiness is something we can cultivate and a skill that can be learned. Working with the Dalai Lama, Davidson is investigating the far-reaching impact of mindfulness, meditation, and the cultivation of kindness on human health and well-being.

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Richard Davidson
2016
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How Mindfulness Changes the Emotional Life of Our Brains | Richard J. Davidson | TEDxSanFrancisco

“Why is it that some people are more vulnerable to life’s slings and arrows and others more resilient?” In this eye-opening talk, Richard Davidson discusses how mindfulness can improve well-being and outlines strategies to boost four components of a healthy mind: awareness, connection,...

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Richard Davidson
2019
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