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Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic Signature

May 2nd, 2013
Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic SignatureAn international team of researchers has determined that child abuse leaves a distinct change in biological pathways. Such discoveries have the ...

Study Finds Global Shift in Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence

April 28th, 2013
Study Finds Global Shift in Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence  Global attitudes about domestic violence changed dramatically during the first decade of the 2000s, according to a new study. Nigeria had the largest ...

Poor Parenting Linked to Increase in Risk of Bullying

April 27th, 2013
Children who are exposed to poor parenting, whether it's abuse, neglect or overprotection, are more likely to experience childhood bullying, according to new research. A meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children ...

Psychopaths Not Hardwired to be Concerned for Others

April 27th, 2013
Psychopaths Not Hardwired to be Concerned for Others  Prisoners who are psychopaths lack the basic neurophysiological "hard-wiring" that enables them to care about other people, according to a new study. "A ...

School Culture Impacts Student Violence

April 26th, 2013
School Culture Predicts Violence  School violence is not an isolated American concern but a widespread  social problem that threatens the health, achievement, and well-being of ...

Infant Responses May Predict Later Antisocial Behavior

April 24th, 2013
Infant Responses Predict Antisocial Behavior  New research suggests an infant’s response to a scary situation predicts if they will be at risk for conduct disorders later in life. Specifically, scientists discovered infants ...

UTI Far More Likely After Schizophrenia Relapse

April 7th, 2013
UTI Far More Like After Schizophrenia RelapseIndividuals with schizophrenia who are experiencing a relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to develop a urinary tract infection, according to researchers at ...

Mental Illness Prevalent in Parents Who Kill Their Children

April 6th, 2013
Mental Illness Prevalent in Parents Who Kill Their Children  A new study finds that close to 40 percent of UK parents who killed their children suffered from some sort of mental illness. Researchers at The ...

Few ERs Ask Suicidal Patients about Gun Access

April 2nd, 2013
Few ERs Ask Suicidal Patients about Gun AccessGiven the heighten awareness of firearm availability, a new research study surveys if emergency room medical providers ask suicidal patients about their access to ...

Brain Scans Could Predict Future Criminal Behavior

March 31st, 2013
Brain Scans Could Predict Future Criminal Behavior  Neuroimaging data could help researchers predict whether a criminal will break the law again once released from prison, according to a new study. The study ...