Violent offenders who are also psychopaths are so dangerous because their brains do not learn normally from either punishments or rewards, a new study finds.
Date Posted: January 30, 2015
Categories: Aggression & Violence
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More often than I care to admit, I'll walk from one room to another with a clear vision in mind of whatever I need to do once I get there, but then I get there and can't remember why I started. The only thing that happened between my first movement ...
Jan 29
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A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found that the measure of brain inflammation in people who were experiencing clinical depression was increased by 30 per cent.
Jan 29
Categories: Depression
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Our society worships talent, and many people assume that possessing superior intelligence or ability - along with confidence in that ability - is a recipe for success. In fact, however, more than 35 years of scientific investigation suggests that an ...
Jan 29
Categories: Child Development, Parenting
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Tantrums, irritability, self-injury, depression, anxiety. These symptoms are associated with autism, but they’re not considered core symptoms of the disorder. Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine are challenging this assertion. They have ...
Jan 28
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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SINGAPORE - Depression is hitting young people hard, and a growing number are choosing to seek help.
The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) helped 600 people aged 20 to 29 last year, compared with 550 the year before. Similarly, the National ...
Jan 28
Categories: Depression, Teenage Issues
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Academic problems are extremely common in children with ADHD and often the issue that leads to referral for an ADHD evaluation. Unfortunately, the significant academic struggles that many children with ADHD ...
Jan 28
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Female sex hormones have a strong effect on the psyche. This has been confirmed by numerous scientific studies and by phenomena such as the "baby blues", a bout of low mood following childbirth, or recurrent mood swings that occur prior to ...
Jan 27
Categories: Depression
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There are so many different genetic forms of autism that using the singular term, autism, is misleading, researchers say.
"We believe a better term to use is 'the autisms,' or 'the autism spectrum disorders' (that is, plural)," Dr. Stephen W. ...
Jan 27
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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On an average day we have around 50,000 thoughts and 12,000 internal conversations. A busy mind can be detrimental to your happiness. It leads to clutter, mistakes being made and opportunities being lost, not to mention stressed individuals with a ...
Jan 27
Categories: Happiness, Mindfulness
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An international research team led by scientists at McGill University has found that excessive salt intake "reprograms" the brain, interfering with a natural safety mechanism that normally prevents the body’s arterial blood pressure from rising.
Jan 26
Categories: Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Could there be a ‘dimmer switch’ for depression?
Jan 26
Categories: Depression
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The effects of a stressful early childhood on critical biological processes.
Jan 26
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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When you are faced with the small things, rather than ignoring them, ask yourself these questions. (Make sure you aren’t judging or analyzing your answers. Just notice what floats up as you pay attention. This may take 10 minutes or days!)
Jan 24
Categories: Other, Self-Confidence
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Babies of parents who completed lessons on whow to work with their infants were moderately more engaged with other people and showed more social behaviors
Jan 24
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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Study in Nature May Lead to New Therapies for PTSD, Phobias and Anxieties
Jan 23
Categories: Anxiety, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / ...
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