2009 March | Psych Central News

Getting Even Is Counterproductive

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Vindictiveness doesn't pay. At least that is what researchers from two German universities have discovered. According to the study, a person inclined to deal with inequity ...

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Cardiac Care for a “Broken Heart”

Friday, March 27th, 2009

"Broken heart syndrome" is still a mystery to many in the medical community, but new research may shed some light on the clinical characteristics and outcomes ...

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Summer Jobs May Reduce Suicides

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

A new study has found that when a friend of a friend attempts suicide, at-risk teens are more likely to seriously consider doing so. But at-risk ...

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TV Delivers Mixed Messages About Alcohol

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

A new study has found that efforts to dissuade youth consumption through negative alcohol consumption depictions can be thwarted by portrayals of positive consumption in prime-time ...

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Therapists Still Offer Therapy for Homosexuality

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

A significant minority of psychiatrists and therapists are still attempting to help lesbian, gay and bisexual clients become heterosexual despite lack ...

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Size Matters When It Comes to Intelligence

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

A collaborative study has demonstrated a positive link between cognitive ability and cortical thickness in the brains of healthy ...

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Quality of Life Influences Breast Cancer Coping

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Numerous studies have shown a relationship between coping strategies and quality of life (QOL) among women with breast cancer. In a study published in the online ...

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New Brain Scan for Parkinson’s

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

While discovery of a biomarker for Parkinson's disease that would let physicians screen for or track its progression remains an elusive goal, scientists have discovered a ...

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A Drug To Block Fears?

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

A receptor for glutamate, the most prominent neurotransmitter in the brain, plays a key role in the process of "unlearning." Writing in the current issue ...

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ADHD Associated with Poor Memory

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show more variable or inconsistent responses during short-term memory tasks when compared with typically developing peers. “We think ...

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