Archive for May, 2010

Modeling Behavior for Children Has Long-Lasting Effects

May 27th, 2010
Modeling Behavior for Children Has Long-Lasting Effects Developmental psychologists have always known children learn by imitating adults. Now, a new study of Australian preschoolers and Kalahari Bushman children finds that a particular kind ...

Personality Profile of a Shoplifter

May 27th, 2010
Personality Profile of a ShoplifterA new study has identified dimensions of personality seen in persons prone to shoplifting. Psychologists at the University of Leicester found three personality characteristics stood out: Being male; unpleasant and antisocial; ...

Brain Changes with Anorexia Can Be Reversed

May 27th, 2010
Brain Changes with Anorexia Can Be ReversedAs many realize, anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious eating disorder of excessive weight loss caused by relentless dieting. Unknown to many is that the starvation that ...

Macho Personality Tied to Driving Issues

May 27th, 2010
Macho Personality Tied to Driving Issues A new study by University of Montreal researchers suggests hyper-masculine men are driving risks. Researchers gave the instruction to "Catch that car!” to 22 men sitting ...

People with Schizophrenia OK with Doctors

May 26th, 2010
People with Schizophrenia OK with Their DoctorsA new survey suggests 80 percent of patients with schizophrenia say their psychiatrists do well or very well in treating them with courtesy and respect. This positive relationship ...

Nature Reduces Anxiety and Sharpens Mental Skills

May 26th, 2010
Nature Reduces Anxiety and Sharpens Mental SkillsThe tonic of nature for relieving stress and helping to sharpen mental skills may have a scientific basis -- research on mice discovers a natural ...

Teenagers Face Stigma of Mental Illness

May 26th, 2010
Teenagers Face Stigma of Mental IllnessA new study paints a disturbing portrait for youth diagnosed and taking medications for mood disorders. In one of the first studies of adolescents between the ages of 12 ...

Men Literally Die for Sex

May 26th, 2010
Men Literally Die for Sex Although everyone dies, men die at a higher rate than women across a lifespan -- meaning that more men die per year than women. A new study suggests that ...

Paternal Postpartum Depression

May 26th, 2010
Paternal Postpartum DepressionA new study discovers prenatal or postpartum depression is not limited to mothers. About 10 percent of fathers experience these forms of depression, with rates being highest in the three- to ...

Cell Phone Therapy for Fibromyalgia

May 25th, 2010
Cell Phone Therapy for FibromyalgiaResearchers in Spain are evaluating a new method of therapy that uses mobile phones to help manage chronic pain. Fibromyalgia is a complex and chronic pain syndrome which ...
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