Psychology & Psychiatry

Male Smoking Leads To Faster Cognitive Decline

Findings of a report published Online First in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals shows that men who smoke seem to be linked with a more rapid cognitive decline. According to background information, smoking is more and more renown as a risk factor for dementia in the elderly...

Depression Often Leads To Difficulties With Peers In Middle Childhood

Children who have difficult relationships with their peers can experience more psychological dysfunction, such as depression...

Facebook Use Affects Mood Differently To Stress And Relaxation

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 9, 2012 - 18:00
Researchers measured people's physical and psychological responses while they used Facebook, performed a stressful task, or just relaxed, and found each of these activities appears to have a different effect on mood and arousal. Dr...

Facebook Use Elevates Mood

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 9, 2012 - 09:00
People visit social networking sites such as Facebook for many reasons, including the positive emotional experience that people enjoy and want to repeat, according to an article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.. The article is available free online...

Child Sex Abuse Victims Blamed More By Parents If Perpetrator Is Another Youth

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 9, 2012 - 09:00
Parents are much more likely to blame and doubt their children when their child has been sexually abused by another adolescent instead of an adult, according to new research from the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire...

The Health Impacts Of Comparing Yourself To Others

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 9, 2012 - 08:00
Comparing yourself to others with the same health problem can influence your physical and emotional health, according to researchers who conducted a qualitative synthesis of over 30 studies focusing on the relationship between social comparisons and health...

New Study: The Dark Path To Antisocial Personality Disorder

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 9, 2012 - 08:00
With no lab tests to guide the clinician, psychiatric diagnostics is challenging and controversial...

Football Withdrawal Coping Tips

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 8, 2012 - 18:00
Millions of football fans will experience withdrawal symptoms now that the Super Bowl and football season is over. When an individual experiences pleasurable activity, such as watching a football game, dopamine is released in the nucleus accumbens region of the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (brain chemical) related to the brain's pleasure centers...

Association Between Mild Cognitive Impairment, Disability And Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 8, 2012 - 09:00
In low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment - an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly forgetful, and dementia, which may or may not progress - is consistently associated with higher disability and with neuropsychiatric symptoms but not with most socio-demographic factors, according to a large study publishe...

Too Much Emphasis On Time And Money Affects Happiness

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 8, 2012 - 08:00
What does "free time" mean to you? When you're not at work, do you pass the time -- or spend it? The difference may impact how happy you are. A new study shows people who put a price on their time are more likely to feel impatient when they're not using it to earn money. And that hurts their ability to derive happiness during leisure activities...

The Best Medicine For A Stressed Worker

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 8, 2012 - 08:00
A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. But when the individual's supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, the employee is more likely to recover without needing to take that extra afternoon or day off...

Working Memory And The Brain

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 8, 2012 - 08:00
Researchers have long known that specific parts of the brain activate when people view particular images. For example, a region called the fusiform face area turns on when the eyes glance at faces, and another region called the parahippocampal place area does the same when a person looks at scenes or buildings...

Spanking Undermines A Child's Long-Term Development

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 7, 2012 - 18:00
Spanking children may harm their long-term development, making them more aggressive towards their peers, siblings, parents, as well as spouses later in life, researchers from the University of Manitoba and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, report in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Their study tracked children for two decades...

Online Dating Falls Short, But Offers Some Benefits

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 7, 2012 - 15:00
Online dating has become a billion dollar industry and is today a common way for people to meet potential mates - however, a new report written by researchers from Northwestern University and published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest has said that online dating websites fall short of their potential, make several phony claims, but do offer some benefits...

Preventing Obesity Through Positive Parenting During Early Childhood

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 7, 2012 - 09:00
Programs that support parents during their child's early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online issue of Pediatrics. Today, one out of five American children is obese. Young children who are overweight are five times more likely than their peers of normal weight to be obese by adolescence...

Mild Alzheimer's Might In Fact Be Mild Cognitive Impairment

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 7, 2012 - 03:00
New revised criteria could mean that a considerable number of patients currently diagnosed with mild or very mild Alzheimer's, might in fact be reclassified as having MCI (mild cognitive impairment), John C. Morris, M.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, wrote in Archives of Neurology...

Mild Alzheimer's Might In Fact Be Mild Cognitive Impairment

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 7, 2012 - 03:00
New revised criteria could mean that a considerable number of patients currently diagnosed with mild or very mild Alzheimer's, might in fact be reclassified as having MCI (mild cognitive impairment), John C. Morris, M.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, wrote in Archives of Neurology...

Weight Management Programs For African-American Women Are More Successful If Held In A Church

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 6, 2012 - 09:00
As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find out that both location and level of experience may influence their success...

How To Boost The Power Of Pain Relief, Without Drugs

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 6, 2012 - 09:00
Placebos reduce pain by creating an expectation of relief. Distraction - say, doing a puzzle - relieves it by keeping the brain busy. But do they use the same brain processes? Neuromaging suggests they do. When applying a placebo, scientists see activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex...

Memory And Silence - A Complex Relationship

Pscyhology & Psychiatry News - Februarie 6, 2012 - 09:00
People who suffer a traumatic experience often don't talk about it, and many forget it over time. But not talking about something doesn't always mean you'll forget it; if you try to force yourself not to think about white bears, soon you'll be imagining polar bears doing the polka...
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