Children with autism spectrum disorders who also have serious behavioral problems responded better to medication combined with training for their parents than to treatment with medication alone, Yale researchers and their colleagues report in the February issue of Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Date Posted: February 27, 2012
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You're at the newsagents on a Saturday afternoon about to buy ten pounds worth of lottery tickets, but your friend's look of alarm makes you think again - the risk of losing all that money for no gain, just isn't worth it. This ability for other ...
Feb 27
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For adolescents, Facebook and other social media have created an irresistible forum for online sharing and oversharing, so much so that endless mood-of-the-moment updates have inspired a snickering retort on T-shirts and posters: “Face your ...
Feb 25
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The more afraid a person is of a spider, the bigger that individual perceives the spider to be, new research suggests. In the context of a fear of spiders, this warped perception doesn't necessarily interfere with daily living. But for individuals ...
Feb 25
GORoutinely putting in extra hours at the office can put a strain on your social life. But can too much overtime cause depression? Scientists put the question to the test in a study of more than 2,000 white-collar workers. Previous research hinted ...
Feb 25
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New research finds circadian rhythms in our creativity. Do you feel at your most creative early or late in the day? Now psychological research is examining whether there's a best time of day for creativity, depending on the type of creativity and ...
Feb 24
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Probably the most persistent myth about ADHD is that it has become a catchall label for rowdy children, and one that’s a godsend for parents who are too lazy or incompetent to keep their kids under control. Yet there’s no reason to think that ...
Feb 24
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Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published by the American ...
Feb 24
GOThe ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the diseases of aging, according to a study by UCSF researchers. In a study of 50 women, ...
Feb 23
GOAn island-wide development screening programme to spot toddlers displaying signs of developmental problems and a network of pre-school teachers, family physicians and family service centres equipped with skills to detect and refer these children for ...
Feb 23
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For some older adults, the online video game World of Warcraft (WoW) may provide more than just an opportunity for escapist adventure. Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that playing WoW actually boosted cognitive ...
Feb 23
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Babies who are too young to speak can still forge friendships with each other and even make jokes, researchers have found. Tiny cameras strapped to a baby's head have revealed the world from an infant's point of view and offered scientists a unique ...
Feb 22
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Researchers have found that parents who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily.
The research is an important step in understanding the complex link between genetics and home environment. ...
Feb 22
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Could your character flaw be a psychiatric disorder? Considered one of the more controversial types of psychiatric disorders, personality disorders (PD) affect about 0.5 to 3 per cent of people worldwide.
Even among siblings, everyone has ...
Feb 22
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Biological research increasingly debunks the view of humanity as competitive, aggressive and brutish, a leading specialist in primate behavior told a major science conference.
"Humans have a lot of pro-social tendencies," Frans de Waal, a ...
Feb 21
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Researchers found 66 per cent of people are terrified of being without their phone, and the younger they are the more worried they are.
First identified in 2008, it would appear nomophobia - defined as 'the fear of being out of mobile phone ...
Feb 21
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