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April 2 AI Therapy: Is Your Next Therapist a Chatbot?
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December 20 Seasons Greetings
November 2 November is National Family Caregivers Month
October 18 World Menopause Day
September 25 September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 10 September is World Alzheimer’s Month
July 9 Traumatic Brain Injury
May 15 The dangers of relying on AI mental health chatbots
May 4 Mental Health Week : May 6-12
March 13 March 15 International Long Covid Awareness Day
February 10 Happy Lunar New Year
January 31 February is Psychology Month

2023 (14)

December 30 Happy New Year
December 25 How to keep your physical and mental health on track during the holidays
December 18 Happy Holidays
December 6 The holiday season can pose particular challenges for some older adults.
November 30 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
November 8 Navigating Post-Pandemic Stress and Trauma
October 4 October is Depression Awareness Month
September 27 Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain
September 21 Healthy Aging Month
September 11 September is Pain Awareness Month
May 5 May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May 3 Canada Life eclaims
April 17 April is Stress Awareness Month
March 8 March 12-18 is Sleep Awareness Week

2022 (1)

December 7 What It’s Like To Have Brain Fog

2017 (2)

July 20 Pain, is it all in your head?
February 17 There is no magic bullet cure for stroke.

2016 (14)

December 14 It takes a toolbox of different things to be healthy
August 11 Still learning , still hanging in there
July 21 Loosing knots, and flossing my nerves
July 19 How my mind came back to life- Martin Pistorius
July 12 You will get better….. trust me
June 23 It all begins and ends with neurons
June 21 A beautiful broken brain
June 14 Thinking outside the box
June 10 Breathing in and breathing out
May 31 Slow down, you move too fast
May 26 My brain is plastic, its fantastic
May 24 Stroke of luck
April 1 April 2nd is Autism Day
March 18 Signs of a Stroke

2015 (10)

September 2 Weight in midlife may affect onset of Alzheimer’s
June 2 73% of insomniacs cured after 1-hour therapy session
May 10 Happy Mothers Day
May 7 Children’s sleep and mental health are related
May 5 Supporting Mindfulness
April 28 Can your I-Phone help preventing a relapse of depression?
April 22 Happy Earth Day
March 3 The mindful way through depression: Zindel Segal
February 3 Sleep Meditation for a Restful Night
January 29 Whose minding your mental health?

2014 (14)

December 4 Brain stimulation offers hope for depression
December 3 Could depression be caused by a virus?
October 30 How Lack of Sleep Impact Different Age Groups
October 7 Less than half of Canadians exercise to relieve stress
July 1 Happy Canada Day
June 7 Dan Gilbert: The psychology of your future self
May 30 Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
May 14 Antidepressant May Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
May 13 Medications can help adults with alcohol use disorders reduce drinking
May 12 New app shuffles thoughts to summon sleep
March 27 Another Major Increase in Diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 18 Poor Cardiovascular Fitness at Age 18 Linked with Early-onset Dementia
March 13 12 myths about sex
February 24 Involved Parents Raise Slimmer Adults

2013 (67)

