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.
Background Television May Impair Attention In Young Children
July 16, 2008 12:30 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A new study published in the journal Child Development shows homes with a T.V. always on may harm a young child's ability to focus--even if they're not actually watching it. Fifty one-, two- and three-year-olds were studied for one hour...
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Gestures May Reveal Innate Linguistic Structure
July 3, 2008 10:24 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
An English speaker kicks a ball, but a Turkish speaker ball kicks--at least if you're following the grammatical order of his or her language. However, a new study shows that without words, speakers of these two language order things in...
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ADHD: An Evolutionary Advantage?
July 2, 2008 11:50 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
In today's society, impulsivity and continuous need for novelty are traits likely to be associated with little more than job loss. However, in other eras of human existence, such traits might have been an individual's key to survival: Research published...
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Oxytocin To Treat Shyness
June 24, 2008 5:19 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Oxytocin, the hormone and neurotransmitter best known for its role in bonding between mothers and infants, may now be used to treat shyness. Research from the U.S. and Switzerland has shown that taking a small dose of oxytocin before social...
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Overtime Linked to Depression and Anxiety
June 20, 2008 12:31 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway compared 1350 individuals who work 41 to 100 hours per week with 9092 workers who worked 40 hours per week or less using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (PDF). They found...
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Mothers Shape Fathers' Role in Parenting
June 13, 2008 12:31 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Studies show that the earlier fathers become involved with their children, the better chance kids have of doing well in school and being socially adept. But what determines fatherly involvement? New research suggests a mother's response to her partner's parenting...
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Debt Stress Increases Physical Health Problems
June 10, 2008 12:07 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
It's no secret that bills can stress us out. But being in debt can also lead to a substantially increased risk of digestive tract issues, depression, migraines and even heart attack, shows a new poll of more than 1000 Americans....
Continue reading "Debt Stress Increases Physical Health Problems"
Bottling Up Feelings May Help with Trauma
June 2, 2008 10:19 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
"Letting it all out" may not always be the best course for dealing with trauma. A new study on 3000 people affected by the events of 9/11 by University of Buffalo researchers shows that people who were not initially communicative...
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Regular Cannabis Use Doubles Schizophrenia Risk
May 21, 2008 3:24 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
As many as one in seven cases of schizophrenia may be triggered by cannabis use, suggests new Australian research. The study, published in the current Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, finds that the drug causes an excess production...
Continue reading "Regular Cannabis Use Doubles Schizophrenia Risk"
Psychosis, Drug Addiction Common Among Female Sexual Offenders
May 19, 2008 2:13 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A Swedish study of sex offenders shows that women who commit sexual crimes are highly likely to have experienced psychiatric illness or substance addiction. Studying 93 women convicted for sexual offenses, researchers at the Karolinska Institutes's Centre for Violence Prevention...
Continue reading "Psychosis, Drug Addiction Common Among Female Sexual Offenders"
July 16, 2008 12:30 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A new study published in the journal Child Development shows homes with a T.V. always on may harm a young child's ability to focus--even if they're not actually watching it. Fifty one-, two- and three-year-olds were studied for one hour...
Continue reading "Background Television May Impair Attention In Young Children"
Gestures May Reveal Innate Linguistic Structure
July 3, 2008 10:24 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
An English speaker kicks a ball, but a Turkish speaker ball kicks--at least if you're following the grammatical order of his or her language. However, a new study shows that without words, speakers of these two language order things in...
Continue reading "Gestures May Reveal Innate Linguistic Structure"
ADHD: An Evolutionary Advantage?
July 2, 2008 11:50 AM
Posted by Therapist Finder
In today's society, impulsivity and continuous need for novelty are traits likely to be associated with little more than job loss. However, in other eras of human existence, such traits might have been an individual's key to survival: Research published...
Continue reading "ADHD: An Evolutionary Advantage?"
Oxytocin To Treat Shyness
June 24, 2008 5:19 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Oxytocin, the hormone and neurotransmitter best known for its role in bonding between mothers and infants, may now be used to treat shyness. Research from the U.S. and Switzerland has shown that taking a small dose of oxytocin before social...
Continue reading "Oxytocin To Treat Shyness"
Overtime Linked to Depression and Anxiety
June 20, 2008 12:31 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway compared 1350 individuals who work 41 to 100 hours per week with 9092 workers who worked 40 hours per week or less using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (PDF). They found...
Continue reading "Overtime Linked to Depression and Anxiety"
Mothers Shape Fathers' Role in Parenting
June 13, 2008 12:31 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
Studies show that the earlier fathers become involved with their children, the better chance kids have of doing well in school and being socially adept. But what determines fatherly involvement? New research suggests a mother's response to her partner's parenting...
Continue reading "Mothers Shape Fathers' Role in Parenting"
Debt Stress Increases Physical Health Problems
June 10, 2008 12:07 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
It's no secret that bills can stress us out. But being in debt can also lead to a substantially increased risk of digestive tract issues, depression, migraines and even heart attack, shows a new poll of more than 1000 Americans....
Continue reading "Debt Stress Increases Physical Health Problems"
Bottling Up Feelings May Help with Trauma
June 2, 2008 10:19 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
"Letting it all out" may not always be the best course for dealing with trauma. A new study on 3000 people affected by the events of 9/11 by University of Buffalo researchers shows that people who were not initially communicative...
Continue reading "Bottling Up Feelings May Help with Trauma"
Regular Cannabis Use Doubles Schizophrenia Risk
May 21, 2008 3:24 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
As many as one in seven cases of schizophrenia may be triggered by cannabis use, suggests new Australian research. The study, published in the current Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, finds that the drug causes an excess production...
Continue reading "Regular Cannabis Use Doubles Schizophrenia Risk"
Psychosis, Drug Addiction Common Among Female Sexual Offenders
May 19, 2008 2:13 PM
Posted by Therapist Finder
A Swedish study of sex offenders shows that women who commit sexual crimes are highly likely to have experienced psychiatric illness or substance addiction. Studying 93 women convicted for sexual offenses, researchers at the Karolinska Institutes's Centre for Violence Prevention...
Continue reading "Psychosis, Drug Addiction Common Among Female Sexual Offenders"
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