A new study reveals shape differences in the brains of children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD), a finding which could help pinpoint the specific neural circuits involved in the disorder.
In the ...
You've probably see the anti-smoking ads on TV, advertisements which often evoke either fear or disgust in most viewers who see them. But do they actually work?
In a new study designed ...
One of four people with a chronic medical condition such as back pain, heart disease or multiple sclerosis becomes so obsessed and worried about their health problem that they suffer health anxiety.
Left untreated, this preoccupation with ...
Nearly 10 percent of adolescent girls in the United States meet the criteria for conduct disorder, the second most common psychiatric diagnosis among adolescent females.
The diagnosis describes youths who persistently exhibit behaviors that ...
Researchers have discovered characteristics present in the four social environments in which young people live -- families, peers, schools, and neighborhoods -- contribute both positively and negatively to whether teens misuse alcohol.
The risk ...
Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still whips through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face. They don't seem to suffer the ...
A new study concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing.
Analyzing 30-years worth of national data from time-use studies and a continuing ...
Like an annual physical for our health, an annual "marriage checkup" can keep relationships healthy, according to James Cordova, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Ma.
He presented preliminary findings on his ...
Labeling someone a perfectionist is a judgment call, with one person's "high standards" another person's "perfectionism."
But at high levels, "you know it when you see it," said Martin Antony, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Ryerson ...
For individuals with social anxiety, the deck often seems to be stacked in the wrong direction. A new study claims that socially anxious people must improve their performance to break the cycle of social ...
Copyright © 1992-2012 Psych Central. All rights reserved.
Site last updated: 26 May 2012
|