December 12 Holiday Shopping for Friends? Why Looking for Unique Gifts Might Not Be the Best Plan
December 3 Study Finds Low Zinc Levels Associated With Depression
November 27 Tips for Connecting with Elders During the Holidays
November 21 Blanket BC Drive
November 13 The Intelligent Clinician’s Guide to DSM-5
October 30 Child sexual abuse via the Internet on the rise
October 16 America’s favorite cookie” is just as addictive as cocaine – at least for lab rats
October 7 Understanding the recipe for relationship satisfaction
September 24 World Alzheimer Report 2013
September 19 Swan Song by Rick Gershon & Caitlyn Greene
September 19 Children often considered to have autism may be misdiagnosed
September 14 Elyn Saks: A tale of mental illness — from the inside
September 13 Sleep better, look better
July 31 Does psychotherapy via the Internet work?
July 25 Using Movement to Diagnose and Treat Autism
July 18 New guidelines could help detect early Alzheimer’s
July 17 The Science of Mental Illness
July 9 Irregular bedtimes may affect children’s brains
July 6 iStand Workshop for Teens
July 3 Dance Dementia Away.
June 27 Teenage physical fitness reduces the risk of suicidal behavior later in life
June 18 Sibling Aggression, Linked to Poor Mental Health
June 6 Brain surgery patient plays guitar during procedure
June 4 Mayo Clinic Study Finds Low-Dose Ketamine Effective for Depression
May 30 Could eating pro-biotic yogurt help with anxiety and depression?
May 22 Staying healthy and effective on the job
May 10 Are you in denial about your alcohol use?
May 9 Study finds brain system for emotional self-control
May 7 Research links high blood pressure to Alzheimer’s risk
May 3 Dr. Joel Parish discusses the new DSM-5
April 23 What matters most to sons when it come to moms
April 16 Drinking cup of beetroot juice daily may help lower blood pressure
April 16 Acetaminophen calms existential fear
April 15 Sex, Happiness andKeeping up with the Joneses
April 12 Listening to music benefits mental and physical health
April 9 Sleeping more may help teens reduce obesity
April 8 Husbands and wives are happier when they share household and child-rearing responsibilities
April 5 Video games helping children manage chronic pain
April 2 ADHD numbers on the rise
March 28 What Attracts People to Violent Movies?
March 27 Alisa Vitti: Tapping Hormone for Optimal Living with the WomanCode
March 19 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia
March 19 Pre-college Talk Between Parents And Teens Likely to Lessen College Drinking
March 11 Denied the Chance to Cheat Or Steal, People Turn to Violent Video Games
March 8 Mindfulness connected to emotional well- being
March 7 Can we really multi-task?
March 1 Negative effects of “excessive job demands”
February 28 Does Aggressive Advertising Make for Aggressive Men ?
February 28 Is high self-esteem the key ingredient to your child’s success?
February 26 Stress management helps chronic pain sufferers
February 23 Antidepressants alone are not enough
February 21 Children exposed to bullying during childhood at increased risk of psychiatric disorders as adults
February 18 Excessive TV in childhood linked to long-term antisocial behaviour
February 7 Heavy Drinking Can Increase the Chances of Divorce
February 4 Facebook Unfriending Has Real Life Consequences
January 31 After concussion, athletes should undergo neuro-cognitive testing before returning to play
January 29 Preventing teenage alcohol abuse
January 29 Study demonstrates health benefits of coming out of the closet
January 28 A Nest That’s Full – Kids Who Can’t Leave
January 27 David Foster Wallace on the Meaning of Life
January 24 Why exercise slows memory loss in Alzheimer’s
January 17 Why people behave the way they do in relationships
January 16 Would women rather “pop the question?”
January 16 Stress makes exhausted women over-sensitive to sounds
January 15 Stroke survivors with depression face triple the risk of dying
January 12 Find out how to feel happier, sleep better and beat stress.
January 9 CBT targets emotional barriers to help people successfully lose weight

2012 (186)

