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Study Of Emotional Well-Being And It's Influence On Cancer Survival

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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that emotional well-being is not an independent factor affecting the prognosis of patients with head and neck cancers. This study appears in the December 1st issue of CANCER."The belief that a patient's psychological sta ...

read more Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that emotional well-being is not an independent factor affecting the prognosis of patients with head and neck cancers. This study appears in the December 1st issue of CANCER. read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Health Department Launches Poster Campaign In Schools And Clinics To Help Address High Rates Of Depression In Latinas

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
The Health Department announced the launch of a new awareness campaign to help de-stigmatize mental health problems and promote positive coping strategies among young Latinas, who suffer from depression at higher rates than other groups. This fall the Health Department began distributing posters ...

read more The Health Department announced the launch of a new awareness campaign to help de-stigmatize mental health problems and promote positive coping strategies among young Latinas, who suffer from depression at higher rates than other groups. This fall the Health Department began distributing posters read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Neural Link Between Sleep Loss And Psychiatric Disorders

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
It has long been assumed that sleep deprivation can play havoc with our emotions.This is notably apparent in soldiers in combat zones, medical residents and even new parents. Now there's a neurological basis for this theory, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley, and ...

read more It has long been assumed that sleep deprivation can play havoc with our emotions.This is notably apparent in soldiers in combat zones, medical residents and even new parents. Now there's a neurological basis for this theory, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley, and read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Psychological And Social Support Needed For Cancer Patients

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Cancer therapies save and prolong many lives, but they and the tumors they target also can exact a debilitating toll on patients' mental and emotional state and cause health problems that typically are not dealt with during oncology treatment. [click link for full article] ...

read more Cancer therapies save and prolong many lives, but they and the tumors they target also can exact a debilitating toll on patients' mental and emotional state and cause health problems that typically are not dealt with during oncology treatment. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Sleep Problems Strongly Linked To Psychiatric Disorders

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
If you do not get enough sleep your chances of developing a psychiatric disorder are much greater, say researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California at Berkeley. Brain scans revealed that the sleep-deprived brain becomes tired and abnormally emotional. You can read a ...

read more If you do not get enough sleep your chances of developing a psychiatric disorder are much greater, say researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California at Berkeley. Brain scans revealed that the sleep-deprived brain becomes tired and abnormally emotional. You can read a read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Results Of Preliminary Study On Sexual Offenders With Intellectual Disability

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Our study "Sexual knowledge and attitudes of men with intellectual disability who sexually offend," published in Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability in June 2007 did not find that sex education made sexual offenders with an intellectual disability more dangerous. [click link for ful ...

read more Our study read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Improving The Accuracy Of Visual Searches In Medicine And Homeland Security

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That fleeting moment of regret between clicking the wrong icon and seeing an unwanted web page pop onto the screen could make a huge difference in improving the accuracy of visual searches in medicine and homeland security.Visual screening is critical to such things as early cancer diagnosis and air ...

read more That fleeting moment of regret between clicking the wrong icon and seeing an unwanted web page pop onto the screen could make a huge difference in improving the accuracy of visual searches in medicine and homeland security.Visual screening is critical to such things as early cancer diagnosis and air read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

The Effectiveness Of Psychological Treatments For Treatment-Resistant

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Depression: A Systematic Review A systematic review of all studies (controlled and uncontrolled) to evaluate psychological interventions with treatment-resistant depression. One systematic review and two subsequent RCTs including persons 58 years or older with all grades of depressive diso ...

read more Depression: A Systematic Review A systematic review of all studies (controlled and uncontrolled) to evaluate psychological interventions with treatment-resistant depression. One systematic review and two subsequent RCTs including persons 58 years or older with all grades of depressive diso read more Mon Jul 2007 Mon Jul 2007

National Campaign Showcases The Importance Of Joining Forces With 'Man's Best Friend' In Overcoming Depression

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While many people with depression turn to family and friends for support, research has shown that enlisting the help of an unexpected companion -- a dog -- may also have a positive effect on overall health and well-being(i). [click link for full article] ...

read more While many people with depression turn to family and friends for support, research has shown that enlisting the help of an unexpected companion -- a dog -- may also have a positive effect on overall health and well-being(i). [click link for full article] read more Mon Jun 2007 Mon Jun 2007

Borderline Personality Disorder Shows Improvements With Intensive Psychotherapy

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
An intensive form of talk therapy, known as transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), can help individuals affected with borderline personality disorder (BPD) by reducing symptoms and improving their social functioning, according to an article in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, ...

read more An intensive form of talk therapy, known as transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), can help individuals affected with borderline personality disorder (BPD) by reducing symptoms and improving their social functioning, according to an article in the June issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Risk Of Death In Older People With Dementia

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
A new study shows that use of antipsychotic drugs is associated with an early and sustained increase in risk of death when used to treat disruptive behavior of older adults with dementia.The study suggests that both newer "atypical" antipsychotics and older conventional antipsychotics are associated ...

