The effects of parenthood on mental health are complex, but a new study published in Health Sociology Review reveals a different angle to the relationship: how a person's mental health at 16 influences whether or not he or she becomes a parent, as well as whether or not parenthood has an effect on ...
Date Posted: September 10, 2015
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in ...
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Most workers will experience job stress at some point in their lives. But what effect does it have on our health? According to new research, work stress damages our health just as much as exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke.
Sep 9
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Stress Management
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Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life causes alterations in emotional behavior that may persist long-term, according to a study.
Sep 9
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Emotional ...
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A commonly prescribed antidepressant may alter brain structures in depressed and non-depressed individuals in very different ways, according to new research.
Sep 8
Categories: Depression
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First of all, what is home-based counseling? Home-based counseling is when a therapist travels to your home to conduct a therapy session. Can you remember stories from back in the 1930s when doctors commonly made house calls (Unwin & Tatum, 2011)? ...
Sep 8
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A new report examining the diagnostic experiences of children in the US diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has revealed that one third of children with the condition are diagnosed before the age of 6.
Sep 7
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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An estimated 5.3 million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The five current FDA-approved AD medications only help mask the disease symptoms instead of treating the underlying disease. In a new study, researchers used ...
Sep 7
Categories: Other, Stress Management
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When it comes to condom use among heterosexual couples, there's evidence that women are often expected to be the sensible ones, in terms of raising and enforcing the issue. A new study published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour suggests this ...
Sep 5
Categories: Relationships & Marriage, Sexual Problems / Sex Therapy
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A study of about 800 children with autism found gender differences in a core feature of the disorder, as well as in the youngsters' brain structures. Girls with autism display less repetitive and restricted behavior than boys do, according to the ...
Sep 5
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in ...
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Facebook provides us with social capital – and these valuable social experiences make us feel connected. But bear in mind that not everyone feels Facebook is an upbeat and pleasing social past time.
Sep 4
Categories: Depression, Post Partum Depression
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The world might seem a little grayer than usual when we're down in the dumps and we often talk about 'feeling blue' - new research suggests that the associations we make between emotion and color go beyond mere metaphor. The results of two studies ...
Sep 4
Categories: Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression
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Most of us think our pets say a lot about who we are. Why else would we proudly proclaim our loyalty on T-shirts and in online profile pictures? Yet few scientists have rigorously investigated whether our choice of pet reveals anything about our ...
Sep 3
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Those with borderline personality disorder, or BPD, a mental illness marked by unstable moods, often experience trouble maintaining interpersonal relationships. New research from the University of Georgia indicates that this may have to do with ...
Sep 3
Categories: Borderline Personality Disorder
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Women are more likely than men to initiate divorces, but women and men are just as likely to end non-marital relationships, according to a new study that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Sep 2
Categories: Ending a relationship issues, Relationships & Marriage
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Blocking a newly identified memory pathway could prevent the disorder.
Sep 2
Categories: Complex PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Hooked on drugs since she was 13, Elaine cured her addiction by kicking and punching to upbeat music.
The 25-year-old, who declined to reveal her real name, has finally waved goodbye to drugs after six years in and out of rehabilitation centres.
A ...
Sep 1
Categories: Addictions, Drug Addiction
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Thousands of children are being medicated for ADHD – when the ...
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