December 27 Increasing peer acceptance is key to preventing bullying
December 19 Heads Up Don’t Duck
December 11 My, What Big Teeth You Have! Threatening Objects Appear Closer
December 10 Human Rights Day, 10 December 2012
December 7 Study Finds Resilience and No Depression Equal Successful Aging
December 7 New antidepressant acts very rapidly and is long lasting
December 6 What makes a happy worker versus a sad worker
November 27 Study finds that more Facebook friends means more stress.
November 23 Children under three should not watch screens, a leading psychologist says.
November 22 Happy Thanksgiving – Can you answer these 5 questions
November 21 A little night music – new therapy for insomnia
November 19 Re think Mental Illness
November 14 Help combat the myths surrounding schizophrenia
November 11 Lest we forget
November 6 When stress sticks
November 1 Aspirin may help older women maintain brain function
October 26 Darker fall evenings spell depression for many
October 18 This is your brain on food
October 13 Sleeping on a problem really can help people to find a solution.
October 11 October 11th is National Coming Out Day
October 11 A problem shared is a problem halved
October 10 Angry? Sad? Ashamed? Depressed people can’t tell difference
October 10 World Mental Health Day 2012
October 5 Chewing ability and tooth loss linked to reduced dementia risk
October 2 Melatonin, the sleep hormone, also has important anti-aging effects
September 24 Feeling Guilty Versus Feeling Angry – Who Can Tell the Difference?
September 21 Wear purple today and help raise awareness for Alzheimer’s
September 19 Misinformation: Psychological Science Shows Why It Sticks and How to Fix It
September 18 Stress at work linked to heart disease
September 17 Exercise helps people cope better with life’s daily stress and anxieties
September 15 Pinball as a model for dealing with grief
August 13 The Emotional Side of Autism
August 13 Scientists take a step toward developing a blood test for Alzheimer’s
August 10 The connection between music and the brain
August 8 Healthier Diets in Children Lead to a Healthier IQ
August 8 Yoga may offer effective treatment for depressed new mothers to be.
August 7 Muscle-building supplement Creatine improves treatment outcomes for women with depression
August 6 Virtual patients designed to train new psychologists
July 30 Blueprint for the brain
July 26 Depression Rates Triple Between the Ages of 12 and 15 Among Adolescent Girls
July 26 Stress hormones switch off brain regions for goal-directed behavior
July 25 Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults
July 23 Depression a global problem: It’s not just Westerners who get the blues
July 20 A Good Night’s Sleep Could Keep You Out of a Nursing Home
July 18 Late-Life Binge Drinking and Other Patterns of Alcohol Use May Increase Risk of Dementia
July 13 Evidence Supports Health Benefits of ‘Mindfulness-Based Practices’
July 11 Eleanor Longden: Learning from the voices in my head
July 10 Police work exacts a mental and physical toll
July 5 Why Chronic Pain is All in Your Head
July 2 Autism, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder May Share Common Underlying Factors, Study Suggests
June 30 Unravelling Bolero – Radiolab Podcast
June 28 Psychological impact of Olympics on athletes & fans revealed
June 28 Social issues in teen years can hurt future health
June 28 The role of psychotherapy in anxious depression
June 28 A New Test for Diagnosing Autism
June 27 Parents, not TV, determine if kids are couch potatoes
June 25 Men and women respond differently to exercise advertisements
June 21 Tai Chi Increases Brain Size and Benefits Cognition in Randomized Controlled Trial of Chinese Elderly
June 21 Neuroscience Art: Greg Dunn’s fabulous paintings
June 20 Good Life Project TV: Dan Ariely
June 19 Whats My M3
June 18 Why reading matters
June 15 How to set teens up for a healthy relationship with alcohol
June 12 Rite of Passage
June 11 Anxious girls’ brains work harder
June 7 Age and happiness: debunking the myth of middle-aged blues
June 7 Alzheimer plaques in 3D
June 5 Depression Treatment Can Prevent Adolescent Drug Abuse
May 31 How Trauma Affects a Childs Brain
May 30 Why We Lie
May 30 When Equality Loses
May 29 Antioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, study finds
May 29 Returning to Sports After Concussions
May 27 Joe Biden discusses grief and loss
May 22 Stressed Men Are More Social
May 21 Anger in Disputes Is More About the Climate of the Marriage Than the Heat of the Moment
May 17 May 17th – International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 16 Johns Hopkins Experts Say Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Manual Needs Overhaul
May 16 Don’t believe the hype: kids with same-sex parents are well-adjusted
May 16 In Love and Loss
May 16 Poststroke depression
May 15 Peak risk about 16 years old for teens misusing prescription drugs
May 1 Low-cost test may screen for autism
April 26 Blueberries and strawberries could slow cognitive decline
April 24 Anti-Depressants Likely Do More Harm Than Good
April 20 First blood test to diagnose teen depression
April 19 Speed and ecstasy associated with depression in teenagers
April 18 Griefwalker ~ Introducing Stephen Jenkinson
April 18 It Doesn’t Mean You’re Crazy – Talking To Yourself Has Cognitive Benefits, Study Finds
April 18 When I Die : Lessons from the Death Zone
April 17 Niceness Is at Least Partly in the Genes
