May 27th, 2010

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 ...
May 27th, 2010

A 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; ...
May 27th, 2010

As 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 ...
May 27th, 2010

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 ...
May 26th, 2010

A 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 ...
May 26th, 2010

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

A 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 ...
May 26th, 2010

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 ...
May 26th, 2010

A 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 ...
May 25th, 2010

Researchers 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 ...