Relatives of Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight should return home to start the recovery process, mental health experts say. Such a prolonged period disconnected from friends and family was having an adverse effect on their well-being and keeping them locked in the ...
Date Posted: April 5, 2014
Categories: Grief, Loss, Bereavement
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Games like Flappy Bird and Candy Crush have helped many of us de-stress during long waits at the doctor's office and crowded Metro rides. But what if an app could actually help with mental health?
Researchers from Hunter College and the City ...
Apr 5
Categories: Anxiety
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Researchers at The Ohio State University have found a way for computers to recognize 21 distinct facial expressions - even expressions for complex or seemingly contradictory emotions such as "happily disgusted" or "sadly angry."
Apr 4
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Research studies have shown that people will say "yes" to a request simply because saying "no" makes them even more uncomfortable. Elizabeth Bernstein has tips for saying "no" better, and guest Leslie Romson Brown shares her story.
Apr 4
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WHENEVER Abraham Lincoln felt the urge to tell someone off, he would compose what he called a “hot letter.” He’d pile all of his anger into a note, “put it aside until his emotions cooled down,” Doris Kearns Goodwin once explained on NPR, ...
Apr 3
Categories: Anger Management
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The ability to stay positive when times get tough - and, conversely, of being negative - may be hardwired in the brain, finds new research led by a Michigan State University psychologist.
Apr 3
Categories: Positive Psychology
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It's an accusation often fired at psychologists at parties: 'I bet you can tell what I'm thinking'. Now psychologists, much to their own surprise, have found scientific evidence that this might actually be the case.
Apr 3
Categories: Mental Health Professions
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One man says he works 72 hours a week because everyone else at his office does; he’s thinking about cutting back on sleep so he can be more productive. A woman says the last time she had a moment for herself was when she went for her annual ...
Apr 2
Categories: Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
GOThe number of US children with autism spectrum disorder has soared approximately 30% in the past 2 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Apr 2
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders
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Violent video games really do boost aggressive behavior in children, according to a new study.
Even after accounting for parental involvement, gender, age and other factors, psychologists at Iowa State University, Ames, linked habitually playing ...
Apr 1
Categories: Aggression & Violence, Child Development
GOMillions of people around the world live with depression. Many of these individuals and their families are afraid to talk about ...
Apr 1
Categories: Depression
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The ability to manage our emotions and exert self-control is considered one of the cornerstones of emotional intelligence and a key predictor of personal and professional success. Yet, it doesn’t take a marshmallow test to figure out that most of ...
Mar 31
Categories: Control Issues
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This week, a research team led by Associate Professor Grigori Enikolopov of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reports online in the journal PlOS One the results of experiments designed to assess the impacts of social stress upon adolescent mice, ...
Mar 31
Categories: Aggression & Violence, Anxiety, Child Development, Stress ...
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Coroners in London are preparing to investigate two apparent suicides as unexpected deaths by finance workers around the world have raised concerns about mental health and stress levels in the industry.
The inquest into the death of William ...
Mar 31
Categories: Stress Management, Suicide Prevention
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New research published by The Cabinet Office in the UK has revealed that being a member of the clergy is associated with the highest levels of life satisfaction.
Mar 29
Categories: Happiness
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Not all children benefit from medication, some experience intolerable side effects, and many continue to struggle despite the benefits provided by medication.
Behavior therapy can be difficult for parents to ...
Mar 28
Categories: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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