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Intense War News Reduces Ability To Remember Ads

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
A new study shows that the more graphic and intense war news is, the less likely that viewers - regardless of political beliefs - will remember the advertising that follows the news. However, the researchers did find that lower-intensity programming resulted in a better recall of the advertising by ...

read more A new study shows that the more graphic and intense war news is, the less likely that viewers - regardless of political beliefs - will remember the advertising that follows the news. However, the researchers did find that lower-intensity programming resulted in a better recall of the advertising by read more Sat Mar 2010

Indigenous Psychologists Establish Online Presence - Australian Psychological Society

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) launched its website, enhancing the Association's ability to lead efforts to address social and emotional wellbeing and mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people... ...

read more The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) launched its website, enhancing the Association's ability to lead efforts to address social and emotional wellbeing and mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people... read more Fri Mar 2010

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Individuals Risk Psychiatric Disorders From Discriminatory Policies

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
A Mailman School of Public Health study examining the effects of institutional discrimination on the psychiatric health of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals found an increase in psychiatric disorders among the LGB population living in states that instituted bans on same-sex marriage. The ...

read more A Mailman School of Public Health study examining the effects of institutional discrimination on the psychiatric health of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals found an increase in psychiatric disorders among the LGB population living in states that instituted bans on same-sex marriage. The read more Fri Mar 2010

Shopping For Happiness? Get A Massage, Forget The Flat-Screen TV

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Money can't buy you love, but it can buy satisfaction -if you spend wisely. Consumers found that satisfaction with "experiential purchases" - from massages to family vacations - starts high and increases over time... ...

read more Money can't buy you love, but it can buy satisfaction -if you spend wisely. Consumers found that satisfaction with read more Fri Mar 2010

Choosing A University Degree Is Not Linked To Personality

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Researchers from the University of CÃ¡diz (UCA) have studied the connection between professional preferences and personality, based on interviews and questionnaires carried out on 735 secondary school students from the province of Cadiz. The results indicate that personality does not have an influ ...

read more Researchers from the University of CÃ¡diz (UCA) have studied the connection between professional preferences and personality, based on interviews and questionnaires carried out on 735 secondary school students from the province of Cadiz. The results indicate that personality does not have an influ read more Fri Mar 2010

Women Face VA Obstacles In Treatment For War Disorders

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Women are saying they face roadblocks to care when they seek treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals, even as they return in record numbers from battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, ABC News reports... ...

read more Women are saying they face roadblocks to care when they seek treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals, even as they return in record numbers from battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, ABC News reports... read more Fri Mar 2010

New TAU Study Says Control Freaks Can Reduce Their Stress Load And Perform Better

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Budget cutbacks have left many of us with more work than ever. Now new research by Dr. Danit Ein-Gar of Tel Aviv University's Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration offers us tips to help us stay at the top of our game. And the good news is there's no need to be a "control freak." With ...

read more Budget cutbacks have left many of us with more work than ever. Now new research by Dr. Danit Ein-Gar of Tel Aviv University's Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration offers us tips to help us stay at the top of our game. And the good news is there's no need to be a read more Fri Mar 2010

Individual Counseling, Religious Support Increase Contraceptive Use In Afghanistan, WHO Study Finds

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Birth control use in three rural areas of Afghanistan increased over an eight-month period after health workers explained the benefits of contraception in individual counseling sessions, according to a report published Monday in the World Health Organization's journal Bulletin, the AP/Yahoo! News re ...

read more Birth control use in three rural areas of Afghanistan increased over an eight-month period after health workers explained the benefits of contraception in individual counseling sessions, according to a report published Monday in the World Health Organization's journal Bulletin, the AP/Yahoo! News re read more Fri Mar 2010

Moms Influence How Children Develop Advanced Cognitive Functions

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Executive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functions - such as the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibility - that help us plan and monitor what we do to reach goals. Although executive functioning develops speedily between ages 1 and 6, children vary widel ...

read more Executive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functions - such as the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibility - that help us plan and monitor what we do to reach goals. Although executive functioning develops speedily between ages 1 and 6, children vary widel read more Wed Feb 2010

Morality Research Sheds Light On The Origins Of Religion

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, an article published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences on February 8 brings a new understanding to this long-standing disc ...

read more The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, an article published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences on February 8 brings a new understanding to this long-standing disc read more Wed Feb 2010

Can Memory Be Improved? A Meta-Analysis Suggests It Does

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
A meta-analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by Swiss investigators B. Metternich and associates indicates the effectiveness of non pharmacological interventions on memory complaints. Subjective memory complaints (SMC) in the absence of psychiatric or neurolog ...

