News tagged with emotional issues

Families 'benefit' from living with schizophrenia

(Medical Xpress)—Living with someone with schizophrenia can have a positive impact on their family, according to a preliminary study by QUT.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 03, 2013 | 2 / 5 (2) | 0

Sex lives often an overlooked casualty of traumatic brain injury

(HealthDay)—For the more than 3 million Americans living with traumatic brain injury, there is often an unspoken problem: Many suffer from sexual dysfunction, something that is easily overlooked as patients ...

Neuroscience Apr 29, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Routine screening and counselling for partner violence in health-care settings does not improve women's quality of life

New research published Online First in The Lancet confirms that routine intimate partner violence screening and counselling in primary-care settings does not improve women's quality of life, but does help reduce depressive sympto ...

Health Apr 15, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Fainting may run in families while triggers may not

New research suggests that fainting may be genetic and, in some families, only one gene may be responsible. However, a predisposition to certain triggers, such as emotional distress or the sight of blood, may not be inherited. ...

Neuroscience Apr 15, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking

Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans.

Health Mar 14, 2013 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 1

Closer personal relationships could help teens overcome learning disabilities

A new study from a Tel Aviv University researcher says that children with learning disabilities develop less secure attachments with mothers and teachers, and that closer and more secure relationships with parents and adults ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 28, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Poll of psychologists cites emotions as top obstacle to successful weight loss

When it comes to losing weight, a popular New Year's resolution for many, people often focus on eating less and exercising more. But results of a new survey of psychologists suggest dieters should pay attention to the role ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 09, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Old habits die hard: Helping cancer patients stop smoking

It's a sad but familiar scene near the grounds of many medical campuses: hospital-gowned patients, some toting rolling IV poles, huddled in clumps under bus shelters or warming areas, smoking cigarettes.

Cancer Nov 26, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

UK: Why 3,000 middle-aged men die by suicide each year?

A new report, published today, provides an in-depth examination into why men from disadvantaged backgrounds in their 30s, 40s and 50s are at higher risk of suicide than the rest of society. Men from low socio-economic backgrounds ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 21, 2012 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

Research shows some recurrent miscarriages due to 'Super Fertility'

(Medical Xpress)—A team of British and Dutch researchers working out of Princess Anne Hospital in the UK have found evidence to suggest that the reason some women experience multiple miscarriages is because ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology Aug 28, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0 |

The emotion detectives uncover new ways to fight off youth anxiety and depression

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 11, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Om: Meditation a big help for emotional issues

Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed – and more compassionate and aware of others' feelings, according to a UCSF-led study that blended ancient ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 28, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Drop in positive emotions -- rather than jump in negative -- linked to poorer health in widowhood

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a spouse or life partner dies, the survivor experiences more illness, mental health issues and earlier death than non-widowed counterparts, research has found. Now, a new Cornell prospective study reports ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 12, 2011 | not rated yet | 0