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Nobody Likes a ‘Fat-Talker’

May 11th, 2013
Nobody Likes a 'Fat-Talker' Women who engage in "fat talk" -- self-disparaging remarks made in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies -- are less liked by their peers, according to a ...

Anxiety Symptoms Often Accompany Chronic Pain

May 11th, 2013
Anxiety Disorders Often Accompany Chronic PainIndividuals suffering from chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to a new study published in General Hospital Psychiatry. "I think [health care] providers are more aware of 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 ...

Hypertension Drug Appears to Relieve Psychosis

May 10th, 2013
Hypertension Drug Appears to Relieve PsychosisPatients experiencing psychosis quickly improved after a single infusion of sodium nitroprusside, an antihypertensive agent, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Sodium nitroprusside is used ...

Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived

May 10th, 2013
Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived Forgetfulness as we get older may be due to the changing way we perceive events as we age, according to ...

Real-time Brain Feedback May Help Overcome Anxiety, OCD

May 10th, 2013
Real-time Brain Feedback May Help Overcome Anxiety, OCD  People provided with a real-time readout of their brain activity can learn to control that activity and decrease their ...

Parents’ Addictions Tied to Adult Children’s Depression

May 10th, 2013
Drug, Alcohol Addiction in Parents Linked to Adult Children's DepressionParents who are addicted to drugs or alcohol are more than twice as likely to have children who develop depression in adulthood, according to a report ...

Shift in Goals Improves Treatment for Severe Anorexia

May 9th, 2013
Shift in Goals Improves Treatment for Severe Anorexia A new clinical trial has found that focusing on quality of life and enhanced social adjustment, rather than weight gain, improved results for patients ...

Children with Autism Hypersensitive to Motion

May 9th, 2013
Children with Autism Hypersensitive to MotionChildren with autism can detect simple movements twice as fast as typically developing children, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide insight into the workings behind the ...

Depression Tied to Hospital-Acquired Infection

May 9th, 2013
Depression Tied to Hospital-Acquired Infection   Depressed adults who take common antidepressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile, a serious hospital-related infection, according to a new study. Researchers at the University ...