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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Teens Under-Use Empathy Region of Brain Teenagers under-use the region of the brain involved in considering their own and other people's emotions according to a study presented at the BA Festival of Science at University College London. Continue reading Teens Under-Use Empathy Region of Brain
Depression Linked to Risky Sex Behavior in African-American Youth A new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School reveals that African American adolescents with symptoms of depression are more than four times likely to engage in risky sexual behavior. Continue reading Depression Linked to Risky Sex Behavior in African-American Youth
Hopkins Research Shows Chronic Depression Genetically Linked A study published in the American Journal of Psychology shows that chronic depression is more than twice as likely to occur in people whose close relatives developed chronic depression early in life. Continue reading Hopkins Research Shows Chronic Depression Genetically Linked
Gene Linked to Schizophrenia Susceptibility Scientists at UCLA have found that female infants possessing a specific immune gene closely resembling their mothers' are more susceptible to developing schizophrenia later in life. Continue reading Gene Linked to Schizophrenia Susceptibility
Depression-Resistant Mice May Hold Key to Human Happiness Researchers at McGill University and the University of Nice, France, have created a permanently happy breed of mouse. Continue reading Depression-Resistant Mice May Hold Key to Human Happiness
Attractiveness, Trustworthiness Gauged in Milliseconds A study by Princeton psychologists has found that judgments about attractiveness and character traits such as trustworthiness and competence are formed in just one-tenth of a second. Continue reading Attractiveness, Trustworthiness Gauged in Milliseconds
Eleven Percent of Girls Report Self-Harm In a survey of more than 6,000 15- and 16-year-old British students, researchers from the Universities of Bath and Oxford found that 11% of teenage girls and 3% of teenage boys had engaged in self-harm. Continue reading Eleven Percent of Girls Report Self-Harm
Teens At Risk With Both Main and Casual Sex Partners A study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School has showed that teens are more likely to use condoms with partners they perceive as "casual" than with a "main" or serious partner. However, the study also foun... Continue reading Teens At Risk With Both Main and Casual Sex Partners
Study Finds Nicotine Withdrawal Starts Within First Half-Hour A study published in Psychopharmacology has shown that increased nicotine cravings in smokers begin with in thirty minutes after smoking the last cigarette. The study divided 50 pack-a-day smokers into two groups, the first of which was allowed to smoke at... Continue reading Study Finds Nicotine Withdrawal Starts Within First Half-Hour
Employers Take New Interest in Employee Mental Health Many employers are increasing mental health services available to workers as new research reveals the costs of depression, anxiety, and other disorders--not to mention related litigation--can have on the bottom line: The number of firms with employee-assis... Continue reading Employers Take New Interest in Employee Mental Health |
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