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Archive for September, 2008

Physicians Fail Empathy Test

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

A new study finds that physicians rarely responded empathically to the concerns of the patients about mortality, symptoms or treatment options, when consulting with patients who have lung cancer. The study, published ...

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Teletherapy Aids Depression Care

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

A new study discovers psychotherapy administered over phone lines improves adherence to therapy for depression. The finding is significant as patients often quit going to therapy after a few sessions. In ...

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Social Networking IDs Narcissism

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

A new study suggests that online social networking sites might be useful tools for detecting whether someone is a narcissist. “We found that people who are narcissistic use Facebook in a self-promoting ...

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Parenting Can Lower Baby’s Stress

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

A new study finds that even babies get stressed -- and, an infant’s response to stress is linked to a particular form of a certain gene. Furthermore, researchers say they have also ...

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Study: Doctors Don’t Always Respond with Empathy

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

If you're facing a life-threatening cancer, you'd think your doctor might respond with a healthy dose of empathy for your diagnosis. However, new research published today suggests that most ...

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ENT Problems Linked to Depression

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Individuals who experience a range of ear, nose, and throat-related health problems also exhibit a greater prevalence of depression, finds a new research study. In any given one-year period, approximately 9.5 ...

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High Wage-Earners Are Sexist

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

New research suggests that when it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn. In fact, it appears that a worker's psychological belief on work ...

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Depression Linked to Particular Chronic Illness

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

A new Italian research study finds that people with the immune condition called sarcoidosis often suffer from mental health problems, especially depression. In the new study, researchers led by Arianna Goracci, ...

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Smell May Influence Dreams

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

A new study suggests what you smell as you sleep has the power to influence your dreams. German researchers used specific volatile odorants with a negative or a positive smell ("rotten eggs" ...

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Depression Prevalent Yet Care Lacking

Friday, September 19th, 2008

A new CDC report finds that in any 2-week period, 5.4 percent of Americans 12 years of age and older experienced depression. Rates were higher in 40-59 year olds, women, and ...

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