Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify promising treatments for chronic fatigue
(Medical Xpress)—Two treatments most likely to lead to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been identified by UK researchers.
Jan 31, 2013
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Pediatrics
30 percent of teen girls report meeting offline with someone they met online
A new study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online – a risk heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect.
Jan 14, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bullying by childhood peers leaves a trace that can change the expression of a gene linked to mood
A recent study by a researcher at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS) at the Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine and professor at the Université de Montréal suggests that bullying by peers changes the structure surrounding ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic worriers at higher risk for PTSD
People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new Michigan State University research published in the journal Psychological Medicine.
Dec 17, 2012
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Health
Education can reduce use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing home patients
A new review in The Cochrane Library finds that education and social support for staff and caregivers can reduce the use of antipsychotics in nursing home patients with dementia. Improved staff training and education, communication ...
Dec 14, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Common mental disorders, unemployment and psychosocial job quality: Is a poor job better than no job at all?
Employment is usually associated with health benefits over unemployment. However, an article published in Psychological Medicine by a group of researchers from Australia and the UK has shown that having a job with poor psychosocial ...
Nov 21, 2012
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Health
Stress management counselling in the primary care setting is rare
While stress may be a factor in 60 to 80 percent of all visits to primary care physicians, only three percent of patients actually receive stress management counseling, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Nov 19, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children raised with corporal punishment at greater risk of developing cancer and heart disease
(Medical Xpress)—Parents who smack or shout at their children could be placing them at greater risk of developing cancer, heart disease and asthma.
Nov 12, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
School psychologists can play key role in reducing obesity, raising scores
(Medical Xpress)—How school psychologists can help students prevent obesity and, in turn, achieve academic success is the focus of a study conducted by Neag School of Education researchers and published in the National ...
Nov 8, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children at risk of eating disorders have higher IQ and better working memory, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Children at risk for eating disorders on average have a higher IQ and better working memory but have poorer attentional control, according to researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH). The ...
Oct 16, 2012
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