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.
Virtual Reality Helps Addicts Prepare for Cravings
April 29, 2008 11:33 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Can resisting temptation in the virtual world help addicts say no in reality? University of Houston Associate Professor of Social Work Patrick Bordnick is has alcohol-dependent individuals donning virtual reality helmets to answer this question. So far, the answer appears...
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Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Depression
April 25, 2008 10:39 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Smokers are far more likely to suffer from depression than non-smokers shows new research from Spain's University of Navarra and University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria and the Harvard School of Public Health. For six years, researchers studied 8,556...
Continue reading "Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Depression"
One in Five Teens Smokes
April 23, 2008 5:08 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A new survey of teenagers by German researchers show that one in five teens and preteens smokes cigarettes. The study examined more than 7000 adolescents and their parents. Results showed that 20.5 percent of boys and 20.3 percent of girls...
Continue reading "One in Five Teens Smokes"
Child Neglect Leads to Aggression
April 15, 2008 10:20 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Child neglect may have as harmful an impact on development as child abuse, according to a report issued in the current edition of Pediatrics. More than 1300 children were monitored for the study. All were known to have suffered previous...
Continue reading "Child Neglect Leads to Aggression"
History of Depression Increases Alzheimer's Risk
April 14, 2008 11:37 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Individuals who have suffered depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life than those who have not, according to a study published in the current edition of Neurology. The study examined 486 people between the ages of...
Continue reading "History of Depression Increases Alzheimer's Risk"
Sad People Willing to Spend More Money
April 10, 2008 9:47 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Feeling glum drives spending for a specific type of individual, shows research by social psychologists at Harvard and Carnegie Mellon Universities. For their study, "Misery is not Miserly: Sad and Self-Focused Individuals Spend More," 33 test subjects were randomly assigned...
Continue reading "Sad People Willing to Spend More Money"
Teens with TVs Engage in Unhealthy Habits
April 9, 2008 10:14 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
It may come as no surprise that teenagers with televisions in their rooms get less exercise than those without (1.8 hours per week versus 2.5 hours to be exact) but findings to be released in the May issue of Pediatrics...
Continue reading "Teens with TVs Engage in Unhealthy Habits"
1 in 50 Infants Abused, Often in First Week of Life
April 3, 2008 9:13 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
The first national study on non-fatal child abuse and neglect in infants shows that 91,278 children--about 2.3 percent of infants in the U.S.--were neglected or physically, sexually or emotionally abused before age one in 2006. Almost 40 percent of these...
Continue reading "1 in 50 Infants Abused, Often in First Week of Life"
Studies Link Insomnia to Depression in Young and Old
April 1, 2008 9:49 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Two studies appearing in this month's edition of the journal SLEEP provide new insight into the relationship between insomnia and depression. The first study followed 591 young adults for 20 years. Results showed that the prevalence and severity of insomnia...
Continue reading "Studies Link Insomnia to Depression in Young and Old"
Waist Measurement Linked to Alzheimer's
March 27, 2008 4:34 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A spare tire in your forties can lead to a loose screw in your seventies, shows a new study. A new study of 6,583 people age 40 to 45 has found that those with the largest waist circumferences were almost...
Continue reading "Waist Measurement Linked to Alzheimer's"
April 29, 2008 11:33 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Can resisting temptation in the virtual world help addicts say no in reality? University of Houston Associate Professor of Social Work Patrick Bordnick is has alcohol-dependent individuals donning virtual reality helmets to answer this question. So far, the answer appears...
Continue reading "Virtual Reality Helps Addicts Prepare for Cravings"
Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Depression
April 25, 2008 10:39 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Smokers are far more likely to suffer from depression than non-smokers shows new research from Spain's University of Navarra and University of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria and the Harvard School of Public Health. For six years, researchers studied 8,556...
Continue reading "Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Depression"
One in Five Teens Smokes
April 23, 2008 5:08 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A new survey of teenagers by German researchers show that one in five teens and preteens smokes cigarettes. The study examined more than 7000 adolescents and their parents. Results showed that 20.5 percent of boys and 20.3 percent of girls...
Continue reading "One in Five Teens Smokes"
Child Neglect Leads to Aggression
April 15, 2008 10:20 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Child neglect may have as harmful an impact on development as child abuse, according to a report issued in the current edition of Pediatrics. More than 1300 children were monitored for the study. All were known to have suffered previous...
Continue reading "Child Neglect Leads to Aggression"
History of Depression Increases Alzheimer's Risk
April 14, 2008 11:37 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Individuals who have suffered depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in life than those who have not, according to a study published in the current edition of Neurology. The study examined 486 people between the ages of...
Continue reading "History of Depression Increases Alzheimer's Risk"
Sad People Willing to Spend More Money
April 10, 2008 9:47 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Feeling glum drives spending for a specific type of individual, shows research by social psychologists at Harvard and Carnegie Mellon Universities. For their study, "Misery is not Miserly: Sad and Self-Focused Individuals Spend More," 33 test subjects were randomly assigned...
Continue reading "Sad People Willing to Spend More Money"
Teens with TVs Engage in Unhealthy Habits
April 9, 2008 10:14 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
It may come as no surprise that teenagers with televisions in their rooms get less exercise than those without (1.8 hours per week versus 2.5 hours to be exact) but findings to be released in the May issue of Pediatrics...
Continue reading "Teens with TVs Engage in Unhealthy Habits"
1 in 50 Infants Abused, Often in First Week of Life
April 3, 2008 9:13 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
The first national study on non-fatal child abuse and neglect in infants shows that 91,278 children--about 2.3 percent of infants in the U.S.--were neglected or physically, sexually or emotionally abused before age one in 2006. Almost 40 percent of these...
Continue reading "1 in 50 Infants Abused, Often in First Week of Life"
Studies Link Insomnia to Depression in Young and Old
April 1, 2008 9:49 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Two studies appearing in this month's edition of the journal SLEEP provide new insight into the relationship between insomnia and depression. The first study followed 591 young adults for 20 years. Results showed that the prevalence and severity of insomnia...
Continue reading "Studies Link Insomnia to Depression in Young and Old"
Waist Measurement Linked to Alzheimer's
March 27, 2008 4:34 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A spare tire in your forties can lead to a loose screw in your seventies, shows a new study. A new study of 6,583 people age 40 to 45 has found that those with the largest waist circumferences were almost...
Continue reading "Waist Measurement Linked to Alzheimer's"
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