A decade of study provides insights into the world of self-injurers
During the past 10 years two Colorado professors have collected the widest available base of knowledge about people who practice self-injury and now are offering new insights into people who deliberately injure ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Research informs healthy body image for girls
(Medical Xpress)—If you want your daughter to feel better about her body, a Murdoch University researcher says to shift the focus from appearance to function.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Russia parliament adopts law restricting abortions
(AP) -- Russia's parliament adopted a law Friday limiting abortions but rejected even tougher restrictions backed by the country's conservative Orthodox Church.
Health
Oct 22, 2011 |
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Study reveals brain changes in teenage girls with severe antisocial behaviour
Teenage girls with severe antisocial behaviour show abnormal changes in the structure of their brains, according to a study published today. The findings support previous studies in boys that suggested the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Half of Dutch teenagers regularly have a mild psychotic experience: study
Mild psychotic experiences, such as delusive ideas or moderate feelings of paranoia, regularly occur among adolescents. Of the almost 7700 Dutch young people aged 12 to 16 years who were investigated by NWO researcher Hanneke ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Study: Weight loss won't necessarily help teen girls' self-esteem
Obese white teenage girls who lose weight may benefit physically, but the weight change does not guarantee they are going to feel better about themselves, according to a Purdue University study.
Health
Mar 22, 2012 |
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80 percent of US boys use condoms the first time
A surprising 80 percent of teenage boys say they are using condoms the first time they have sex, a government survey found in a powerful sign that decades of efforts to change young people's sexual behavior ...
Health
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Swazi king endorses mass circumcision in bid to fight HIV
Swaziland's King Mswati III called Friday for his male subjects to get circumcised as he endorsed a campaign aimed at tackling the world's highest HIV infection rate.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 15, 2011 |
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CDC: Many teen moms didn't think it could happen
A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.
Health
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Peer pressure trumps 'thin' ideals in the media
Peers exert a greater influence on teenage girls' dissatisfaction with their bodies than do thin ideals in television or social media use, according to new research by Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson and colleagues from Texas ...
Health
Jan 30, 2013 |
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N.Y. teens' mystery illness labeled 'conversion disorder'
It's a term used so rarely that most of us haven't heard of it. Even mental health professionals say they have read about it in textbooks rather than seen it up close.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Father absence in early childhood linked to depression in adolescent girls
(Medical Xpress)—New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2013 |
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Too few girls get HPV vaccine against cancer: CDC
(HealthDay)—Parents and doctors can do more to protect girls from cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), say U.S. health officials who are concerned by lagging HPV vaccination rates among females. ...
Cancer
Aug 30, 2012 |
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