April 16 Do men really think about sex every seven seconds?
April 16 Are you getting enough sleep?
April 13 uok? The upside of texting.
April 12 The Power of Music to Unlock Memories
April 6 Babies’ brains are programmed by what mums eat
April 5 When Negative Thoughts Turn Into Depression
April 5 Therapeutic approach for patients with severe depression
April 5 Yoga Shows Psychological Benefits for High-School Students
April 4 Autism more severe in kids born early or late
April 3 GLBT Australians suffer from intense anxiety, depression
March 30 Benefits of Dogs in the Workplace
March 29 You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t
March 28 Does the brain ‘remember’ antidepressants?
March 28 Sexuality and a New View of Aging Men
March 28 Inside the Brains of Jurors
March 27 Happiness is a long run: why jogging gets you high
March 23 Hallucinogen plant targets pain receptor
March 22 Consumers feel more satisfaction if they lie
March 22 The dangers of driving distracted – So you think you can text and drive?
March 21 Serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder
March 20 What was B.F. Skinner really like? A study parses his traits
March 20 Hit by the baby blues
March 20 Marriage: it helps mend broken hearts
March 19 Is depression an evolutionary byproduct of the ability to fight infection?
March 19 Cell phone use in pregnancy may cause behavioral disorders in offspring
March 16 Friday fun, make your own thinking cap
March 16 More research needed about home drinking
March 15 Can exercise training fight anxiety?
March 13 Aging, overweight people stay happy says new study
March 11 New way to beat depression
March 8 Want to Limit Aggression? Practice Self-Control!
March 7 I want to play videogames when I grow up (and so should you)
March 7 Scientists Pinpoint How Vitamin D May Help Clear Amyloid Plaques Found in Alzheimer’s
March 6 Two Heads Are Not Always Better Than One
March 6 With the Right Photo, Your Facebook Text Profile Hardly Matters
March 6 School Bullies More Likely to Be Substance Users
February 29 Cannabis – the good, the evil, the ugly
February 29 New discoveries on depression
February 28 Stress Changes How People Make Decisions
February 27 Treating Depression: Is there a placebo effect?
February 26 Many young people still underestimate how much they drink
February 24 Older Drivers Can Be Trained to Avoid Car Crashes
February 23 Girls’ Verbal Skills Make Them Better At Arithmetic
February 22 What’s in a Chair?
February 20 Are you a Desk Potato?
February 20 Think Twice Before Renewing Romance With An Ex
February 16 United States Sees Highest Suicide Rate in 15 Years
February 16 Understanding Free Will
February 16 Shrinking the brain – the damaging effects of alcohol.
February 14 Low levels of Vitamin D in womb linked to language skills
February 11 Is the Spirit of Childhood at Risk?
February 10 Dignity counts when caring for older people
February 10 Controlling Parents More Likely to Have Delinquent Children
February 9 People with easy to pronounce names win friends and favour
February 9 The Dark Path to Antisocial Personality Disorder
February 8 Older Drivers Can be Trained to Avoid Car Crashes
February 3 Twitter is harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, study finds
February 3 How to Boost the Power of Pain Relief, Without Drugs
February 1 Facebook is Not Such a Good Thing for Those with Low Self-Esteem
February 1 Men More Likely to Have an Accurate Memory of Unpleasant Experiences
February 1 Decaffeinated Coffee May Help Improve Memory Function
January 31 Moving ahead with earlier diagnosis for autism
January 26 People Lie More When Texting
January 26 Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most
January 26 Could Alzheimer’s disease be diagnosed with a simple blood test?
January 25 Being Ignored Hurts, Even by a Stranger
January 24 Teen Passengers: “The Other Distraction” for Teen Drivers
January 24 How your brain decides whether to ‘sell out’
January 23 Powerful People Feel Taller Than They Are
January 21 1-in-5 Americans experienced mental illness in the past year
January 21 Mind can control allergic response
January 21 Regular exercise can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in women
January 20 What is the difference between being treated with drugs or psychotherapy for obsessions?
January 19 Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry
January 19 Does Marriage Really Make People Happier?
January 17 Carol and Bob Blackwell’s experience with Alzheimer’s
January 17 People behave socially and “well” even without rules
January 17 Vitamin D linked to depression risk
January 15 What’s the definition of happiness? Show me the money
January 14 Can Meditation Bring Happiness?
January 14 Hotter homes produce smarter babies
January 12 Facebook, Twitter and other new, risky recruitment tools
January 12 People with smart phones fall victim to social networking stress
January 11 Think Yourself Healthy
January 11 Stress in America
January 11 Understanding why we get happier as we age?
January 10 New treatment for chronic depression targets personality style
January 10 Put Your Memory To The Test
January 7 The Royal Institution’s 2011 Christmas Lectures
January 6 Happy Birthday @shrinkgurl
January 6 Mental Decline Sets In By The Age of 45
January 5 Looking For Love: Putting Online Dating to the Test
January 5 “Silent Strokes” Lead to Memory Loss in Elderly
January 4 When Writing Is Good for Your Waistline
January 4 Alzheimer’s damage occurs early

