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Some Video Games Can Enhance Child’s Physical Activity

May 20th, 2013
Some Video Games Can Enhance Childs Physical ActivityEmerging research shows that exergaming -- using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii) -- can increase ...

Alternative Treatment Kava Shown to Reduce Anxiety

May 19th, 2013
Alternative Treatment Kava Shown to Reduce Anxiety New research has shown that kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, reduces the symptoms of anxiety and may be used as a successful alternative treatment ...

DSM-5 Published, ‘Critical Guidebook for Clinicians’

May 18th, 2013
DSM-5 Published, 'Critical Guidebook for Clinicians'The much-anticipated 5th edition of the reference manual mental health professionals use to classify and diagnose mental disorders -- called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- ...

Staying In Touch with College Kids Can Improve Their Health

May 17th, 2013
Staying In Touch with College Kids Can Improve Their Health Most moms and dads don't want to be known as "helicopter parents" when their kids go away to college. Still, a new study ...

Personality Changes Associated with Weight Gain

May 16th, 2013
Personality Changes Associated with Weight Gain A new study looks at the relationship between fluctuations in body weight and personality traits. Florida State University researchers discovered people who gain weight are ...

Sad Music Can Help Mend Broken Heart

May 15th, 2013
Sad Music Can Help Mend Broken HeartNew research suggest an aesthetic experience that reflects a person’s mood can help calm emotional turmoil. Thus, sad music or books may help someone get through heartbreak. "Emotional experiences 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 ...

In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do

May 13th, 2013
In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do  Today’s digital environment allows quick deletion of digital photos and emails, but the proliferation of digital possessions makes erasing a ...

Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before Death

May 12th, 2013
Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before DeathMore than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the ...

New Guidelines for Using Exercise as an Antidepressant

May 11th, 2013
New Guidelines for Using Exercise as an AntidepressantExercise has been proven as an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), and now there is sufficient research to help doctors prescribe the ...