News tagged with emotional support


Anxious men fare worse during job interviews, study finds

Nervous about that upcoming job interview? You might want to take steps to reduce your jitters, especially if you are a man.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Parent and teacher support protects teens from sleep problems and depression

A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success. However, perceived support and acceptance from parents and teachers appears ...

Health created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The truth about cats and dogs: Pets are good for mental health of 'everyday people'

Pets can serve as important sources of social and emotional support for "everyday people," not just individuals facing significant health challenges, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Doctor's choice of words may influence family's decision to permit CPR in critically ill

A physician's choice of words when talking with family members about whether or not to try cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a critically ill patient's heart stops may influence the decision, according to a study by ...

Other created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers report widespread Internet use by caregivers of children with shunts

When faced with disease, patients and caregivers now readily turn to the Internet for information and emotional support. This is particularly true in the case of caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Researchers at Children's ...

Health created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mom's sensitivity helps language development in children with hearing loss

University of Miami (UM) Psychologist Alexandra L. Quittner leads one of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received cochlear implants. The ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Support needed for children losing parent at early age

A study exploring the impact of early parental death has revealed the long-term damage and suffering that can be experienced by individuals in adult life if appropriate levels of support are not provided at the time of bereavement. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A loved one's support can backfire, study finds

People who receive high levels of emotional support from their partner have an increased risk of death if they perceive their partner as not caring, understanding and validating, reports a Cornell study published in Health Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unhappy work a pain in the back

(Medical Xpress) -- An international researcher based in Perth has found that workers who resign themselves to work in unsatisfactory jobs are more likely to suffer from serious, persistent lower back pain than others with ...

Health created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Online message boards provide outlets for mothers' concerns, researcher says

Parenting infants and toddlers can be challenging, and for generations, mothers have turned to other moms for advice. Now, with the availability of the Internet, mothers are consulting each other using modern venues: online ...

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

Family thought to play part in reducing stress for young Mexicans, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Family members may play a unique and influential role in buffering Mexican youth against the negative effects of stress as they transition into adulthood, suggests a new study by an interdisciplinary group ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Let's talk: The nature of the health care surrogate-clinician relationship

A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine examines the relationship between family members who make decisions for hospitalized older adults with impaired cognition and the doctors, ...

Health created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Commitment-phobic' adults could have mom and dad to blame

Afraid to commit to a relationship? According to new research from Tel Aviv University, it could be just one more thing to blame on your parents.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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 created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer

A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the st ...

Cancer created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1