2011 (411)

December 31 Happy New Year from Tri-City Psychology Services
December 29 Living a long and healthy life
December 27 70 year olds can be as fast as 25 year olds in some brain tasks
December 26 What is Happiness?
December 25 Love and Autism
December 24 Happy Holidays from all at Tri-City Psychology Services
December 22 Its your choice to make
December 21 How Pregnancy Changes a Woman’s Brain
December 19 Therapy Dogs
December 16 Antidepressants Can Play Role When Older Drivers Crash
December 13 All It Takes is a Smile (For Some Guys)…
December 13 Kids With a Bipolar Parent Face Mental Health Risks
December 12 Cannabis ‘harms the brain’
December 12 Why Do People Defend Unjust, Inept, and Corrupt Systems?
December 12 The Paradox of Gift Giving: More Not Better
December 12 At risk for Alzheimers? Would you want to know?
December 12 Discovering Autism
December 8 Enjoying the Holidays with Elderly Or Aging Family Members
December 8 When Baby Makes 3 – The Critical Link Between Parenthood and Marriage
December 6 Waking Later and Being Active Later Puts Women at Greater Risk for Dementia
December 5 When colour is not a black and white issue
December 3 ‘All Work’ Won’t Help ‘No Play’
December 1 Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men
December 1 Chewing Gum Helps Test-Takers
December 1 ‘Heading’ a Soccer Ball Could Lead to Brain Injury
December 1 Eating Fish Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
November 30 How Exercise Benefits the Brain
November 28 70 Percent of Middle, High School Students Experience “Slut Bashing” or Other Sexual Harrassment
November 28 Does Menopause Put Women at Risk for Depression?
November 25 Keeping your eyes on the goal – despite stress
November 24 Warning signs of Alzheimer’s may be more evident during the holidays
November 24 Happy Thanksgiving : Open your heart to nature’s beauty every day
November 24 Web-based self-help: Strengthen your willpower over the Internet
November 23 Can Bullying and School Violence be Prevented?
November 22 Young Children Not Immune From Eating Disorders
November 22 Ignorance Is Bliss When It Comes to Challenging Social Issues
November 18 Black Friday: an Entertainment Phenomenon
November 18 Taming Temper Tantrums – Training Parents
November 17 1 in 12 teenagers self harm
November 16 Online Chat Boosts Lying and Email Has the Most Lies
November 16 IQ link to drug use
November 16 How the Mind Processes Pain
November 15 Low Birth Weight Is Risk Factor for Autism
November 14 The First Step to Change: Focusing On the Negative
November 14 Anti-Bullying Center Offers Grounded Advice Amid the Outrage and Confusion
November 13 Allan Jones: A map of the brain
November 12 Loneliness: breaking the taboo
November 12 Welcome home Michael Schratter – We’re so proud of you!
November 11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Emphasizes Recovery and Return to Full and Meaningful Lives
November 10 A Fetus Can Sense Mom’s Psychological State
November 10 When Dad is Depressed Children Can Suffer Too
November 10 Too Many Brain Cells Are Sign of Autism
November 9 Being Smart is Already Part of your Mental Toolbox, Psychologist Says
November 8 Which Way You Lean—Physically—Affects Your Decision-Making
October 31 Technical Aptitude: Do Women Score Lower Because They Just Aren’t Interested?
October 31 Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Understanding Mindfulness Meditation
October 27 Hard times during adolescence point to health problems later in life
October 27 Hear the one about men being funnier than women?
October 26 Want To Resist Temptation? Thinking Might Not Always Help You!
October 26 How a good nights sleep can improve your memory
October 26 Residential care can force gay pensioners back into closet, study says
October 26 Apps For Autism:Communicating on the iPad
October 25 Babies Are Smarter Than You Think
October 25 Training Parents Effective for Treating Young Children with ADHD
October 25 Recovering from Psychiatric Disorders
October 24 Music and Mood, the Ups and Downs.
October 24 Mentoring Programs – How Effective Are They?
October 21 Smokers Children Miss More School
October 21 The Divided Brain
October 19 How to Spot a Liar: Pamela Meyer
October 19 Too Much Undeserved Self-Praise Can Lead to Depression
October 19 Stigma adds to burden of psychosis
October 18 To Protect Baby’s Brain Turn Off the TV
October 18 ADHD Awareness Week
October 18 Forgetting Is Part Of Remembering
October 17 Older and Wiser… What Happens to the Brain as We Age
October 17 Women, Men and the Bedroom
October 13 Earlier Autism Diagnosis Could Mean Earlier Interventions
October 13 Can’t Buy Me Love: Study Shows Materialistic Couples Have More Money and More Problems
October 13 Could boosting children’s memory skills reduce anxiety and improve performance at school?
October 13 Violent games emotionally desensitizing
