Psychology & Psychiatry
Bullied children excluded from digital communication forums
There is a conception that bullied children with few friends can find new ones online.
Nov 15, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers discuss results of study on vulnerable adolescents
Peer victimization and depressive symptoms, reflecting social and emotional vulnerabilities, tend to peak in early to middle adolescence. Friends play an important role in protecting adolescents from victimization and depressive ...
May 31, 2023
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Surgery
'A pretty cool experience:' Having a kidney transplant while awake
John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they'd started yet.
Jun 24, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
It might be scary, but making phone calls can be good for young people's wellbeing
Some people might remember the days of coming back from school eager to call a friend, sometimes sitting for hours talking about anything and everything. However, today most young people rarely call each other. The very idea ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Pediatrics
Friendship group influences dating violence risk for early-maturing girls
Girls who go through puberty and develop physically earlier than their peers are at risk of low self-esteem as well as emotional and behavioral problems. Research has also indicated that they are at a heightened risk of experiencing ...
May 17, 2017
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
The role of informal caregivers in post-surgery care for older patients
In a study of older adults who underwent surgery and had comparable rates of loss of independence, those who lived at home with family and friends were more likely to be discharged home than those who lived alone. These discharges ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens asked for their experiences with grief
Young people are encouraged to participate in an online study into how adolescents cope with the death of a friend or relative.
May 9, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New book addresses a largely ignored problem: Social anxiety
We all have some social anxiety. The nervousness we might feel before giving a speech is one example. Some people, however, have more social anxiety than others, and limit their social engagement due to excessive chronic ...
Jul 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Governors back home quarantine for Ebola workers
The governors of New York and New Jersey are at odds with scientists over Ebola as they back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa, while the top U.S. infectious-disease expert warns that such ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Addiction
Drinking buddies deny copying alcoholic drink orders
People who copy their friend's drinking behaviour will deny that their decision has been influenced, researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown.
Mar 4, 2014
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