Psychology & Psychiatry
Dating app users spend just one second on profiles
Dating app users spend just one second making a decision about potential partners, according to new research.
Sep 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a threat to be feared
Do you treat this time as an insurmountable threat that pits you against everyone else? This option entails making decisions based solely on protecting yourself and your loved ones: stockpiling supplies regardless of what ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
When you think of visual misinformation, maybe you think of deepfakes—videos that appear real but have actually been created using powerful video editing algorithms. The creators edit celebrities into pornographic movies, ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researcher: New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill 'gap in care'
An online version of a pioneering therapy aimed at reducing the lingering symptoms of depression can offer additional benefits for patients receiving care, a new University of Toronto study has found.
Jan 30, 2020
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Neuroscience
Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you're trying to park your car
You're driving down an unfamiliar street on a clear spring evening. You've been invited to a friend of a friend's party, at a house you've never been to before.
Nov 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Thinking of seeing a psychologist? Here's how to choose the therapy best for you
In any year, one in five Australians will experience symptoms of a mental illness.
Sep 5, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone app tackles mental health and issues of data consent
The MINDtick app was developed in South Australia by Flinders University and mental health technology developer goAct to assist with the early and accurate diagnosis and management of mental illness by allowing access to ...
Jun 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fee for service psychology no answer to mental health
The Better Access Program, a scheme providing Medicare access to psychology services, has fundamental failures, according to research from The Australian National University (ANU).
Apr 1, 2019
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Neuroscience
Hearing hate speech primes your brain for hateful actions
A mark on a page, an online meme, a fleeting sound. How can these seemingly insignificant stimuli lead to acts as momentous as participation in a racist rally or the massacre of innocent worshippers? Psychologists, neuroscientists, ...
Jan 10, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
Can a video game-based 'digital medicine' help children with autism and co-occurring ADHD?
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) evaluated a digital medicine tool designed as an investigational treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and co-occurring attention/deficit-hyperactivity ...
Jan 3, 2019
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