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Archive for October, 2006

Relationship Challenges for Child Abuse Survivors

Friday, October 27th, 2006

Development of adult relationships may be difficult for survivors of child abuse as individuals may remind them of their abusive parent, even if only implicitly, finds a new study by New York University researchers. ...

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Media Can Damage Self-Image

Friday, October 27th, 2006

The deleterious impact of advertisement is the subject of new research exploring the relationship between the so called "thin-ideal" media message and body-image issues among young women. Although the issue is not new, remember "Twiggy", ...

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Memory Boost from Modest Alcohol Intake?

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

In addition to mildly elevating "good" cholesterol, new research, albeit on rats, discovers that mild to moderate alcohol consumption may help memory by improving nerve function in the hippocampus, the brain region that plays a ...

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Play Therapy Helps Kids Express Emotions

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have discovered that observing children while they are playing can provide a good indication of how emotionally charged their memories will be. Emotions in play can not only ...

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Research Update on PTSD

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

A recent publication discusses a decade of scientific findings and current research for the underlying neurobiology, risk factors and long-term implications of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a psychiatric illness that can ...

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Effective Medication for Compulsive Hoarding

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

An existing medication is effective in treating patients with compulsive hoarding syndrome, say researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. Paroxetine, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) medication was effective ...

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Mental Illness amid Developmental Disorders

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Researchers discover adolescents and children presenting developmental disabilities are at high risk for behavioral or mental disorders. Although the mental health problems typically persist through early adulthood, intervention is rarely provided according to a study ...

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Women Less Trusting at Work

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

A new study has a surprise finding on how women and men differ on the worksite. According to researchers from the University of Bath, women are less likely to believe clients and other people they ...

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Depression More Serious For Males?

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

The November issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter discusses a condition that most individuals would believe to be equally devastating for both genders - depression. However, the perception is misleading as depression occurs more ...

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Anxiety Linked to Physical Maladies

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Individuals with anxiety disorders are more likely to experience a physical illness, according to researchers reviewing data from a two-year survey of adult Germans. For most individuals the anxiety disorder precedes the physical condition. Although ...

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