World of Psychology

Archive for May, 2004

More Evidence That Alcoholism Runs in Families

Friday, May 28th, 2004
Researchers identify gene linked to alcohol dependency A gene linked to alcohol dependency has been identified by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. They found laboratory mice with a deficiency in the CREB gene ...

Paxil Helpful for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Friday, May 28th, 2004
A popular antidepressant, Paxil, significantly improves the overall well-being of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers report. Paxil is also known as Seroxat, and technically as paroxetine. In a statement, Dr. George Arnold of ...

Study: N.J. suicides outnumber homicides

Friday, May 28th, 2004
Nearly twice as many people kill themselves than are killed by others in New Jersey, according to a new study. The state Department of Health and Senior Services report "Suicide in New Jersey, 1999-2000" ...

Too much testosterone blights social skills

Friday, May 28th, 2004
Levels of testosterone in the womb may have profound effects on a person's social development. The findings might also explain why men are four times as likely as women to suffer from autism. The ...

Remembrance of smells past

Thursday, May 27th, 2004
Smells trigger memories but can memories trigger smell, and what does this imply for the way memories are stored? A UCL study of the smell gateway in the brain has found that the memory ...

New Theory Suggests People Are Attracted To Religion For 16 Reasons

Thursday, May 27th, 2004
People are not drawn to religion just because of a fear of death or any other single reason, according to a new comprehensive, psychological theory of religion. There are actually 16 basic human psychological needs ...

Thursday, May 27th, 2004
Court Backs Oregon's Assisted Suicide Law. Yay.

Children still get drugs for depression

Wednesday, May 26th, 2004
The recent controversy over antidepressant use in children is not making psychiatrists prescribe the drugs less often, several area child and adolescent psychiatrists said. But they are sometimes making different choices about ...

Jailing a mental patient can be expensive

Wednesday, May 26th, 2004
Jailing a mental patient can be expensive. A single arrest may cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars while doing little to help the defendant's state of mind or keep him from committing a ...

Behavior at Age 10 May Predict Later Depression

Wednesday, May 26th, 2004
A child's behavior during the preteen years may predict whether he or she will experience depression, violent behavior or social phobia as a young adult, new research findings suggest. In a decade-long ...

Game for a Little Therapy?

Friday, May 21st, 2004
Picture this: You must climb a mountain to reach a temple. But to get there, you will need to make an ally of a magic tree, which inhales, holds the breath for five seconds, and ...

The girl who can eat only chocolate

Friday, May 21st, 2004
A SCHOOLGIRL suffering from a rare form of autism has to have vitamins slipped into her drinks - because she can eat nothing but chocolate and crisps. Rachel Scowcroft, nine, of Breightmet, Bolton, eats cubes of ...

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