A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that adolescents with major depression who performed a computer-based task designed to shift attention from sad to neutral to positive word associations showed reductions in negative ...
Date Posted: February 26, 2016
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Depression, Teenage Issues
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Couples can tend to be more alike in some characteristics than might otherwise be expected by chance. Some literature suggests this so-called "marital resemblance" may be present for a range of psychiatric features.
Feb 26
Categories: Couple Counseling, Marital Counseling, Relationships & Marriage
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A new study identifies genome variants and pathways that contribute to composing and arranging in musically trained individuals.
Feb 26
Categories: Academic Issues, Other
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People who fear spiders tend to perceive these creepy-crawlies as larger than they actually are, a new study finds.
Feb 25
Categories: Phobias
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Cognitive behavioral therapy and second-generation antidepressants are equally effective as treatments for major depression, according to new, evidence-based clinical guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Feb 25
Categories: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Health / Illness / Medical ...
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The risk of developing dementia is decreasing for people with at least a high school education, according to an important new study that suggests that changes in lifestyle and improvements in physical health can help prevent or delay cognitive ...
Feb 25
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia
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Do graphic warning labels on cigarette packets really help smokers consider the health risks? Yes, according to the results of a new study, which found that such images prompt activity in areas of the brain associated with decision-making, emotion ...
Feb 24
Categories: Addictions, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Other, Smoking ...
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Financial worries? You're not alone. Around 72% of us feel stressed about money at some point in our lives. And according to new research, such stress may be causing us physical pain.
Feb 24
Categories: Compulsive Spending / Shopping, Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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A newly discovered human gene mutation appears to contribute both to unusual sleep patterns and to heightened rates of seasonal depression.
Feb 24
Categories: Depression, Sleep Disorders
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Our brains prioritize rewarding memories over others, and reinforce them by replaying them when we are at rest, according to new research from the University of California, Davis, Center for Neuroscience, published Feb. 11 in the journal Neuron.
Feb 23
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People prescribed anti-depressants should be aware they could be at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, say UK researchers.
Feb 22
Categories: Depression, Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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In girls, eating disorders are often linked with a mood disorder, but that’s not the case with eating disorders in boys, according to a new study.
Feb 22
Categories: Eating Disorders
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As shallow as it may be, most of us probably have the sneaking suspicion that we would be happier if we had more attractive facial features and a lither, more athletic body. We fork out cash on cosmetics, gym memberships and plastic surgery thanks ...
Feb 20
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Doubt, Self-Esteem, Self-Love
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Why does sleeping on it help? This is the question tackled by new research at the University of Bristol, which reveals how brain activity during sleep sorts through the huge number of experiences we encounter every day, filing only the important ...
Feb 20
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Swimming great Ian Thorpe has revealed he has battled mental health issues since his teenage years as he opened up about his struggle with depression.
Feb 19
Categories: Depression
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of highly inheritable behavioural disorders that pose major personal and public health concerns. Patients with ASDs have mild to severe communication difficulties, repetitive behaviour and social ...
Feb 18
Categories: Asperger's Syndrome, Autism spectrum disorders
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