http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—If you communicate with friends online, pay bills online, listen to music online and post photos online, why not strengthen your marriage or relationship online too? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-youre-marriage.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:25:51 EST news281892335 Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there's a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors and witnesses heal, a government-funded analysis found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-traumatized-kids-lacking.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:08:37 EST news279778106 Researchers are making new strides in understanding the health consequences and treatment and rehabilitation needs of combat veterans and other service members affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). The January-February issue of The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America, is a special issue devoted to new research in military TBI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-military-traumatic-brain-injury.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:38:52 EST news278077126 Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. This is the conclusion reached by a team of researchers directed by Professor Geneviève Belleville of Université Laval's School of Psychology after having examined the relationship between the moon's phases and the number of patients who show up at hospital emergency rooms experiencing psychological problems. Details on the study can be found on the website of the scientific journal General Hospital Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-myth-debunked-full-moon-incidence.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:47:11 EST news272551562 (Medical Xpress)—A study by UCL researchers at University College Hospital's intensive care unit has suggested that psychological interventions could reduce the mental health problems experienced by many patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-psychological-interventions-mental-health-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:29:51 EST news269677698 People with mental health problems have a lower life expectancy, according to a large-scale population based study published today in the British Medical Journal. The findings may prompt further research into the way doctors treat patients with even mild psychological problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-poor-mental-health-linked-life.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:30:05 EST news262968538 (Medical Xpress) -- For young adults today who were weaned on iPods and the Internet, the practice of "sexting," or sending sexually explicit photos or messages through phones, may be just another normal, healthy component of modern dating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-sexting-dating-internet.html Health Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:40:01 EST news262365878 Emotional problems in childhood are common. Approximately 8 to 22 percent of children suffer from anxiety, often combined with other conditions such as depression. However, most existing therapies are not designed to treat co-existing psychological problems and are therefore not very successful in helping children with complex emotional issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-emotion-uncover-ways-youth-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:26:46 EST news261235598 People who were hit or spanked as children face higher odds of mental ailments as adults, including mood and anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse, researchers said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-spanking-boosts-odds-mental-illness.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:50:01 EST news260422550 Women who have a fear of childbirth spend longer in labour than women who have no such fear, suggests new research published today (27 June) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-women-childbirth-longer-labor.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:00:01 EST news259947658 Women are more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress than men after leaving an intensive care unit (ICU), finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care. However, psychological and physical 'follow-up' can reduce both this and post-ICU depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-post-traumatic-stress-intensive.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 13 May 2012 20:00:01 EST news256048165 U.S. Army researcher Maj. Gary H. Wynn, M.D., shared new analysis on why some Soldiers suffering from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) never seek care or drop out of treatment early during a presentation today at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting. His presentation, "Epidemiology of Combat-Related PTSD in U.S. Service Members: Lessons Learned," also described the approaches the Army is using to address this issue and improve overall patient outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-army-soldiers-ptsd-strategies-treatment.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 May 2012 10:15:54 EST news255604548 Girls who start puberty very early are more likely to have psychological problems and be at risk of sexual abuse and early pregnancy, suggests a new review published today (27 April) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-puberty-early-psychological-problems.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:26:14 EST news254719523 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have gained insight into how second-hand tobacco smoke damages the earliest stages of human embryonic development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-tobacco-affects-early-human-embryonic.html Medical research Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:47:10 EST news251102801 Employees on sick leave with common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety fully returned to work sooner when therapy deals with work-related problems and how to get back on the job, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-work-focused-psychotherapy-employees-sooner.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:12:27 EST news249563511 (Medical Xpress) -- One in four workers experience work-related stress in times of recession -- and work-related stress increases by 40 per cent overall, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-recession-work-related-stress-cent.html Health Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:12:40 EST news249203535 A new study provides evidence that adolescents who suffer from depression are more likely to develop difficulty in peer relationships including being bullied at school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-adolescents-depression-bullied.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:30:25 EST news247894215 A group of French scientists (from the Unit of Research on Nutritional Epidemiology, French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Bobigny, France; the French Institute for Prevention and Health Education, St. Denis, France; and the French National Cancer Institute) have published a paper in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on guidelines for drinking and the relation of alcohol to cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-guidelines-adequate-cancer.html Addiction Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:29:25 EST news230292440 Children as young as ten are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than girls, according to a study of nearly 16,000 school pupils published online early, ahead of print publication, by the Journal of Clinical Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-children-young-vomit-weight-highest.html Health Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:58:49 EST news227440717 Caring for a family member with a mental illness can be a taxing experience marked by personal sacrifices and psychological problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-caregivers-mentally-ill-kin-cope.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 19 May 2011 11:04:08 EST news225021828