Psychology & Psychiatry
Common test used to determine racism is flawed, says professor
For decades the psychology community has been using a test developed by their peers at Harvard to determine if someone has hidden prejudices.
Nov 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nonverbal signals can create bias against larger groups
If children are exposed to bias against one person, will they develop a bias against that person's entire group? The answer is yes, according to new research from University of Georgia social psychologist Allison Skinner. ...
Sep 23, 2019
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Medical students have substantial exposure to pharmaceutical industry marketing
Medical students in the United States are frequently exposed to pharmaceutical marketing, even in their preclinical years, and the extent of their contact with industry is associated with positive attitudes about marketing ...
May 24, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress reduction program reduces teacher burnout
(HealthDay)—Teachers show improvements in burnout, psychological symptoms, and classroom performance after participating in an eight-week stress reduction intervention modified specifically for their profession, according ...
Sep 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
We view ourselves and those we care about through 'rose-tinted glasses', study says
New research from City, University of London, University of Oxford and Yale University has shown that we see our own lives, and also those we care about, through 'rose-tinted glasses'.
Feb 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How 'weight bias' is harming us all
People who live in large bodies find themselves the target of fat-phobic and body shaming messages on a daily basis.
Jan 9, 2019
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Health informatics
Widely used health care prediction algorithm found to be biased against blacks
From predicting who will be a repeat offender to who's the best candidate for a job, computer algorithms are now making complex decisions in lieu of humans. But increasingly, many of these algorithms are being found to replicate ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Publication bias and 'spin' raise questions about drugs for anxiety disorders
A new analysis reported in JAMA Psychiatry raises serious questions about the increasingly common use of second-generation antidepressant drugs to treat anxiety disorders.
Mar 30, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study provides insights into depression in people with inflammatory bowel disease
Depression is common in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the actual causes of depression in this group are unknown. In a Neurogastroenterology & Motility study, depression was linked with more severe IBD ...
Jul 3, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Disaster relief donations track number of people killed, not number of survivors
People pay more attention to the number of people killed in a natural disaster than to the number of survivors when deciding how much money to donate to disaster relief efforts, according to new research published in Psychological ...
Sep 23, 2013
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