World of Psychology

Archive for April, 2004

Elephant’s moods monitored

Friday, April 30th, 2004

Proving that America’s legal system considers the mental health and welfare of all…A judge gave a Tennessee zoo six months to convince him that an …

Mental health help may soon be a TV away

Friday, April 30th, 2004

In July, the Human Development Center will begin connecting Bauer once a month to patients at the Cook County North Shore Hospital using secure, high-capacity …

Depressing research (for children)

Friday, April 30th, 2004

It is hard to imagine the anguish experienced by the parents, relatives, and friends of a child who has taken his or her own life. …

How to Quit the Holistic Way

Friday, April 30th, 2004

This long but interesting article describes several holistic therapies including yoga, massage, accupuncture, nutrition, and others, and how they may help treat drug or alcohol …

Mothers born in summer have fewer children

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

Girls born in the summer have fewer children as adults than women born at other times of the year, according to researchers. A study of …

Distracted Young Women May Need More Iron

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

Young women who have trouble concentrating might just need more iron in their diets, researchers say. Women in the Penn State study who were …

Answer, but No Cure, for a Social Disorder That Isolates Many

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

Last July, Steven Miller, a university librarian, came across an article about a set of neurological conditions he had never heard of called autistic spectrum …

Passengers Feel the Driver’s Anxiety, Too

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

For the average backseat driver, about the only thing worse than taking the wrong exit on a busy highway is watching someone else take the …

If Not Pills, What?

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

Recent news reports questioning the safety and effectiveness of several antidepressant medications widely prescribed for children — Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor and Celexa — raise a …

Expressing Emotions by Writing Helps HIV Patients

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

Writing about emotional topics appears to reduce stress in HIV-infected patients and may improve immune responses, according to researchers in New Zealand and the …

J&J Warned on Claims About Antipsychotic Drug

Tuesday, April 27th, 2004

U.S. regulators have warned Johnson & Johnson unit Janssen Pharmaceutica that a letter sent to doctors about its Risperdal drug to treat schizophrenia and bipolar …

Prozac Affects Babies, Sexual Function, Report Says

Tuesday, April 27th, 2004

One of the most popular antidepressants, best known by the brand name Prozac, can affect the development of babies when pregnant women take the …

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