News tagged with psychopathology
It's a sure thing: Knowledge of the game is not an advantage in sports gambling
Psychologists have traditionally characterized compulsive gambling as an "impulse control disorder," and treated it by addressing the patient's obsessive tendencies. But according to Prof. Pinhas Dannon of Tel Aviv University's ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Problems of pathological gambling differ for younger and older gamblers
To successfully treat pathological gambling, you need to intervene at an early stage, according to Susana Jiménez-Murcia from the University Hospital of Bellvitge in Spain and colleagues. Their study shows that a patient's ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Police and firefighters at higher risk for mental disorders following traumatic events
Police, firefighters and other protective services workers who are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events and are new to their profession are at greater risk of developing a psychiatric disorder, according to a new study ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Psychiatry gets revised diagnostic manual
(HealthDay)—The long-awaited revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been approved, bringing with it a series of revisions, additions and subtractions to the tome t ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Classifying neural circuit dysfunctions using neuroeconomics
The traditional approach to psychiatric diagnosis is based on grouping patients on the basis of symptom clusters. This approach to diagnosis has a number of problems, as symptoms are not necessarily specific to a single diagnosis. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Study shows link between smoking and chronic pain in women
Kentucky women who smoke heavily may experience more chronic musculoskeletal pain, suggests a new study led by University of Kentucky researchers.
Addiction
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Stress in the city: Brain activity and biology behind mood disorders of urban residents
Being born and raised in a major urban area is associated with greater lifetime risk for anxiety and mood disorders. Until now, the biology for these associations had not been described. A new international study, which involved ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2011 |
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