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New Approach Aids Treatment of Severe Addictions

May 15th, 2013
New Model Aids Treatment of Addictions Researchers say an innovative Toronto-based program could be an answer for patients who have severe addictions and are frequent users of the health care system. The program, developed by ...

Can Breastfeeding Protect from ADHD?

May 15th, 2013
Can Breastfeeding Protect from ADHD?While it has been known that breastfeeding enhances child development and protects from disease, a new study now suggests breastfeeding can also convey positive mental development for infants. Specifically, breastfeeding may ...

Too Specific Information Can Gum Up Decision-Making

May 14th, 2013
Too Specific Information Can Gum Up Decision-MakingNew research suggests detailed analysis of a situation may undermine the decision-making process because variables are inappropriately weighed. This concept stems from research on gambling that discovered ...

Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of Symptoms

May 14th, 2013
Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of SymptomsHealth care reform involves critically looking at health care practices and deciding if the evidence supports a continuation of ...

Can Openly Gay Actors Convince in Straight Roles?

May 14th, 2013
Can Openly Gay Actors Play Straight Roles? New research looks into the influence of gender roles on job credibility and performance ranking among entertainers. Clemson University researchers studied an issue ...

Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health

May 13th, 2013
Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health  A new research study suggests people can self-generate positive emotions in ways that make them physically healthier. Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., of the University of North ...

Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes

May 12th, 2013
Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes  Work conditions, including low levels of social support and high levels of stress, can accurately predict the development of diabetes over the ...

A New Name for Schizophrenia?

May 12th, 2013
A New Name for 'Schizophrenia?'Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.  For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type ...

Most ADHD Specialists Not Following Treatment Guildelines for Preschoolers

May 7th, 2013
Most ADHD Specialists Not Following Treatment Guildelines for PreschoolersA new study shows that about 90 percent of ADHD medical specialists do not follow guidelines for treating very young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. For ...

Childhood Adversity Affects Several Generations

May 6th, 2013
Childhood Adversity Affects Several GenerationsEarly childhood adversity -- such as maltreatment, exposure to domestic violence, or living with another person with serious mental illness -- may carry heavy consequences from generation to generation, ...