2009 January | Psych Central News

OCD Insights From An Unlikely Model

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Experts believe almost three percent of all Americans suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, the difference between a neurotic compulsion and mental illness ...

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Childhood Stress Has Lasting Effect

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Stressful experiences in early life can have a long-term impact on a child's health. The conclusion comes from a study revealing impaired immune function in ...

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Trust Your Instincts

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

New research supports the admonition that thinking too much, say before purchasing that new car or television, can in fact lead to a less ...

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Restoration of Shaken Confidence

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Small or seemingly insignificant actions can help an individual recover from a momentary loss of confidence, suggests a new study in the Journal of ...

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Happiness in America

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

New research finds the gap between the happy and the not-so-happy has narrowed significantly over the last three decades. The study, by University of Pennsylvania ...

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Med Rasagiline (Azilect) May Slow Parkinson’s

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

A new study offers tantalizing hope that the drug rasagiline can do what no other medication for Parkinson's disease does -- slow the progression ...

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Video Games May Hinder Relationships

Monday, January 26th, 2009

A new study connects young adults' use of video games to poorer relationships with friends and family -- and the student co-author expresses disappointment at his own ...

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Abusive Behavior Among Caregivers

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Half of family caregivers of people with dementia report some abusive behavior toward the person they are caring for and one-third report "significant" levels of abuse. Researchers believe ...

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Schizophrenic Expressions Hinder Communication

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Nonverbal communication, in the form of facial expressions, may be impaired in people with schizophrenia. Researchers have shown that deficits in nonverbal expressivity in schizophrenia are linked ...

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Vitamin D Linked With Cognitive Impairment

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Researchers have identified a relationship between Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," and cognitive impairment in a large-scale study of older people. The importance of these ...

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