Psychology & Psychiatry

Summer jobs give kids more than a paycheck

Summer jobs can give teens valuable life experience that help them transition to adulthood—not just a paycheck, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Autism spectrum disorders

Clear expectations are instrumental for employees with autism

In addition to combating stigma in the workplace, employees with autism are challenged with navigating systems developed for the neurotypical. This means that supervisors and employees have fundamentally different understandings ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Abusive bosses 'fake nice' instead of 'make nice'

Abusive bosses may retain their positions by taking superficial steps to repair their social images following outbursts, without acting meaningfully to change their behaviors, according to research led by a University of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Good grief: Victimized employees don't get a break

As if being picked on wasn't bad enough, victims of workplace mistreatment may also be seen as bullies themselves, even if they've never engaged in such behavior.

Health

San Francisco pushes forward with legal marijuana sales

San Francisco leaders have overcome deep divisions about how to regulate legal recreational marijuana in the densely packed city, approving pot-friendly rules that could allow sales to start the first week of January.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Short-lived benefits for abusive supervisory behavior

(HealthDay)—Engaging in abusive supervisory behavior may be associated with short-term beneficial effects, but over longer periods of time, abusive supervisory behavior is negatively related to supervisors' recovery level ...

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