2006 November | Psych Central News

ADHD-Dopamine Link Challenged

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

New research suggests the levels of a brain protein traditionally used as a marker for development of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is not a reliable indicator. The finding challenges the notion that ADHD is caused ...

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Cooking Can Signal Eating Disorder

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Parents should take notice if their children return from college and take over the kitchen, baking up a storm. Excessive cooking or preoccupation with food may signal an eating disorder like anorexia. “Many persons with ...

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ALT Med Helpful For Breast Biopsy

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

A novel, yet certainly not new technique has been found effective in helping women cope with the stress of breast biopsy. Hypnosis, a procedure steeped in controversy yet practiced for thousands of years, helped ease ...

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Second Opinion Provides Options if Breast Tumor

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

A diagnosis of breast cancer leads to immediate stress and often the desire to undergo surgery or radiation as quickly as possible. However, a new study finds that among women diagnosed with breast cancer, seeking ...

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A New View of Deja Vu

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Researchers are reworking the scientific explanation for the occurrence of deja vu, a feeling that one has seen something before. A new psychological definition is necessary because a blind man reported a deja vu experience. ...

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A New Caregiver Role is Complex

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

As America ages and baby boomers become caregivers the new social structure dramatically changes everyday life and family relationships. In particular, the early stages when a spouse or an adult child becomes a caregiver for ...

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Violent Video Games Leave Impact

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

How many parents fear the video games played by their teenagers may affect later actions? Many of us hide in denial hoping this will not be the ...

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The Internet as Agent of Social Change

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

While many of us see and use the Internet as part and parcel of our daily fabric, we have been in the minority during this first decade of Web explosion. A recent survey of the ...

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Infant May Be Harmed by Alcohol in First Trimester

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

New findings on the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure suggest the days between conception and pregnancy recognition may be critical for the development of stress-response systems among infants whose mothers consume alcohol. Findings suggest ...

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Parkinson Disease Challenges Driving Ability

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Individuals with mild to moderate Parkinson disease are more likely to make safety mistakes during a driving test than people without the disorder. The well-known motor problems caused by the disease--tremors and difficulty with movement--had ...

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