October 12 When its Time to Take Away the Car Keys
October 12 Email link to boys’ popularity
October 12 Cheating Father Time
October 11 The Perils of Polite Misunderstandings
October 11 Poor Social Functioning Lingers After Bordeline Symptoms Remit
October 11 Rebooting Psychotherapy
October 11 Study Identifies Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
October 11 Smoking cannabis can increase the risk of depression in young people who are genetically vulnerable
October 10 October 10 is World Mental Health Day
October 10 The influence of the internet on suicidal behaviour
October 9 Possible tool to help cocaine users kick the habit
October 9 Keeping track of reality
October 8 Forgotten dementia sufferers helped through art
October 8 Extreme Gambling
October 8 A new psychological intervention to reduce cannabis use in young people
October 6 Life experiences influence set point for anxiety and depression
October 6 Less Stuff , More Happiness ~ Graham Hill
October 5 Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
October 5 You Can Wash Away Your Troubles, With Soap
October 5 How working couples de-stress at the end of a busy day in work
October 5 Severe Schizophrenia Improves with Cognitive Therapy
October 4 Young Children Show Improved Verbal IQ After 20 Days of Exposure to Music-Based Cognitive Training ‘Cartoons’
October 4 Growing Up in Bad Neighborhoods Has a Devastating Impact
October 4 Dementia sufferers more likely to lose the ability to recognise negative emotions, than positive emotions .
October 3 In Reading Facial Emotion, Context Is Everything
October 3 Diabetes May Double Alzheimer’s Risk
October 3 Can antidepressant drugs worsen the long term course of depression?
October 3 Antidepressant drugs may offer the best treatment for generalized anxiety disorder
September 30 Survey on Emerging Employment Issues For People With Disabilities
September 30 Combating mood disorders – New approach simplifies the search for more specific drugs
September 30 Living with dementia and making decisions
September 29 Americans Move Dramatically to Acceptance of Homosexuality
September 28 Therapy via Internet yields good results
September 27 What Do Infants Remember When They Forget?
September 27 As Minds Get Quicker, Teenagers Get Smarter
September 26 Drinking More Caffeinated Coffee Associated With Decreased Risk of Depression in Women
September 26 Low Vitamin B12 Levels May Lead to Brain Shrinkage, Cognitive Problems
September 24 Diet key to preventing adolescent mental health problems
September 23 So You Think Your Boss Is a Psychopath?
September 17 Put Down that Xbox Remote: Researcher Suggests Video Games May Not Boost Cognition!
September 16 Shrink Rap is back – phew!
September 9 Managers have bigger brains
September 8 Sick Body, Vigilant Mind
September 7 Compassion and the true meaning of empathy
September 7 Volunteering to Help Others Could Lead to Better Health
September 7 Resolving deadlocked child custody disputes
September 7 Control of fear in the brain decoded
September 6 A study reveals the rhythms of communications between people
September 4 Prescribing exercise to treat depression
September 1 Signs of Aging May be Linked to Undetected Blocked Brain
September 1 Parents’ Stress Alters Kids’ DNA
September 1 Does Stressed Dad = Depressed Children?
August 30 College freshmen face sleep problems, education helps
August 29 School support for ADHD children may be missing the mark
August 29 Back to school or back to burnout?
August 29 Children with Older Dads at Greater Risk for Mental Illness
August 28 The Psychopathology of Evil Children
August 28 In-School Screening Picks Up Mental Health Issues
August 26 A Thousand More
August 26 Obesity linked to cognition
August 26 The power of mind over body
August 26 Major brain similarities found in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
August 25 Fighting Stress -The Good and Bad of Psychological Pressure
August 24 Modelling emotions: a potential new therapy for disturbed teenagers
August 23 Good Ruminations or Bad Ruminations in the Depressed Brain?
August 21 Depression and Immunity
August 20 Milgram’s obedience studies 50 years on
August 19 You Can’t Leave It at the Office: Study Finds Consequences of Co-Worker Rudeness Are Far-reaching
August 19 Study Finds Sex Differences in Mentaal Illness
August 18 Decision Making Changes With Age – and Age Helps!
August 17 Reduced Recognition of Fear and Sadness in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
August 17 Scientists Open New ‘Window’ Into The Brain
August 16 Children of depressed mothers have a different brain
August 16 New PTSD Test Successfully Predicts Who Will Develop Condition
August 16 Moderate Social Drinking Protects Against Alzheimer’s and Cognitive Impairment
August 15 6 Tips for Conquering Separation Anxiety as Kids Head Back to School
