"Why do men die earlier than women?" wondered Diana Sanchez, associate professor of psychology, from Rutgers University in New Jersey. "Men can expect to die 5 years earlier than women, and physiological differences don't explain that difference."
Date Posted: March 30, 2016
Categories: Men's Issues
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Homeless youth with pets are less likely to engage in potentially harmful behavior, more likely to open up to veterinarians about their personal challenges and generally less depressed.
Mar 29
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues
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Many people believe a glass of wine with dinner will help them live longer and healthier -- but the scientific evidence is shaky at best, according to a new research analysis.
Mar 29
Categories: Addictions, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Health Psychology
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Exercise in older people is associated with a slower rate of decline in thinking skills that occurs with aging.
Mar 29
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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For heavier individuals, the anticipation of rejection drives down self-esteem and ratchets up stress, say psychologists.
Mar 28
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
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Overweight and obese adults who are losing weight with a high-protein diet are more likely to sleep better, according to new research.
Mar 28
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Core symptoms of anorexia nervosa, including the urge to restrict food intake and feeling fat, are reduced after just one session of a noninvasive brain stimulation technique, according new research.
Mar 28
Categories: Eating Disorders
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The more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed, according to new research.
Mar 26
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Depression
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To believe in a supernatural god or universal spirit, people appear to suppress the brain network used for analytical thinking and engage the empathetic network. When thinking analytically about the physical world, people appear to do the opposite.
Mar 26
Categories: Other, Religious Issues
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Depression will be a major mental health illness Malaysians will suffer from by 2020.
Malaysian Psychiatric Association president Prof Dr Nor Zuraida Zainal said this was because more people are expected to experience increased stress due to work ...
Mar 24
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Stress Management
GOThe government will summon psychiatrist Fidiansjah for his recent controversial remarks on LGBT people, in which he labeled homosexuality and bisexuality mental disorders.
Mar 24
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues, Mental ...
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About 41 percent of young transgender women had one or more mental health or substance dependence diagnoses.
Mar 23
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
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Integrating motivational interviewing techniques into the commonly practiced cognitive behavioral therapy might be more helpful.
Mar 23
Categories: Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Psychologists are looking at how breast feeding, oxytocin and face-to-face interactions between a mother and her baby are impacted by depression and the mother's oxytocin levels.
Mar 23
Categories: Depression, Parenting
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Refugees face a substantially higher risk of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, compared to non-refugee migrants from the same regions of origin, finds a new study.
Mar 23
Categories: Other, Schizophrenia
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A possible correlation between the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and increasing academic demands on young children has been identified by researchers.
Mar 22
Categories: Academic Issues, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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