Previous research has revealed that mothers who respond quickly and warmly to their babies' cries have infants with better emotional development, compared with mothers who are less sensitive. Now, a new study suggests that moms with positive childhood caregiver experiences - or those who have come ...
Date Posted: September 11, 2014
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
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The same sex hormone that helps protect females from stroke may also reduce their risk of autism, scientists say.
Sep 11
Categories: Adult psychological development, Autism spectrum disorders
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Some people avoid risks at all costs, while others will put their wealth, health, and safety at risk without a thought. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that the volume of the parietal cortex in the brain could predict where people ...
Sep 11
Categories: Gambling Addiction
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Children show stronger food craving than adolescents and adults, but they are also able to use a cognitive strategy that reduces craving, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Sep 10
Categories: Addictions, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
GOA neuroimaging study is the first to show that white matter damage caused by severe obstructive sleep apnea can be reversed by continuous positive airway pressure therapy.
Sep 10
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Over 60 million Americans are thought to experience mental illness in a given year, and the impacts of mental illness are undoubtedly felt by millions more in the form of family members, friends, and coworkers. Despite the availability of effective ...
Sep 10
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
GOWhat makes people decide whether to persist or to give up on their goals in the face of setbacks? New research published online in the Cell Press journal Neuron reveals that when people perceive themselves as having control over the setbacks they ...
Sep 9
Categories: Adult psychological development, Happiness, Self-Confidence, ...
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A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that normal-weight nutrition and exercise counselors report feeling significantly more successful in getting their obese patients to lose weight than those ...
Sep 9
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
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The relationship between disordered sleep and emotional health is an intricate one, as each can influence the other for better and worse. Stress and worry, as well as mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety can interfere with sleep.
Sep 9
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Tests and assessments carried out at school are often seen as a way of predicting how well a child will do later on in life. However, new research from Professor Richard Cowan, Institute of Education (IOE), suggests that how well a child is doing at ...
Sep 8
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Teenage Issues
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Doing the housework or chatting with a work colleague over lunch are unlikely to be events you go out of your way to capture as a memory. But a new study suggests such everyday experiences that we overlook may bring us pleasure in the future.
Sep 8
Categories: Happiness
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Rutgers researchers find the ability to persist may depend on how the news is delivered.
Sep 6
Categories: Happiness, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Self-Love
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Insomnia is a disturbance that afflicts many people. Some new findings published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicate that a two week stay in a specialized hospital may help.
Sep 6
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Psychological support for heart patients is waning despite nearly half experiencing mental health problems after their heart event.
Sep 5
Categories: Adult psychological development, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mental ...
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Administering synthetic marijuana (cannabinoids) soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in rats, caused by the trauma and by trauma reminders.
Sep 5
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Post Traumatic Stress ...
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Women with severe mental illness are up to five times more likely than the general population to be victims of sexual assault and two to three times more likely to suffer domestic violence, reveals new research led by UCL and King's College London ...
Sep 5
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Mental Health in Asia, Post ...
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