World of Psychology

Archive for February, 2007

Girls Calling Suicide Hotlines

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Most of us have heard PSAs on the radio for suicide hotlines that are essentially call centers for people in crisis to get help. A …

Trouble in jPod

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

“Presenteeism” (the cost of lost productivity from working while ill) is attracting growing attention. A recent BC Human Rights Tribunal …

Are Students More Narcissistic?

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Well, according to a bunch of psychologists — one of whom is promoting her new book — they are. But where was the study published?

Um, …

Throwing Stones at the House of Research

Monday, February 26th, 2007

The rising tide keeps rising against the House of Research.

As reported by numerous news outlets today, another study has come down the pike, …

Negative Consequences of Spanking

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

All parents have countless decisions to make about how to raise their children. One of the most important is how to discipline the child. Psychologists …

Five Stages of Grief

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Most people that have gone through some form of grief/loss have at least heard about the “5 Stages of Grief”: disbelief, yearning, anger, depression …

Lung Disease & Psychological Problems

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Some new research was published on lung disease and mental health. Specifically, that people with chronic lung conditions have poorer mental health and overall …

Economists Examine the Link Between Antidepressants and Suicide

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

In a working paper released recently, economists looked at the efficacy of antidepressants in a novel manner — how do SSRI antidepressant sales correspond to …

How can you help your alcoholic parent?

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

A while back I wrote a post on Addiction Transfer to which where posted several comments. Recently, I received comments from one …

Tobacco Marketing to the Homeless and Mentally Ill

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research You thought Big Pharma marketing was unethical? Then read the shocking …

Sexualization Culture

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

The American Psychological Association (APA) released a report this week weighing in on the “sexualization of girls” in American culture. APA created a task …

Zyprexa Marketed for Long-term Bipolar Use

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Furious Seasons again has a detailed analysis of more Zyprexa findings from his ongoing examination of the Zyprexa documents (it’s a long essay, …

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