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Psychology News Articles

Kids With OCD Benefit From Family Therapy

Friday, May 16th, 2008
A new study provides some of the first evidence-based data on a successful intervention for early childhood OCD. The intervention, family-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), provides both child and parents with ...  Read more... »

Female Sexual Offenders Have Mental Problems

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
In the largest study of women convicted of sexual offences in Sweden, authorities discover that the women were just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. Between 1988 and ...  Read more... »

Depressed Moms Place Kids at Risk for Injury

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
A revealing new study finds that infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the ...  Read more... »

Cultural Perception of Sexual Harassment

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
A new study suggests cultural factors may control whether teenage girls perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their own shortcomings. That is, although teenage girls ...  Read more... »

Medication Lowers Anxiety Improves Sleep

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
A new study found the use of a particular medication helped individuals suffering from insomnia and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The clinical trial assessed the use of an insomnia treatment in ...  Read more... »

New College Graduates at Risk for Depression

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
A seven-year study tracking mental health symptoms study of almost 600 new college graduates (ages 20-29 years old) found that the graduates who returned to live at home increase their risk ...  Read more... »

Anti-Inflammatory Meds Do Not Improve Memory

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Despite the belief that inflammatory processes may play a role in Alzheimer's disease and cognition, a new study fails to find evidence supporting an improvement in cognitive function following administration of ...  Read more... »

Brain Imaging Exposes Source of Anxiety Disorder

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Researchers in The Netherlands have detected biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia). Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), a brain imaging technique, ...  Read more... »

Subtle Brain Changes Can Lead to Alzheimer’s

Monday, May 12th, 2008
New research using sophisticated computer simulations has allowed a team of physical chemists to show how a minor, seemingly inconsequential gene mutation can begin the cascade to Alzheimer's disease. Historically, the causes ...  Read more... »

Health Promotion Lags for People With Mental Illness

Monday, May 12th, 2008
A new report from Australia finds that people with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to improve their health habits. Health promotion programs such as smoking cessation, cardiovascular ...  Read more... »
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