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Archive for September, 2008

Physiological Benefits from Social Support

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The benefits of social support are well documented as companionship is known to improve mental and physical health. However, the mechanism by which physical health is enhanced has remained obscure. New ...

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Positive Thinking Combats Teen Depression

Friday, September 19th, 2008

An innovative research study will evaluate if a new positive thinking program can prevent adolescents from developing depression. The investigation will involve more than 7,000 UK children, aged 13-16, from schools ...

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Dominant Parents Influence Child’s Passion

Friday, September 19th, 2008

An authoritarian style of parenting has been found to foster obsessive children. The new study found parental control directly influences whether a child will develop a harmonious or obsessive passion for ...

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Negative Feelings about Sexuality Predict Health

Friday, September 19th, 2008

A new study shows that the degree of internalized homonegativity (negative attitude towards homosexuality) among homosexual men is what predicts poor mental and sexual health – not the act of being ...

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PTSD Among ICU Survivors

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Advances in critical care medicine means that patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit are more likely than ever to survive their stay. Yet outliving the physical trauma or ...

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Brief Counseling Reduces High Risk Behavior

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

A research team has discovered that brief but personalized behavioral counseling can reduce risky behaviors. The intervention sought to curb the rising rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) along ...

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Eating Disorders Among Pregnant Women

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Women who have bulimia in pregnancy have more symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to pregnant women without eating disorders. A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) shows ...

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Train Police To Handle Stress

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

An innovative partnership between the city of Cleveland's Division of Police and Case Western Reserve University aims to reduce on-the-job stress among police officers, who find themselves in the middle of ...

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Teachers Lack ADHD Management Skills

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

A new UK study finds that two-thirds of primary school teachers struggle to understand and manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behavior because of a lack of training. The study, presented ...

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Social Aggression Among Males

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Common perception holds that when it comes to aggression, boys hit and punch, while girls spread rumors, gossip, and intentionally exclude others, a type of aggression that's called indirect, relational, or ...

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