News tagged with emotional benefits
Feeling down? Retail therapy helps beat the blues
Retail therapy is often lamented as wasteful and irresponsible, but new research from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business indicates that it can help alleviate certain negative emotions.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 14, 2013 |
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A neural basis for benefits of meditation
Why does training in mindfulness meditation help patients manage chronic pain and depression? In a newly published neurophysiological review, Brown University scientists propose that mindfulness practitioners ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 13, 2013 |
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AAP emphasizes importance of recess in schools
(HealthDay)—Recess in school serves a necessary and important role in the development of a child's academic, physical, and social well-being, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy ...
Pediatrics
Jan 02, 2013 |
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Blogging may help teens dealing with social distress
Blogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Too much undeserved self-praise can lead to depression
People who try to boost their self-esteem by telling themselves they've done a great job when they haven't could end up feeling dejected instead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Dads, community health care workers' roles in supporting low-income moms with breast feeding
The low rate of breastfeeding among low-income, inner-city African-American mothers is a health disparity now receiving national attention. Two new studies from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital highlight ...
Health
Oct 17, 2011 |
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We actually 'become' happy vampires or contented wizards when reading a book
Bad news for muggle parents! A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo finds that we more or less "become" vampires or wizards just by reading about them.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2011 |
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