Teens with Mental Health Issues May Develop Online Addiction
October 6th, 2009
A new report in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine posits that adolescents with psychiatric symptoms may be more likely to develop an "Internet ...
A new report in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine posits that adolescents with psychiatric symptoms may be more likely to develop an "Internet ...
A ninth grade program that informs students on healthy relationships appears to reduce adolescent dating violence and increase condom use two and a half years later.
The effects ...
People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions.
A University of Minnesota study, set to be published online in the Proceedings of ...
Child phobias have often been discounted, as many believe childhood fears and anxiety are normal and can be outgrown.
However, new findings challenge this view.
"Children who are not ...
A receptor for glutamate, the most prominent neurotransmitter in the brain, plays a key role in the process of "unlearning."
Writing in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, scientists at ...
Emerging evidence suggests migraine headaches can precede the onset of mental disorders.
"Together, migraine and mental disorders cause more impairment than alone," said lead study author Gregory Ratcliffe.
"Patients who have one condition ...
Researchers have hypothesized that people with lower IQs may have a higher risk of adult mental disorders, but few studies have looked at the relationship between low childhood IQ and psychiatric disorders ...
One of four people with a chronic medical condition such as back pain, heart disease or multiple sclerosis becomes so obsessed and worried about their health problem that they suffer health anxiety.
Left untreated, this preoccupation with ...
Among individuals living with an anxiety disorder, people often experience physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, irregular breathing, shaking of the hands and muscular tension. According to a new study, the perceived magnitude of ...
A new debate among cognitive scientists will include the issue of memory erasure as scientists report new and old memories have been selectively and safely removed from mice.
"While memories are great teachers and obviously crucial for ...
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