Psychology & Psychiatry
Violence spreads like a disease among adolescents, study finds
A new study of U.S. adolescents provides some of the best evidence to date of how violence spreads like a contagious disease.
Dec 20, 2016
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News tagged with violent behavior
Addiction
Flakka is a dangerous drug, but it doesn't turn you into a zombie
Stories of horrific crimes resulting from drug use have been propagated by the media for over a century. Such stories began with cocaine in 1914 and were followed by "reefer madness" stories in the 1930s and reports of "LSD ...
Nov 29, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents' psychiatric disease linked to kids' risk of suicide attempt, violent offending
Risk for suicide attempts and violent offending by children appears to be associated with their parents' psychiatric disorders, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.
Aug 31, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers ID risk factors that predict violence in adults with mental illness
Researchers have identified three risk factors that make adults with mental illness more likely to engage in violent behavior. The findings give mental health professionals and others working with adults with mental illness ...
Mar 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
Origins of 'rage' identified in brain in male animal model
Violent, unprovoked outbursts in male mice have been linked to changes in a brain structure tied to the control of anxiety and fear, according to a report by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center to be published in ...
Feb 11, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Predicting which soldiers will commit severe, violent crimes
Workplace violence perpetrated by military personnel is a major concern of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Although programs have been implemented to teach violence prevention strategies to all military personnel, such ...
Oct 6, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Youth with solid educational goals may steer clear of violence
Young African-American men who have well-established educational aspirations by the time they are in 9th grade are less likely than their peers to engage in violent behavior at age 22, researchers from the University of Michigan ...
Aug 28, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research reveals link between age and opinions about video games
The older the clinician, the more likely they are to think playing video games leads to violent behavior, according to new research published in Computers in Human Behavior.
Aug 19, 2015
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Pediatrics
'Broad consensus' that violent media increase child aggression
Majorities of media researchers, parents and pediatricians agree that exposure to violent media can increase aggression in children, according to a new national study.
Oct 6, 2014
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Health
Web-based training can reduce campus rape
Web-based training targeted at college-aged men is an effective tool for reducing the number of sexual assaults on U.S. campuses, according to a researcher in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
Sep 15, 2014
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