Psychology & Psychiatry
Research project on psychopaths finds there is hope for treatment
Lindsay Sewall has spent the last three years studying a feared and misunderstood segment of the population: Psychopaths.
Oct 21, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A science study identifies 40 genes related to aggressive behaviour in humans and mice
An international study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry has identified 40 genes related to aggressive behaviour in humans and mice. Participants in the study, which could contribute to shape future pharmacological ...
Jul 9, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychosocial factors, psychological disorders and violent crime
A group of researchers from the department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Public Foundation for the Integration of People with Mental Illnesses (FAISEM), has carried out ...
Oct 4, 2017
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Health
It's not all gym junkies and 'roid rage'—people use steroids for a variety of reasons
Most media reports would have you believe steroid users are predominantly young men suffering a "crisis of male ego" who are on a "deadly crusade to get ripped".
May 20, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
UQ study confirms dangers of violent video games
(Medical Xpress) -- New research by Dr. Brock Bastian from UQ's School of Psychology has found evidence that playing violent video games leads players to see themselves, and their opponents, as lacking in core human qualities ...
Oct 31, 2011
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Addiction
Methamphetamine use directly linked to violence
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers for the first time have found a direct link between use of the drug ice and violence, with a six-fold increase in violent behaviour when chronic users take the drug.
May 7, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Drug and alcohol abuse medications shown to improve patients' lives
Commonly used medications for alcohol and opioid addictions have been shown for the first time to reduce the risk of suicidal behaviour and accidental overdose.
Aug 3, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychopathic violent offenders' brains can't understand punishment
Psychopathic violent offenders have abnormalities in the parts of the brain related to learning from punishment, according to an MRI study led by Sheilagh Hodgins and Nigel Blackwood. "One in five violent offenders is a psychopath. ...
Jan 27, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cannabis consumption increases violent behaviour in young people in psychiatric care
A new study by researchers at the Institut en santé mentale de Montréal demonstrates that sustained used of cannabis is associated with an increase in violent behaviour in young people after discharge from a psychiatric ...
Oct 6, 2017
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Addiction
Gamblers more prone to violent behavior
Men who gamble are more likely to act violently towards others, with the most addicted gamblers the most prone to serious violence, new research has shown.
Sep 6, 2016
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