About 11 percent of school-age children in the United States have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While many of these children eventually "outgrow" the disorder, some carry their difficulties into adulthood: About 10 million American adults are currently ...
Date Posted: June 13, 2014
Categories: Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
GOChildren who grow up in a recession are more likely to become well-rounded adults than those who enjoy an easy start to life, a psychological study has found.
Analysis of the characteristics of 35,000 people found that those who entered adulthood ...
Jun 13
Categories: Adult psychological development
GOThinking about "the stuff of thought" sounds self-absorbed and irrelevant for our survival, but an opinion piece in the journal Trends in Cognitive Science says otherwise. Far from navel-gazing, this kind of thinking is what helps groups of people ...
Jun 13
GOGiven the widespread belief that meditation practice is scientifically certified to be good for just about everything, the results of a recent major analysis of the research might come as some surprise.
Jun 12
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation
GOIn study published today in Science, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center show for the first time that sleep after learning encourages the growth of dendritic spines, the tiny protrusions from brain cells that connect to other brain cells and ...
Jun 12
Categories: Sleep Disorders
GONew research finds that daughters of men who help out at home tend to select from a broader range of career options than the daughters of families in which chores are not equitably shared.
Jun 12
Categories: Parenting
GOIt takes about 14 years for a child to go through grade school, hit puberty, and be at the cusp of an inescapable question: "What are you going to do with your life?"
Jun 11
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
GOLevels of a small molecule found only in humans and in other primates are lower in the brains of depressed individuals, according to researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute. This discovery may hold a key to improving treatment ...
Jun 11
Categories: Depression
GOIf you are aiming to lose weight by revving up your exercise routine, it may be wise to think of your workouts not as exercise, but as playtime. An unconventional new study suggests that people's attitudes toward physical activity can influence what ...
Jun 11
GOCan exercise reduce behavior problems and enhance cognition in children with ADHD?
Results from multiple studies indicate that exercise mitigates aging-related declines in cognitive functioning and that it may ...
Jun 10
Categories: Adult ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
GOSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified problems in a connection between brain structures that may predispose individuals to hearing the "voices" that are a common symptom of schizophrenia.
Jun 10
Categories: Schizophrenia
GOPostpartum depression has many negative consequences for the mother and her child, and society is right to promote awareness of this condition. But now, a study of new mothers indicates that depression is more common four years after childbirth than ...
Jun 10
Categories: Pregnancy & Birthing
GOIt all comes down to willpower, right? Strength of purpose. Muster the resolve to skip dessert, and you have a shot at losing that spare tire hanging off your belly. Succumb to your temptations, however, and you are simply being weak. But is it ...
Jun 9
GONew research from the University of Rochester Medical Center describes how exposure to air pollution early in life produces harmful ...
Jun 9
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Mental Health in Asia, Schizophrenia
GOSINGAPORE - Psychiatrist Dr Ang Yong Guan and clinical psychologist Dr Joel Yang said work application forms and university admission forms still ask about one’s state of mental health. A local recruitment agency, The GMP Group, revealed that ...
Jun 9
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
GOWhat makes an endurance athlete quit? Not quit the sport, but quit during a competition. Every runner, swimmer, or cyclist starts a race with the desire to win or at least achieve a personal best time. They've done the pre-race math - keep at a ...
Jun 6
Categories: Sports Psychology
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