August 13 Clean desk syndrome!
August 12 Why success always starts with failure
August 12 Are you a morning person?A look at the role coffee plays in our lives.
August 12 Study Finds Marked Rise in Intensely Sexualized Images of Women, not Men
August 11 Wealthy really are different, and not in a nice way: study
August 10 Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys?
August 10 The Birth of the Digital Toddler
August 10 Drug to prevent Alzheimer’s “within six years”
August 9 The right way to handle stress in the classroom
August 8 Being scrawny is not an option
August 7 Learning to Cope With a Mind’s Taunting Voices
August 7 The Good and Bad – Social Networking and Kids
August 5 Meet Me at the Coolidge…and make memories
August 5 Prescriptions for Antidepressants Increasing among Individuals with no Psychiatric Diagnosis
August 5 How to Spot a Psychopath
August 4 Harnessing the Power of Positive Thoughts and Emotions to Treat Depression
August 4 Is your memory as good as you think it is?
August 3 New antidepressants increase risks for elderly
August 1 What happens to your online personality after you’ve died?
August 1 Kids’ Anxiety, Depression Halved When Parenting Styled to Personality
July 29 What makes us happy?
July 27 Worrying and its impact on interpersonal relationships
July 26 ‘Fragile X’ gene determines late onset dementia
July 26 Depression across countries and cultures
July 24 Do we buy cosmetics because they are useful or because they make us feel good?
July 21 Liar liar pants on fire…. The secret of expression suppression
July 21 Positive Teens Become Healthy Adults
July 20 Anti-Depressants Raise Relapse Risk
July 19 Over Half of Alzheimer’s Cases May Be Preventable, Say Researchers
July 18 The Importance of Meaning in Our Reactions
July 14 Is meditation the push-up for the brain?
July 13 Decisions to Live by – How the Medical System is Failing the Elderly
July 12 Pets Are Good for Mental Health of ‘Everyday People’
July 12 An app for your brain
July 12 Understanding Bipolar Disorder
July 12 Prettier websites gain trust
July 12 U.S. Rules That Marijuana Has No Medical Use
July 10 In Defense of Antidepressants
July 10 Gym time recommended for babies
July 9 Binge eating may be a high all its own
July 9 Women with binge eating pay more attention to ugly parts of the body
July 9 A new psychotherapeutic approach for chronic depression
July 7 Teaching The Neurons To Meditate
July 7 Air Pollution Linked to Learning and Memory Problems, Depression
July 5 Women’s use of antidepressants at crisis point
July 5 New Research Shows That We Control Our Forgetfulness
July 5 Are You Looking through Rose Colored Beer Googles?
July 4 New toy helps kids with autism
July 3 How to Land Your Kid in Therapy
July 3 What happens in the brain when we experience a panic attack?
July 1 Try Something new for 30 days
June 28 The Beauty of the Brain
June 28 Insomnia doubles the risk of depression in older men
June 27 Two Talks with Teens Leads to Less Marijuana Use for at Least a Year
June 22 FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Images: Will They Work?
June 22 Powerful, Intoxicated, Anonymous: The Paradox of the Disinhibited
June 22 How Marriage Changes Parent-Child Relationships
June 21 What is Mental Illness?
June 20 Contrast Changes Trick Your Brain
June 20 This is Psychology
June 18 Don’t go to bed angry
June 17 Be a part of the BBC’s big stress experiment
June 16 Does Driving a Porsche Make a Man More Desirable to Women?
June 16 Break the silence for suicide survivors
June 16 Social networking sites and our lives
June 15 June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 14 Top Ten Keys for Happiness in Midlife
June 13 Living with Alzheimer’s
June 13 Tell-tale brain reponses predict which songs will become hits
June 13 A New depression screening tool gauges progress
June 12 The Second Half of Your Life
June 9 Can your dog read your mind?
June 7 A brain training exercise that really does work
June 7 When does grief become a mental illness?
June 7 Dropping the ‘f-bomb’ may help allieviate your pain, but at a social cost
June 7 Problem solving in a complex world
June 7 Construction Industry Has Highest Number of Traumatic Brain Injuries in US Workplace
June 6 A New Direction in Alzheimer’s Research
June 6 The Power of Music to Affect the Brain.
June 2 Children of Divorce Lag Behind Peers in Math and Social Skills
June 2 Top 20 Psychological Movies of all Time.
June 2 Depression and Negative Thoughts
June 1 June 1st is International Childrens Day
May 31 Parkinson’s can start in bed
May 27 Long-distance commutes ‘bad for marriage’
May 27 Older people not as good at lying or detecting lies
May 26 Stress may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease
May 26 Study shows brain’s response to sadness can predict relapses into depression
May 26 Is Beauty Only Skindeep?
