Archive for October, 2007

A Daily Stress Measurement

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
A new research study uses a novel method to measure the psychosocial stress that accompanies the course of daily life. Study participants will wear a device, termed an eWatch, to ...
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New Insights on Schizophrenia

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
A recent federal study discovers the roots of schizophrenia may stem from a faulty on/off switch for a specific gene. The gene, a key chemical messenger in the brain, is turned ...
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Mental Screen Aids Bariatric Outcomes

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
A new study finds that nearly 20 percent of candidates for bariatric surgery did not receive initial psychiatric clearance for the surgery. The report by Rhode Island Hospital and ...
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Feminism Healthy For Romance

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Although popular opinion may hold that feminism and romance are incompatible, a new study suggests otherwise. Moreover, the portrayals of unflattering feminist stereotypes -- that tend to stigmatize feminists as ...
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Cognitive Impairment Influences Medical Decisions

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a general term used to describe short-term memory losses greater than normally expected with aging, can compromise the ability to make important medical decisions. The research from ...
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Improve Sleep, Improve Depression

Monday, October 15th, 2007
New research discovers individuals who suffer from both depression and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often find that use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) relieves both disorders. The study ...
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ADHD Computer Program Improves Attention

Monday, October 15th, 2007
While ADHD has become a prevalent mental condition in childhood and adulthood, new research promises nonpharmaceutical methods to improve learning ability and social skills. Professor Torkel Klingberg of the European ...
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Genes May Inspire Eating Disorders

Monday, October 15th, 2007
Researchers have discovered a key factor that influences why some individuals eat to live while others live to eat. Scientists from the University at Buffalo determined people with genetically lower dopamine, ...
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7% of U.S. Workforce Depressed

Sunday, October 14th, 2007
According to a U.S. government agency, approximately 7 percent of full-time workers have had an episode of depression in the past year. Childcare workers had some of the highest rates ...
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How Mental Disorders Are Labeled

Friday, October 12th, 2007
A new book challenges the method by which human behaviors are classified as psychiatric disorders. What's wrong with being shy, and just when and how did bashfulness and other ordinary human behaviors in children and ...
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