2009 June | Psych Central News

Depressed Dads Linked to Baby’s Crying

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

A crying, colicky baby might not just be hungry or need a diaper changed. Instead, it might be ...

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Do Antidepressant Drugs Increase Risk of Obesity?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Previous research has shown an association between people who have had clinical depression and obesity. ...

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Slow Recovery From Methamphetamine Use

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

A new study suggests that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control. In the report published ...

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Aerobic Activity for the Brain

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

New research finds that aerobic activity may keep the brain young as scientists discover physically active elderly people showed healthier cerebral blood vessels. ...

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Brain Stimulation for Hard to Treat Mental Conditions

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Clinical trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's ...

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Perception of ADHD Behavior May Be Placebo-Induced

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Medications such as Ritalin and Adderall are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and improve their behavior. A recent ...

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1 in 7 Teens Think They’ll Die Young

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Nearly 15 percent of teens surveyed believe they have a 50/50 chance or less of living to age 35. Teenagers who held this belief were also more likely to engage ...

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Gender Disagreement On Attractiveness

Monday, June 29th, 2009

A new study suggests there is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women. The study, by Wake ...

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Spouse Acts As Buffer Against Stress

Monday, June 29th, 2009

A new survey suggests the benefits of a positive romantic relationship in our lives, and how it can help buffer us against ...

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Enzyme Slows Parkinson’s

Monday, June 29th, 2009

p;A naturally-occurring brain enzyme helps destroy the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson’s disease, say researchers at UT Southwestern ...

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