2008 March | Psych Central News

Sexual Satisfaction in Postmenopausal Women

Monday, March 31st, 2008

New research discovers decreased sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women is not clearly associated with cardiovascular disease. In men, erectile dysfunction is strongly linked to the development of CVD. The study by Boston ...

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Delayed Marriage and Parenting Not Always Best

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The traditional advice for young people to complete their education before marriage and children is questioned in a new study. Penn State researchers found that for some young adults, ...

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Genetic Disturbance Linked to Schizophrenia

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Emerging evidence suggests many people with schizophrenia have small genetic abnormalities that affected their brain in childhood and adolescence. In a series of new studies on adult onset schizophrenia, NIH scientists ...

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PTSD Influences Healthcare Utilization

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Researchers discover individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to be hospitalized, stay in the hospital longer, and have greater mental healthcare utilization than urban primary care patients. Researchers ...

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Big Belly Could Up Risk of Dementia

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Add another warning for individuals who struggle with their weight and carry the extra pounds around their belly. According to a new study, individuals with a large stomach during their ...

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Learn to be Compassionate

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Compassion and kindness are personality traits that many believe are innate -- a reflection of who we are. A new research study investigates if we can train ourselves to be more ...

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Brain Challenges for Compulsive Gamblers

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

A new research study finds that gambling addicts do not learn from their mistakes. The finding suggests differences in the prefrontal cortex of the brain may explain the development of impulsive ...

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Usefulness of Anger

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Common sense suggests people typically prefer to feel emotions that are pleasant, like excitement, and avoid those that are unpleasant, like anger. However, does the emotion of anger provide a benefit ...

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Youth Social Skills Linked to Mood Disorders

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Researchers have known that children with problems such as anxiety and depression tend to have difficulties forming relationships and being accepted by friends. Determination if the anxiety and depression lead to ...

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Pharmaceutical Options for Depression

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Many researchers believe the best method to treat depression involves a combination of pharmacy with cognitive behavioral therapy. As such, the preferred drug choice is use of a class of medication ...

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