World of Psychology

Archive for November, 2004

Brain Abnormality Linked to Hyperactivity Disorder

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004
Brain Abnormality Linked to Hyperactivity Disorder Brain scans of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder show abnormalities in the fiber pathways along which brain signals pass, scientists said on Monday. The finding indicates the disorder ...

Health Privacy at Taylor University

Sunday, November 28th, 2004
Health Privacy at Taylor University Wow. Apparently Taylor University doesn't much care for how they handle the privacy of their students' healthcare records. Which appears to be in direct violation of the U.S. Federal privacy ...

Medical-Pot Fight Goes to Justices

Saturday, November 27th, 2004
Medical-Pot Fight Goes to Justices Angel Raich, a 39-year-old mother of two, smokes marijuana eight times a day in her Oakland home. She does it to relieve pain from a brain tumor and more than a ...

Suicide victim’s wife sues maker of Zoloft

Wednesday, November 24th, 2004
Suicide victim's wife sues maker of Zoloft The wife of an Orlando suicide victim is suing Pfizer Inc. over its widely used antidepressant drug Zoloft, according to court records and the woman's lawyer. The lawsuit, ...

The Antidepressant Dilemma

Wednesday, November 24th, 2004
The Antidepressant Dilemma (New York Times Magazine, free reg. req'd) On June 30, 1997, the Millers took Matt to see Dr. Douglas Geenens, a child psychiatrist referred to them by Matt's primary-care physician. In addition ...

Depression treatment boosts employee productivity

Wednesday, November 24th, 2004
Depression treatment boosts employee productivity High-quality care for depression can improve productivity at work and lower rates of workplace absenteeism, according to a new report. A two-year program for depressed employees treated at 12 primary care ...

Data support Americans’ sense of accelerating ‘time warp’; balance between work and family elusive

Monday, November 22nd, 2004
Data support Americans' sense of accelerating 'time warp'; balance between work and family elusive While the U.S. work week, or hours spent working for pay by the average employee, has not significantly changed over the ...

University seeks recruits for Parkinson’s Disease study

Monday, November 22nd, 2004
University seeks recruits for Parkinson's Disease study Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are seeking people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) to help them better understand how mood-- particularly depression-- affects their symptoms. The study will ...

Pharmaceutical roundup!

Monday, November 22nd, 2004
I think most pharmaceutical company press releases are pretty self-serving on the face of it. I think they also tend to do a disservice to the public by minimizing the negative side effects of the ...

Internet offers relief of holiday blues

Friday, November 19th, 2004
Internet offers relief of holiday blues (Reuters via USA Today) When the going gets tough at the stores this holiday season, the tough go shopping online. When life gets really tough, there's online therapy. "I think ...

Rise in antidepressants for children

Thursday, November 18th, 2004
Rise in antidepressants for children Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers say. Prescription rates for young patients under 18 years ...

Online therapy for holiday blues

Wednesday, November 17th, 2004
When the going gets tough at the stores this holiday season, the tough go shopping online. When life gets really tough, there's online therapy. "I think it's invaluable this time of the year," said John ...

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