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Decade long study shows educating parents key to preventing emotional disorders

(Medical Xpress)—In the longest running study of its kind, researchers have evaluated the long-term effects of early intervention on the prevention of internalising disorders in children, such as anxiety ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study shows 'helicopter parenting' makes for anxious children

(Medical Xpress) -- In a recently published study, researchers have shown that mothers who are overinvolved or overprotective during the early stages of a child’s development – often referred to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research suggests the consequences of overuse of antibiotics is now reaching the Amazon

A major review recently published in Frontiers of Microbiology examines the broader issues associated with widespread antibiotic resistance. The paper, by Professor Michael Gillings from Macquarie Univer ...

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Tone-deaf people may also have limited ability to detect emotional cues in speech, study finds

A new study has revealed that those with congenital amusia (commonly refereed to as tone-deafness) have trouble decoding emotions in speech and find it hard to pick up on emotional cues in conversation.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast