Psychology

Women More Tentative Than Men, Maybe

Women hedge and issue disclaimers and ask questions when they communicate, all traits that can suggest uncertainty and lack of confidence, but men do the same on gender-specific topics, according to new research from the University of California- Davis. In ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 25 2009 - 9:32am

Science Or Shark Jumping? 15% Of Pre-School Kids Depressed

A new study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry says nearly 15 percent of preschoolers have high levels of depression and anxiety.     Their investigation also said depressed pre-schoolers were more likely to have mothers with a history of de ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2009 - 9:48am

Don't Drink Alcohol? You're More Likely To Be Depressed, Says Study

Researchers writing in, ironically, the journal Addiction have associated abstaining from alcohol with an increased risk of depression. Doesn't make sense, right?   Excessive alcohol consumption has been linked to poor physical and mental health but t ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2009 - 12:14pm

Considering Psychopaths

A recent article on LiveScience asks " What Makes a Psychopath?  Answers Remain Elusive ".  While the paper focuses on various aspects of brain function in determining what makes a psychopath, there is another more philosophical question that can ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - Aug 31 2009 - 2:33pm

Intention

What was it that my late aikido and Zen sensei asked me to do, on that day twenty-some years ago?   I do remember his request struck me as difficult to carry out, and perhaps not really necessary. I recall with great clarity the short exchange that follow ...

Blog Post - Fred Phillips - Sep 3 2009 - 9:32am

Autism And Anorexia: What’s The Relationship?

Until recently, I admired the autism parent community from afar. Like the parents who awakened and changed the schizophrenia treatment world, parents of autistic children have moved both treatment and public opinion about the disorder almost 180 degrees fr ...

Article - Laura Collins - Sep 6 2009 - 9:33am

Money Won't Buy Happiness (Though You Can Park Your Yacht Right Next To It)

You've heard the saying that money won't buy happiness; of course, that is true though some of it is also sweet lemons rationalization.    So why is it that so many special interest groups insist they need more money or special treatment in order ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2009 - 10:15am

Proposal to classify Happiness as a Psychiatric Disorder.

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Blog Post - Theadora Martens - Sep 9 2009 - 7:02am

Who Should Be Exempt From Quitting Smoking? The Mentally Ill, Say Doctors

People with depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country but their doctors and mental health specialists don't ask them to quit due to concern that if they try to quit smoking their mental disorders will get worse.  Between 40 to 80 ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 9 2009 - 11:55am

Background Television- Even Worse Than Common Sense Suggests

Over one third of American pre-schoolers live in homes where the television is on most of the time, even if no one's watching, and a new study says the effect of background TV on interactions between parents and young children is definitely negative. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2009 - 10:21am