August 18th, 2007
Time alone is often a beneficial time to gather thoughts and reflect. And, some view solitude as an important path to spiritual growth.
However, when time alone transcends into loneliness and isolation, the stage may be set for an early decline in ...
August 18th, 2007
The evidence mounts that stress is bad for an individual's health. New research suggests chronic stress can intensify inflammation and increase a person's risk for developing central nervous system infections, neurodegenerative diseases, like multiple sclerosis (MS), and other inflammatory diseases.
Texas A&M scientists ...
August 17th, 2007
While depression is now clearly recognized as a disease, are current screening parameters too liberal creating an over-diagnosis of the disorder?
The topic is debated by two experts in the current issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Professor Gordon Parker, a psychiatrist ...
August 17th, 2007
Behavioral research confirms what many experience when they make difficult choices. The tendency to anticipate that one might regret the decision on down the line often causes stress and discontent.
Objectively, how accurate were the anticipations of regret – and of other ...
August 17th, 2007
Teenage perception is influenced by many factors. A new study by University of Michigan researchers find that teens’ perceptions of adolescent girls flirtatiousness is based on what girls are drinking, as well as what their romantic male partners ...
August 16th, 2007
Where do psychologists go for a summer vacation?
This year, many are traveling to San Francisco to attend the American Psychological Association's (APA) annual conference starting tomorrow. But it might not be the vacation they were hoping to take.
Conference participants will be ...
August 16th, 2007
The horror experienced by Virginia Tech and the nation portends a growing national problem of cultural barriers limiting mental health care intervention. The case of Cho Seung-Hui – a brooding Korean American student who spoke in whispers ...
August 16th, 2007
Memories that evoke painful emotional responses are unfortunately the most difficult to forget. Furthermore, a new study discovers that if the memories are created through visual cues, say television, the memories may stick even more.
“When you’re watching the news on ...
August 16th, 2007
The quest to learn why the glass is always half-empty for individuals with depression and why negative emotions influence depressed individuals more than those not depressed has taken a significant leap forward.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison used brain imaging ...
August 16th, 2007
Internet users turn to online resources nearly as much as they ask their doctor for medical and health information according to a new online survey.
Seventy percent of Internet users turned to the Internet for health or ...
