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Psychology News Articles

Health Improvements from Being Happy and Satisfied

Friday, August 29th, 2008
While it seems intuitive that healthy people are happier, new research suggests the relationship is reciprocal as people who are happy and satisfied with their lives might be healthier. Moreover, the ...  Read more... »

Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Risk of Stroke

Friday, August 29th, 2008
A new study in the British Medical Journal suggests all drugs used to treat psychosis are linked to an increased risk of stroke, with dementia sufferers having double the risk. Previous research ...  Read more... »

Surprising Brain Changes with Alzheimer’s

Friday, August 29th, 2008
Researchers have made an unexpected discovery on the changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease, in the human ...  Read more... »

Improve Recognition of Adolescent Depression

Friday, August 29th, 2008
While it is normal for teenagers to experience emotional highs and lows, distinguishing between normal teenage mood swings and actual depression is critical for effective care. The September 2008 issue of the ...  Read more... »

Developing a New Antidepressant

Friday, August 29th, 2008
Current use of antidepressants has been a mixed bag – sometimes they work and sometimes not. Large multicenter studies such as STAR*D have discovered that current antidepressant medications are effective, but ...  Read more... »

New Understanding of Valium Addiction

Friday, August 29th, 2008
Benzodiazepines, a class of psychoactive drugs including Xanax, Valium, and Librium are highly effective medicines that are widely used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, pains, panic attacks and other ...  Read more... »

Chronic Stress Genetically Alters Immune System

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
The link between stress and illness has been hypothesized for decades. Most people would agree that stress increases your risk for illness and this is particularly true for severe long-term stresses, ...  Read more... »

Verbal Criticism Is Long-Lasting

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
We all know the famous saying: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” but is this proverb actually true? According to some researchers, words may pack ...  Read more... »

New Findings on Drug Abuse

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
New research suggests our brain has an innate defense mechanism to combat addiction and related behaviors. The protection involves increased brain-rewiring or neuro-connections among brain cells when exposed to excessive drug ...  Read more... »

Sleep Apnea Can Influence Child Behavior

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
According to some experts, although it’s often labeled attention deficit disorder, the real problem behind thousands of children’s behavior problems could actually be sleep apnea. Ear, nose and throat physicians report ...  Read more... »
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