Experts in the Japanese phenomena of hikikomori say the condition of extreme social isolation is more widespread than previously acknowledged, and it deserves a clear and consistent definition to improve treatment across ...
Jan 10, 2020
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Turkey that's often bland and accompanied with cranberry sauce from a can? Stuffing yourself with food until you're set to burst? Those are two of the most common hallmarks of Thanksgiving, which most Americans around the ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Scientists have identified the brain circuits that enable fast recognition of emotions such as anger and happiness, providing insights into disorders such as anxiety and psychosis.
Nov 15, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by the inability of individuals to gauge the emotions and mental states of other people. However, if the lens is widened to include the behavior of people in general, those ...
Sep 10, 2019
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When parents separate or get divorced, it inevitably disrupts the lives of children, and can take a toll on their mental wellbeing. Over time, children learn to accommodate the changes—some more successfully than others. ...
Sep 05, 2019
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Young people clash with older adults when it comes to bathroom policies related to gender identity, a University of Michigan study suggests.
Aug 28, 2019
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First scientific study of compensatory strategies—techniques to camouflage autism—finds that they have positive and negative outcomes, increasing social integration, but possibly also resulting in poor mental health for ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Children who tend to attribute hostile motives to other people are more likely to display aggression, however, the strength of this relationship varies. A new meta-analysis sought to determine the relation between attributing ...
Jun 05, 2019
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A Japanese study group clarified that cognitive therapy maintained its effects more than a year after the end of therapy for patients with a social anxiety disorder (SAD) even for those who did not respond to antidepressant ...
May 29, 2019
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Diagnosing autism can take half a day or more of clinical observation, and that's the quick part – often, families wait years just to get to that point. Now, in hopes of speeding things up, Stanford researchers are developing ...
Mar 07, 2019
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