read more A new study shows that use of antipsychotic drugs is associated with an early and sustained increase in risk of death when used to treat disruptive behavior of older adults with dementia.The study suggests that both newer read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

Depressed People Gain More From Getting Married

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Marriage provides greater psychological benefits to depressed people compared to people who are not depressed before they walk down the aisle, a new study reveals. This remains true even though marriage quality is poorer for depressed individuals. Adrianne Frech and Kristi Williams, Ph.D. from Ohio ...

read more Marriage provides greater psychological benefits to depressed people compared to people who are not depressed before they walk down the aisle, a new study reveals. This remains true even though marriage quality is poorer for depressed individuals. Adrianne Frech and Kristi Williams, Ph.D. from Ohio read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

Indian Reservation Reeling in Wave of Youth Suicides and Attempts

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
American Indian and Alaska Native youth 15 to 24 years old are committing suicide at a rate more than three times the national average for their age group. ...

read more American Indian and Alaska Native youth 15 to 24 years old are committing suicide at a rate more than three times the national average for their age group. read more Sat Jun 2007 Sat Jun 2007

Neuronal Activity Gives Clues To Working Memory - Findings Could Also Lead To Better Treatments For Schizophrenia, Weill Cornell Team Says

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
A newly discovered interplay of cells in one of the brain's memory centers sheds light on how you recall your grocery list, where you laid your keys, and a host of important but fleeting daily tasks.Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College say their experiments with common goldfish are uncovering ...

read more A newly discovered interplay of cells in one of the brain's memory centers sheds light on how you recall your grocery list, where you laid your keys, and a host of important but fleeting daily tasks.Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College say their experiments with common goldfish are uncovering read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Are Physicians Hesitant To Diagnose Depression?

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Providing a voice to an often silent disease, Epocrates, Inc. surveyed 500 clinicians to identify trends in depression diagnosis, prevalence and treatment. People dealing with stress, whether in the workplace or at home, should take note; nearly all clinicians identified stress as the leading contri ...

read more Providing a voice to an often silent disease, Epocrates, Inc. surveyed 500 clinicians to identify trends in depression diagnosis, prevalence and treatment. People dealing with stress, whether in the workplace or at home, should take note; nearly all clinicians identified stress as the leading contri read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

What's The Fat Content? Whether Or Not You Notice Depends On How You Think

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
A new paper by Shailendra Pratap Jain (Indiana University), Kalpesh Kaushik Desai (SUNY Binghamton), and Huifang Mao (University of Central Florida) examines how consumers in individualistic- and collectivistic-oriented societies compare products. [click link for full article] ...

read more A new paper by Shailendra Pratap Jain (Indiana University), Kalpesh Kaushik Desai (SUNY Binghamton), and Huifang Mao (University of Central Florida) examines how consumers in individualistic- and collectivistic-oriented societies compare products. [click link for full article] read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
It's totally understandable to feel ambivalent when presented with both positive and negative evidence. However, people often feel ambivalent even when all the news is good or bad, anticipating conflict before it arises. The first empirical demonstration of this reaction appears in new study from th ...

read more It's totally understandable to feel ambivalent when presented with both positive and negative evidence. However, people often feel ambivalent even when all the news is good or bad, anticipating conflict before it arises. The first empirical demonstration of this reaction appears in new study from th read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Psychologists Call For Recognition Of Indigenous Trauma - Australian Psychological Society

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Australian psychologists are calling for a rethink of the causes of indigenous Australians' health and social problems and recognition that they are largely the result of a history of widespread trauma. [click link for full article] ...

read more Australian psychologists are calling for a rethink of the causes of indigenous Australians' health and social problems and recognition that they are largely the result of a history of widespread trauma. [click link for full article] read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Why You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks: Cognitive Lock-In

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
The ability to learn from experience is of central importance to human existence. It allows us to acquire many of the skills we need to complete a wide variety of complicated, multi-step tasks in an efficient manner. It also creates habit - a critical, if often overlooked factor in the product and s ...

read more The ability to learn from experience is of central importance to human existence. It allows us to acquire many of the skills we need to complete a wide variety of complicated, multi-step tasks in an efficient manner. It also creates habit - a critical, if often overlooked factor in the product and s read more Thu Jun 2007 Thu Jun 2007

You Are What You Buy: How Different Consumer Types Shop

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
What you buy says a lot about you, according to a new study from the June issue of the Journal of Consumer Research. Consider this goal: to spend more time with your family. If you seek out products that expand the amount of quality time you have to share - say, a football to throw around in the yar ...

read more What you buy says a lot about you, according to a new study from the June issue of the Journal of Consumer Research. Consider this goal: to spend more time with your family. If you seek out products that expand the amount of quality time you have to share - say, a football to throw around in the yar read more Wed Jun 2007 Wed Jun 2007

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