2008 March | Psych Central News

Girls With ADHD Face Risks As Adults

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

A new study suggests hyperactive young girls are more likely to get hooked on smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults. The report, issued as ...

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Natural Method Improves Health of Postmenopausal Women

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

A new study supports an old tonic finding that aerobic exercise significantly decreases the chemical imbalances that can lead to heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal women. The study is found in ...

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Link Between Stroke and Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Although scientists have known that the risk of Alzheimer's disease is nearly doubled among people who have had a stroke, the source of the relationship has been obscure. Now researchers at Columbia ...

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Baby Boomer Risk for Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

A new report finds one in six women are at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in their lifetime, while the risk for men is one in ten. Researchers from Boston University ...

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Can Stress Damage the Brain?

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Sadly, a growing field of scientific inquiry includes individuals who experience extreme stress while serving the military. The combat exposure leaves many diagnosed with the psychiatric condition of post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

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How We Connect to Others

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

New research provides insights on our attempt to understand the experiences or thoughts of other individuals. Apparently we use our past experiences to relate to the experiences of others when we ...

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Genes May Increase Risk for PTSD

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

A new study finds a particular genetic profile appears to increase the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder among adults who were abused in their youth. Emory University researchers hope the discovery ...

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Meditation Can Help Control BP

Monday, March 17th, 2008

A new research analysis concludes that Transcendental Meditation is an effective treatment for controlling high blood pressure. The University of Kentucky meta-analysis is significant as lowered blood pressure is achieved with the ...

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Signs of Childhood Depression May Surprise

Monday, March 17th, 2008

New research suggests the symptoms of depression among children are often different from those displayed by adults. German scientists discovered children may not display signs of dejection or a lack of ...

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Help for Couples When a Partner has OCD

Friday, March 14th, 2008

While many Americans laugh at the lifestyle displayed by detective Adrian Monk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a pervasive illness affecting as many as 5 million Americans. While attention to the disorder has expanded in recent years, ...

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