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Doctors Fail to Treat Nearly Two-Thirds of Depressed Pregnant Women Research at the University of Michigan Depression Center recently published in General Hospital Psychiatry has found that the "majority of pregnant women who have full-blown major depression aren't getting any treatment for the condition, and neither are mo... Continue reading Doctors Fail to Treat Nearly Two-Thirds of Depressed Pregnant Women
Men Equally Likely as Women to Be Compulsive Buyers A study to be published in the October issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry shows that men are nearly as likely to suffer from compulsive buying disorder as women. Continue reading Men Equally Likely as Women to Be Compulsive Buyers
Cohabitation Lessens Bulimia Symptoms A five-year study of Norwegian teenagers living with bulimia has shown that binging and purging tended to wane once young women moved in with a partner or were married. Cohabitation did not improve their feelings about body image or prevent them from taking... Continue reading Cohabitation Lessens Bulimia Symptoms
Mental Illness May Keep Pregnant Women Smoking A study of 744 low-income women published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that women who continue to smoke during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorde... Continue reading Mental Illness May Keep Pregnant Women Smoking
Migraine-Depression Link Reported A survey of more than a thousand female headache sufferers shows that women who suffer from migraine symptoms and severe related symptoms have a 32-fold increase for depression. Women who experienced chronic headaches (15 or more per month) were furthermor... Continue reading Migraine-Depression Link Reported
The Demographics of Binge-Drinking Education and gender affects how likely a person is to binge drink at various times throughout their life, a study of 11,500 Brits born in the same week of 1958 reveals. For males, less education was tied to a tendency to binge-drink in their twenties, wit... Continue reading The Demographics of Binge-Drinking
Survey Shows Binge Eating Most Prevalent Eating Disorder A new study by Harvard psychiatrists aims at highlighting eating disorders as a top public health concern in America. The study, published in the February 1, 2007 issue of Biological Psychiatry, is the first to provide concrete figures on the prevalence of ... Continue reading Survey Shows Binge Eating Most Prevalent Eating Disorder
Do Angry Women Have Genetics to Blame? Why are some women angrier than others? It may all be in the genes, says a new study by University of Pittsburgh researchers. Prior studies have shown increased serotonin production to be associated with aggression and anger in humans and animals. In this ... Continue reading Do Angry Women Have Genetics to Blame?
Women Of All Sizes Feel Bad About Their Bodies After Viewing Models We're all familiar with the studies that show heavier women feel worse after seeing images of the "thin-ideal" women portrayed on television and in magazines. However, a new study published in this month's Sex Roles: A Journal of Research shows that even w... Continue reading Women Of All Sizes Feel Bad About Their Bodies After Viewing Models
War Study Sheds Light On Stress and Gender A study on citizens who lived through the Croation war may shed light on differences on how men and women respond to stress and uncertainty. University of Michigan researchers analyzed data on Croatian male and female civilians collected between 1998 and 2... Continue reading War Study Sheds Light On Stress and Gender
Suicide Rates Highest Among Young Asian-American Women CNN reports that suicide is the second leading cause of death among Asian-American women age 15 to 24 and these women have the highest suicide rate of any demographic. As early as fifth grade, these young women show the highest rates of depression and suici... Continue reading Suicide Rates Highest Among Young Asian-American Women
Girl Talk Leads To Anxiety And Depression It seems the normally calming effect of expressing your troubles may not kick in if you're a teenage girl who spends a lot of time discussing them. University of Missouri associate professor of psychological sciences Amanda Rose reports that 'co-rumination... Continue reading Girl Talk Leads To Anxiety And Depression
Big Girls Don't...Go To College? Obese girls are half as likely to attend college as their thinner peers, shows a new study appearing in Sociology of Education. They are also more likely to consider killing themselves and to try drugs or alcohol. Analyzing data on almost 11,000 adolescent... Continue reading Big Girls Don't...Go To College?
Work-Family Conflict May Trigger PTSD in Female Soldiers While combat exposure is a recognized trigger for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), new research shows work-family conflicts are also a significant predictor of PTSD in female military personnel. Researchers at the University of Michigan Institute for... Continue reading Work-Family Conflict May Trigger PTSD in Female Soldiers
PsychBriefs: September 16-22, 2007 Stressed Women More Likely to Birth Girls A study of 6000 infants and mothers shows that pregnant women with high stress levels are five percent more likely to have girls than relaxed mothers. Researchers suggest that high levels of stress hormones may make... Continue reading PsychBriefs: September 16-22, 2007
Report Rates Depression Risk by Occupation Is your job bringing you down? The problem could be the field you work in, shows a new report from the the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on depression in working adults by occupational field. Continue reading Report Rates Depression Risk by Occupation
Depression Most Persistent in Older Women Older women are more likely to become depressed than older men and more likely to stay that way, shows a study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. The study monitored 754 seniors age 70 and older from 1998 to 2005 for seven years. Subjects complete... Continue reading Depression Most Persistent in Older Women
PsychBriefs: March 16-22, 2008 Attractive women want it all While the qualities men look for in potential mates vary little with their own attractiveness, women calibrate their wants based on their own desirability. Continue reading PsychBriefs: March 16-22, 2008
Psychosis, Drug Addiction Common Among Female Sexual Offenders A Swedish study of sex offenders shows that women who commit sexual crimes are highly likely to have experienced psychiatric illness or substance addiction. Continue reading Psychosis, Drug Addiction Common Among Female Sexual Offenders
Why Women Start Life Happier, But End Up Less Content Research to be published in the Journal of Happiness Studies shows that American women have the advantage over their male counterparts when it comes to happiness early in life and share similar goals when it comes to finances and family. Continue reading Why Women Start Life Happier, But End Up Less Content |
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