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Study shows political leanings influence happiness, meaning, and psychological richness

Psychologists have long found that conservatism is linked to happiness and meaning in life, but a new study reveals that liberalism is associated with its own mental upside: psychologically rich and interesting lives.

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Severe side effects of the most effective schizophrenia medication identified

About one-third of patients with schizophrenia do not respond to conventional medications, leaving them with one effective treatment option: clozapine. Clozapine's most serious side effect, a life-threatening drop in white ...

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Horse-caring helps veterans with PTSD

A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

New mental health parity rules issued

Last week, President Joe Biden and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued new rules meant to ensure that insurance coverage for mental health conditions and substance abuse disorder has ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Lockdown lessons can help build dancers' resolve

Lessons learned in the creative industries during lockdown can help dancers better handle uncertainties associated with the performing arts, research suggests.

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Surprising sounds could cause riskier decision-making

When you make a decision, certain neurons in your brain emit short bursts of the neurotransmitter dopamine. A new Yale study shows that when other factors wholly unrelated to the decision at hand—such as an unexpected sound—trigger ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Intimate partner violence: Preserving patient privacy can save lives

Historically, South Carolina has had some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence, or IPV, in the U.S. IPV encompasses any physical or sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggression by a current or previous ...

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Study highlights best meditation postures for individuals with ADHD

ADHD is a developmental condition of the brain with symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity or impulsivity. People with ADHD may struggle with self-control as well as experience anxiety, depression, academic failure, ...

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Workplace anxiety: Know your triggers and how to manage it

If you've ever been worried or anxious at work so much that it affects your performance, you might have workplace anxiety. Having some level of anxiety at your workplace is normal; everybody feels this to some extent, but ...

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Parents are stressed. Here's what we can do to help them

Parents are stressed and it is time to do something about it. In a nutshell, that's the message from the United States Surgeon General's recent public health advisory on the mental health and well-being of parents.