News tagged with clinical psychologist


Why women quit breast cancer drugs early

Why do so many postmenopausal women who are treated for estrogen-sensitive breast cancer quit using drugs that help prevent the disease from recurring?

Cancer created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improving depression in nursing home rehab patients through telemedicine

A new pilot study is getting underway in Rhode Island aimed at improving depression in nursing home rehabilitation patients, all through telemedicine. Geriatric mental health specialists from Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals ...

Health created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in women linked to history of rape, child abuse

A Florida State University clinical psychologist has identified factors that could cause some women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to have chronic, persistent symptoms while others recover naturally over time.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ways to reduce college drinking and risky sex

In a recent study conducted by scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions involving 154 heavy-drinking college students whose sexual behavior put them at risk for HIV infection and other sexually ...

Addiction created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stanford study vanquishes social anxieties without drugs

For most of his life, 24-year-old Steven Bringas so feared humiliating himself if he spoke that only an emergency would get him to enter a store.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 1

The benefits of taking time off

Rae and Bruce Hostetler not only work very hard, they also relax just as well. Numerous vacations help the suburban Indianapolis couple to maintain their health and emotional well-being -- and it's no surprise ...

Health created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bullying may contribute to lower test scores

High schools in Virginia where students reported a high rate of bullying had significantly lower scores on standardized tests that students must pass to graduate, according to research presented at the 119th Annual Convention ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

New dot com clinic treating people with OCD online

Researchers at Macquarie University are developing an innovative approach to helping people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The team at the eCentreClinic are exploring the use of internet-based treatments ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Emergency department physicians growing weary of frequent users

Emergency department physicians are frustrated and burned out from treating patients who frequent the ED for their care, according to a Henry Ford Hospital survey of physicians from across the country.

Health created Jun 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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