PsychBriefs: January 13-19, 2008 - January 19, 2008
Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Bisexuality more than a phase A ten-year study of 79 non-heterosexual women shows that bisexuality in women should not be viewed...
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"PsychBriefs: January 13-19, 2008"
PsychBriefs: October 21-27, 2007 - October 26, 2007
Scientists Identify Drug-Craving Region of Brain Chilean researchers have identified a region of the brain called the insular cortex, or insula, as being central to amphetamine addiction in rats. This region of the brain was found to be tied not...
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"PsychBriefs: October 21-27, 2007"
PsychBriefs: September 30-October 6, 2007 - October 5, 2007
More Evidence for Influence of Cinematic Smoking A study of 1,528 adults age 18 to 25 highlights the impact of on-screen smoking on young adults. Comparing subjects' exposure to smoking in films over the past 30 days to rates of...
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"PsychBriefs: September 30-October 6, 2007"
Increased Gay Suicide Risk Linked to Harassment - September 26, 2007
Past studies have identified being gay as a risk factor for suicide among adolescents and young adults, increasing an individual's risk of attempting suicide by as much as 400 percent. New research on undergraduates at the University of Washington, however,...
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"Increased Gay Suicide Risk Linked to Harassment"
Gay Men (And Women) Vulnerable to Eating Disorders - April 13, 2007
Comedian Margaret Cho once joked that when it came to eating disorders, gay men took them far more seriously than women. A population-based study released today by Columbia University reveals the truth behind the (dark) humor. The survey of 516...
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"Gay Men (And Women) Vulnerable to Eating Disorders"
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