Study in Nature May Lead to New Therapies for PTSD, Phobias and Anxieties
Date Posted: January 23, 2015
Categories: Anxiety, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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Women rate emotional images as more emotionally stimulating than men do and are more likely to remember them. However, there are no gender-related differences in emotional appraisal as far as neutral images are concerned. These were the findings of ...
Jan 23
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Todd Pedersen, chief executive of home-automation company Vivint Inc., says there's a connection between the state of his employees' relationships and their productivity levels.
"When my wife's sad, I am not coming to work with a bounce in my ...
Jan 22
Categories: Relationships & Marriage, Workplace Issues
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The LGBT community is facing an increased burden of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety and substance abuse.
Jan 22
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
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Sleep difficulties and insufficient sleep are common among American youth. Prior research has shown that poor sleep can predict alcohol-related problems and illicit drug use among adolescents and young adults in high-risk samples. A new study has ...
Jan 21
Categories: Addictions, Child Development, Sleep Disorders
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Self-control, curiosity, "grit" - these qualities may seem more personal than academic, but at some schools, they’re now part of the regular curriculum. Some researchers say personality could be even more important than intelligence when it comes ...
Jan 21
Categories: Child Development, Personality problems
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With over a billion users, Facebook is changing the social life of our species. Cultural commentators ponder the effects. Is it bringing us together or tearing us apart?
Jan 20
Categories: Social Isolation
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For individuals who drink before sleeping, alcohol initially acts as a sedative - marked by the delta frequency electroencephalogram (EEG) activity of Slow Wave Sleep (SWS) - but is later associated with sleep disruption.
Jan 20
Categories: Addictions, Sleep Disorders
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Connecting yourself to a computer is now apparently all you need to do to get high. That is according to some users and promoters of a phenomenon known as "digital drugs". These consist of specially designed audio tracks easily found on the internet ...
Jan 20
Categories: Addictions
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By uncovering the action of two naturally occurring hormones, scientists may have discovered a way to assist in the shedding of excess fat.
Jan 19
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More than 20 years ago, the psychologist Arthur Aron succeeded in making two strangers fall in love in his laboratory. Last summer, I applied his technique in my own life, which is how I found myself standing on a bridge at midnight, staring into a ...
Jan 19
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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An unfair, uncaring manager makes for an uncertain working life, one characterised by stress, absenteeism and poor performance. But new research suggests a silver lining: when the boss is unjust, team members come together.
Jan 19
Categories: Workplace Issues
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Many different types of psychiatric disorders may share a common thread.
Jan 17
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Mental Health in Asia
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The importance of owning your ambivalences, and how to do it
Jan 17
Categories: Bipolar
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n this day and age, so much of our time is spent in front of screens. Does all the hype around studies showing that the use of screens can mess with your sleep make sense?
Jan 16
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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