Psychology News

Strong Marriage Helps Depressed Dads Connect with Children

May 23rd, 2013
Strong Marriage Helps Depressed Dads Connect with Children Depressed parents often have trouble relating to a child’s emotional state. Dads are especially challenged to recognize a child’s developmental stage and abilities, and notice whether ...

Study Supports Insomnia as Risk Factor for Depression

May 23rd, 2013
Study Supports Insomnia as Risk Factor for Depression Emerging research suggests a link between insomnia and dysfunctional emotional regulation. Investigators discovered neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in neural circuitry, ...

Habit of Overeating Begins in Infancy

May 23rd, 2013
Habit of Overeating Begins in Infancy Parents have long urged kids to finish their food. But new research suggests parents' best intentions may be feeding bad habits. Brigham ...

Fish Oil May Protect Heart from Effects of Mental Stress

May 23rd, 2013
Fish Oil Protects Heart from Effects of Mental StressThe benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for cardiovascular health are well-known, as the American Heart Association recommends eating at least two servings of ...

Abused Children at Risk for Adult Obesity

May 22nd, 2013
Abused Children at Risk for Adult Obesity A new UK study finds that children who have suffered maltreatment are 36 percent more likely to be obese in adulthood ...

Home-based Sensory Exercises Can Benefit Autistic Kids

May 22nd, 2013
Home-based Sensory Exercises Can Benefit Autistic Kids New research suggests performing simple sensory exercises at home may improve the behaviors of children with autism. The treatment, known as environmental enrichment, led to significant gains ...

Helping Workaholics to Help Employers — And Themselves

May 22nd, 2013
Helping Workaholics to Help Employers -- And Themselves Many believe expanding work pressures and 24/7/365 information channels are expanding the ranks of workaholics. Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great ...

Secondhand Smoke May Influence Child Aggression

May 22nd, 2013
Secondhand Smoke May Influence Child AggressionEmerging research suggests children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to be physically aggressive and antisocial. The ...

For Teens, Exposure to Suicide Increases Risk of Suicide

May 22nd, 2013
For Teens, Exposure to Suicide Increases Risk of Suicide Emerging research supports the concept of "suicide contagion" as investigators discovered kids who had a schoolmate die by suicide were significantly more likely to consider ...

ADHD in Childhood Linked to Adult Obesity

May 21st, 2013
ADHD in Childhood Linked to Adult Obesity Researchers have discovered that men diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were twice as likely to be obese adults. Investigators from the Child Study Center ...