Psychology News and Research Briefs
Brief summaries of the latest news related to mental health and mental illness, as well as brief abstracts of the latest research in anxiety, depression, ADHD, learning disabilities, and more.
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Why Are Youngest Students 50 Percent More Likely To Be Diagnosed With ADHD? Are students being wrongly diagnosed with ADHD? A new study finds that children born the day before the cut-off date are 50 percent more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than students born the day after. Continue reading Why Are Youngest Students 50 Percent More Likely To Be Diagnosed With ADHD?
Researchers Accurately Predict Terrorist Attacks By Reading Brain Waves Northwestern University researchers may have developed a way to predict terrorist activity by detect involuntary, "guilty brain waves" in brain scans. Continue reading Researchers Accurately Predict Terrorist Attacks By Reading Brain Waves
Will the New DSM Label Grief as Depression? Individuals suffering from major depression often experience a loss of appetite, irregular sleep, fatigue and a loss of interest in activities. So do people who have recently experienced the death of a loved one. So where do mental health professionals distinguish between the normal effects of grief and grief that has triggered severe depression? NPR's Alix Spiegal reports this week that a small change in the forthcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will have a significant impact on where this line is drawn and how these symptoms are treated. Continue reading Will the New DSM Label Grief as Depression?
Thinking About God Calms Theist Brain Waves, Distresses Atheists' Researchers have found that thinking religious thoughts causes disparate changes in the brain waves of both believers and non-believers. Continue reading Thinking About God Calms Theist Brain Waves, Distresses Atheists'
Thoughts on Happiness & Having Kids A study shows having children doesn't make parents happier. But is being happy all that matters? Continue reading Thoughts on Happiness & Having Kids
Social Relationships Key To Long Life The size of your social network may play a key role in determining how long you'll live shows a meta-analysis published in the journal PLoS Medicine this week. Researchers combined the results of 148 studies spanning four continents and covering mortality and social relationships. They found a "50% increased likelihood of survival for participants with stronger social relationships." Continue reading Social Relationships Key To Long Life
Perfectionist Moms At Risk For Postpartum Depression In the first study examining the link between perfectionism and post-partum depression (PPD), researchers have discovered that women who try hard to be perfect face an increased risk for depression following the birth of a child. Those with "socially prescribed perfectionism," perfectionism motivated by the idea that other people expected them to be perfect, were especially susceptible to PPD. Continue reading Perfectionist Moms At Risk For Postpartum Depression
In Politics, Facts Fail To Change Minds Challenging political beliefs with factual statements rarely causes people to change their minds--and may even cause them to become more confident in misinformation. Continue reading In Politics, Facts Fail To Change Minds
Most Psych Research Totally WEIRD Chances are if you're reading this, you're WEIRD. That is, an individual from one of the Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic populations that make up a whopping 96 percent of social science research subjects. Continue reading Most Psych Research Totally WEIRD
Twitter Triggers Bonding Hormone Using sites like Facebook and Twitter may lead to an increase in the hormone responsible for human bonding, suggests new research. Continue reading Twitter Triggers Bonding Hormone |
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