read more A meta-analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by Swiss investigators B. Metternich and associates indicates the effectiveness of non pharmacological interventions on memory complaints. Subjective memory complaints (SMC) in the absence of psychiatric or neurolog read more Wed Feb 2010

Feeling Blue? You'll Shun The New

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
A sick or sad child might cling to mom's leg. But that same child - fed, rested and generally content - will happily toddle off to explore every nook and cranny of the known world. Or: You're chipper and you decide to check out the new restaurant across town. You're blue and you turn to comfort food ...

read more A sick or sad child might cling to mom's leg. But that same child - fed, rested and generally content - will happily toddle off to explore every nook and cranny of the known world. Or: You're chipper and you decide to check out the new restaurant across town. You're blue and you turn to comfort food read more Wed Feb 2010

Veterans With PTSD Could Receive More Benefits

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
The Associated Press/New York Times: "The military has agreed to expedite a review [of] the records of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder to determine whether they were improperly denied benefits. The agreement stems from a judge's order in a c ...

read more The Associated Press/New York Times: read more Thu Jan 2010

Less Guilt Experienced By Men

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Although changing social and cultural contexts mean guilt has less power today than it once did, a new study has shown that in the West this emotion is "significantly higher" among women. The main problem, according to the experts, is not that women feel a lot of guilt (which they do), but rather th ...

read more Although changing social and cultural contexts mean guilt has less power today than it once did, a new study has shown that in the West this emotion is read more Thu Jan 2010

Youths' Use Of Facebook, MySpace, Reflect Face-To-Face Interactions

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Though parents often have concerns about letting their teens use social media Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, a new study by University of Virginia psychologists suggests that well-adapted youth with positive friendships will use these sites to further enhance the positive relationships they al ...

read more Though parents often have concerns about letting their teens use social media Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, a new study by University of Virginia psychologists suggests that well-adapted youth with positive friendships will use these sites to further enhance the positive relationships they al read more Thu Jan 2010

Researchers Identify Universal Emotions

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Here's a piece of research that might leave you tickled: laughter is a universal language, according to new research. The study, conducted with people from Britain and Namibia, suggests that basic emotions such as amusement, anger, fear and sadness are shared by all humans... ...

read more Here's a piece of research that might leave you tickled: laughter is a universal language, according to new research. The study, conducted with people from Britain and Namibia, suggests that basic emotions such as amusement, anger, fear and sadness are shared by all humans... read more Thu Jan 2010

FSU Philosopher Awarded $4.4 Million Grant To Find Out If We Have Free Will

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Since the beginning of time, philosophers, scientists and theologians have sought to find out whether human beings have free will or whether other forces are at work to control our actions, decisions and choices. Now, Florida State University philosopher Alfred Mele has been awarded a $4.4 million g ...

read more Since the beginning of time, philosophers, scientists and theologians have sought to find out whether human beings have free will or whether other forces are at work to control our actions, decisions and choices. Now, Florida State University philosopher Alfred Mele has been awarded a $4.4 million g read more Thu Jan 2010

Study Offers New Explanation For Sex Differences In Jealousy

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
When South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was caught red-handed returning from a tryst with his Argentine mistress last June, he told the Associated Press that he had met his "soul mate." His choice of words seemed to suggest that having a deep emotional and spiritual connection with Maria Belen Cha ...

read more When South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was caught red-handed returning from a tryst with his Argentine mistress last June, he told the Associated Press that he had met his read more Thu Jan 2010

The Influence Of Psychiatric Comorbidities And Sexual Trauma On Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Female Veterans

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
UroToday.com - Psychosocial conditions including depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have been identified as risk factors for overactive bladder and incontinence. Could psychosocial factors and emotional influences play a role in the production or perception of lower urinary tract symp ...

read more UroToday.com - Psychosocial conditions including depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have been identified as risk factors for overactive bladder and incontinence. Could psychosocial factors and emotional influences play a role in the production or perception of lower urinary tract symp read more Thu Jan 2010

End-Of-Life Care Strategies Examined In Pennsylvania Prisons

Categorie : Psychology / Psychiatry
Improved delivery of end-of-life care in prison is the focus of a $1.27-million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research that has Penn State researchers working with employees from six Pennsylvania prisons and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The project will develop an inter ...

read more Improved delivery of end-of-life care in prison is the focus of a $1.27-million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research that has Penn State researchers working with employees from six Pennsylvania prisons and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. The project will develop an inter read more Thu Jan 2010

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