World of Psychology

Archive for January, 2006

Possible Link between Virus and Obesity

Monday, January 30th, 2006
Study Strengthens Link between Virus and Weight Gain Unlike some news outlets that are shortening this story down to "viruses cause obesity," I appreciated Scientific American's balanced and well-written article that explains how preliminary this ...

Scientific brain linked to autism? Maybe, maybe not.

Monday, January 30th, 2006
Scientific brain linked to autism I wish I had access to the full text of this article, because it looks like one of those articles which is not a study at all, just an opinion ...

Super Bowl Sunday and Domestic Violence

Monday, January 30th, 2006
Public Service Announcement: As another Super Bowl in the United States approaches this Sunday, it's also a good time to revisit the myth that Super Bowl Sunday is the most active day for domestic violence ...

The Internet Brings People Together, Does Not Isolate

Monday, January 30th, 2006
There's been some contradictory research as to whether the Internet is, on the whole, more socially isolating or more socially connecting. A previous study found that the Internet time was cutting into socializing and ...

New Book: Juvenile-Onset Schizophrenia

Sunday, January 29th, 2006
A new book has been published that is written more for mental health professionals, but may be of interest to family members who are interested in learning more in-depth information about schizophrenia. The book review, from ...

Single workout can lift mood in depressed patients

Saturday, January 28th, 2006
Single workout can lift mood in depressed patients A single 30-minute walk on a treadmill can give a temporary emotional lift to patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder, the results of a small study suggest. Researchers ...

Psychologists prescribe movies for self-help

Saturday, January 28th, 2006
Helping Patients Help Themselves Increasingly psychologists are extending the impact of their work by recommending self-help groups, books, movies and more. With insurers limiting the number of sessions available to the client, "homework" or actions ...

Depressing Results for Treatment of Depression

Friday, January 27th, 2006
In reviewing grant applications for the NIMH, you come across pretty stark reviews of the literature in terms of the efficacy of certain treatments for certain disorders. In reviewing such an application today, I'm reminded ...

Judge rips state on care for mentally ill children

Friday, January 27th, 2006
Judge rips state on care for mentally ill children It's very sad that I live in what is perceived to be a very progressive state, but that when you look beyond the facade of state ...

Coping with Addictions

Friday, January 27th, 2006
"It's easier to become abstinent from alcohol if you quit smoking at the same time."

Mind and Sun: Shedding Light on Suicide and Schizophrenia

Friday, January 27th, 2006
More reasons to love and hate our favorite star. Sunlight is positively, if counterintuitively, linked to an increased risk of suicide, while too little sun causes vitamin D deficiency, a factor newly implicated in schizophrenia. Suicides ...

Nicotine found to help symtoms of Schizophrenia

Thursday, January 26th, 2006
Nicotine... While only one in four Americans now light up, cigarette use hovers near 90 percent among schizophrenics. But for folks with this personality disorder, smoking may be a form of self-medication. Nicotine, it seems, counteracts ...

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