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Heavy drinking more common on campus than off - study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 07 05
U.S. college students drink more alcohol and are more likely to binge drink than young adults who are not in college, but the nonstudents…
The secret to man’s aggression: in his finger?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 04 05
How long a man’s second finger is relative to his fourth finger appears to predict whether he is prone to be physically aggressive towards…
When Does Autism Start?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 24 05
Scientists are now looking for the earliest signs of the mysterious disorder as desperate parents hunt for treatments that may improve their children’s lives.…
Think secrecy makes love sweeter? Think again
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 23 05
Contrary to popular opinion, having a secret relationship doesn’t fuel love’s flames - in fact, secrecy may do exactly the opposite, new research suggests.
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Mental health care for Ulster kids under fire
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 22 05
Young people in Northern Ireland are suffering because of insufficient mental health facilities, a conference in Belfast was told today.
Nigel Williams, Northern Ireland…
Psychiatric Disorders Greatly Underdiagnosed in Hospital Emergency Departments
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 21 05
New research offers dramatic evidence of how psychiatric disorders are underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments, affecting an increasing number of Americans who rely on…
Parenting: Jumping
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 21 05
At every age, your child is learning new skills and reaching milestones, but a toddler’s physical development is particularly impressive, as they learn to…
Lead in environment causing violent crime - study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 18 05
Lead left in paint, water, soil and elsewhere may not only be affecting children’s intelligence but may cause a significant proportion of violent crime,…
Suicide pacts a grim and growing trend for Japan
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 18 05
“Everything’s horrible, I want to die,” read the message in the Japanese Internet chat room. “Who will die with me?”
In a grim new…
Media violence may affect kids in short term
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 18 05
Watching violent TV and playing violent video games appears to temporarily affect kids’ thoughts and feelings, increasing the likelihood that they’ll behave aggressively, according…
Violent video games spark rising debate on bans
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 17 05
California legislators are considering making sales of violent video games to minors illegal, joining a national debate about whether the industry should be left…
Drug for agitation can worsen dementia
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 17 05
The antipsychotic drug Seroquel does not relieve agitation in elderly demented patients, and is actually associated with more rapid mental decline, investigators report.
Antipsychotic…
Mental Health workers help city kids
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 16 05
Mental health workers are being brought into Plymouth’s schools because so many children are suffering psychological problems.
Up to six specialist primary mental health…
Alcohol has no nutritional value - Psychiatrist
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 16 05
Dr. Samuel Allotey, Chief Psychiatrist of the Ghana Health Service, said on Tuesday that alcohol adds no nutritional value to the body as widely…
I like what I see. Let’s date
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 14 05
Men and women often decide in minutes who they want to date, and base that decision on largely superficial factors, new research from a…
Sociologists are not love doctors, but they can offer some insights
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 14 05
The phrase “falling in love” must come from some universal sense of romance as a slippery slope.
Other words, such as “mystery” and “spontaneity”…
Personality, not values, makes the marriage - study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 14 05
Shared moral values are less important than compatible personalities as a recipe for a good marriage, according to a study released on Sunday.
Married…
Science finds genetic link to origin of love
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 14 05
Is there a reason we fall in love with certain people? Does science have anything to do with love? One UConn student proposed a…
Iowa’s DHS Says It Will Guard Mental Health Records
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 12 05
The Department of Human Services said it will tightly guard personal information on thousands of mental health patients.
The agency wants to collect names,…
Patients with serious illness appear to adapt well
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 11 05
Most people who live with serious disability or illness, such as kidney failure, appear to adapt well and maintain a healthy outlook on life,…
Statins don’t protect against dementia: study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 10 05
The use of cholesterol-lowering drugs belonging to the statin family, such as Lipitor or Pravacol, does not seem to have any effect on the…
Many parents with HIV avoid contact with kids
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 09 05
Nearly 4 out of 10 parents with HIV infection avoid casual contact such as hugging, kissing or sharing utensils with their children out of…
Basic gun safety may reduce teen suicides
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 08 05
Keeping guns locked and unloaded and locking ammunition in a separate container appear to deter many suicidal teens from acting on their impulses…
Study Links Autism and Mother’s Illnesses
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 08 05
Expectant mothers suffering from asthma, allergies or a type of skin disease have a higher risk of giving birth to an autistic child, a…
Cell phone users drive like the elderly -study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 02 05
Drivers who talk on cell phones end up driving like elderly people, with slower reaction times and a tendency to miss what is right…