Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens who feel down may benefit from picking others up
Think about the last time you helped someone out. Maybe you sent a supportive text to a stressed-out friend or gave directions to a lost stranger.
Aug 24, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The latest on chronic fatigue syndrome
(HealthDay)—Illnesses that lack exact testing methods can be difficult to diagnose, treat and live with, both physically and emotionally. Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is one such disease. Until recently, it was very ...
Jul 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than one in 20 US children and teens have anxiety or depression
About 2.6 million American children and adolescents had diagnosed anxiety and/or depression in 2011-12, reports an analysis of nationwide data in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal ...
Apr 24, 2018
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Neuroscience
Pediatric obesity, depression connected in the brain, study finds
Early-life obesity and depression may be driven by shared abnormalities in brain regions that process rewards, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Apr 23, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Let it go: Mental breaks after work improve sleep
If you've had a bad day at work thanks to rude colleagues, doing something fun and relaxing after you punch out could net you a better night's sleep.
Apr 23, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychotherapy may help multiple sclerosis patients
A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates that psychotherapy may improve psychological distress and help coping with multiple sclerosis. Psychosocial interventions are often used ...
Apr 19, 2018
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Neuroscience
Researchers reveal how brain circuits are affected by infections in mothers and newborns
McLean Hospital neuroscientists have found that immune system activation during pregnancy and right at birth can cause alterations in the brain's neural circuits during young adulthood that are consistent with behavioral ...
Mar 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parenting behavior in adoptive families
Mothers who struggle with depression are more likely to parent harshly and in over-reactive ways, and their children are at risk for a variety of negative outcomes—including more frequent behavior problems. A new longitudinal ...
Feb 20, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mind-body therapy effective for military veterans with PTSD
Post-9/11 military veterans who receive mind-body therapy have significant improvements in symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor ...
Feb 9, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Violence declines during intensive PTSD treatment, study says
Combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced declines in violent behavior while undergoing treatment in an intensive Veterans Health Administration (VHA) PTSD program, according to a new ...
Dec 22, 2017
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