May 23 More Americans Praying About Health
May 21 What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
May 20 Chase for the 2011 Stanley Cup
May 20 Does Eating Give You Pleasure, Or Make You Anxious?
May 18 In praise of doing nothing- Dr. O’s Rap
May 18 Are men more likely to cheat than women?
May 18 Can adopting a healthy lifestyle protect us against Alzheimers?
May 17 Study links anxiety and depression to risk taking in young drivers
May 17 Clubbers can smell a good nightspot
May 16 How are we doing so far? Will Thesis SEO Site Clinic tell us tommorow?
May 13 Can going to work make you fat?
May 12 Do You Fear…Now That Friday the 13th is Here?
May 12 The Social Life of Health Information
May 11 Bickering couples disrupt infants’ sleep patterns and affect child development
May 10 Less education linked to ageing
May 10 Immunity in the mind
May 9 Is White the New Black?
May 7 Obese Women less likely to receive weight loss counseling from GPS than obese men
May 5 Effects of Social Media on Children
May 3 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day 2011
May 3 Demon Drink ~ The Risks of Alcohol
May 2 Maria Shriver Talks to Larry King About Alzheimer’s
May 2 Think it’s easy to be macho? Psychologists show how ‘precarious’ manhood is
May 2 Researchers From the Mayo Clinic Find New Genetic Cause of Neurodegeneration
May 2 Voices in the head
April 28 25% of caregivers suffer from depression
April 28 Smoking during pregnancy factor in childhood behavioural disorders
April 27 Scientists “cautiously optimistic” that they are one step closer to the development of a new type of antidepressant
April 27 Alzheimer’s Association 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures
April 26 Teenagers who spend too much time surfing the net more likely to indulge in risky behaviours
April 25 Psychologists Warn That Therapies Based on Positive Emotions May Not Work for Asians
April 25 Kiss Me, Kate: Our Fascination With Royal Weddings
April 22 Generation Alzheimer’s
April 22 Early warning system for Alzheimer’s disease
April 6 How meditation reduces pain
April 5 Happiness peaks in our eighties
April 5 Happiness, comparatively speaking: How we think about life’s rewards
April 1 Why we laugh
March 31 Are you satisfied with health and medical information search engines?
March 30 How to find fulfillment at work
March 29 Alzheimers’ may be present decades before the first signs are evident
March 29 6-8 hours of sleep and less stress help with weight loss
March 27 Do you lack empathy? What are the signs
March 23 People at risk of Alzheimer’s may now be able to delay the onset of their first symptoms.
March 22 Are you happy with the frequency of sex in your relationship?
March 22 Feeling Angry? Say a Little Prayer
March 21 Seeking the cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
March 21 Tai Chi Eases Depression in Elderly
March 18 The Art of Dying
March 18 Why do we dream?
March 17 Trauma risk from following news reports of disaster coverage
March 16 Does Your Name Dictate Your Life Choices?
March 16 Is happiness overated?
March 15 Do you,or someone you know, have a personality disorder?
March 14 Online sports betting has created new generation of problem gamblers
March 11 The path to long life
March 10 The birth of language
March 10 Facebook announces new anti-bullying tools
March 10 Predicting suicidal behaviour-first international index developed
March 9 Cleansing the Soul by Hurting the Flesh: The Guilt-Reducing Effect of Pain
March 9 QR on the QT!
March 8 Liver, Not Brain, Likely Source Of Alzheimer’s Plaque
March 8 Parents important for keeping adolescents off alcohol
March 7 Brain scan system can spot Alzheimer’s early
March 6 Memories can’t wait
March 5 Are internet affairs different?
March 5 How happy your are in your job affects the quality of your sleep
March 2 Treating Anxiety and Depression in Children
March 1 Depression in men set to increase
March 1 Alzheimer’s Disease May Be Inherited from Your Mother
March 1 Storytelling Program Improves Lives of People With Alzheimer’s
March 1 6 different paths to being a “grown-up”
March 1 Sex, youth and religion
February 28 People Who Think Their Partners Are a Perfect Fit Stay Happier—Even if They’re Wrong
February 25 Babble Babble Babies
February 25 A glass half full
February 24 Mean Girls and Queen Bees
February 23 The day my mothers head exploded
February 23 Can machines think?
February 23 Detect burnout before it happens
February 22 Are We More—or Less—Moral Than We Think?
February 22 Are you popular? Social Guidance from 1947
February 22 How love soothes pain
February 22 Racial and Ethnic Minority Teens Significantly Less Likely to Receive Treatment for Major Depression
February 22 Treatment choice is relevant to outcomes in those with depression
February 19 Treating brain disease with some good vibes
February 18 How couples bounce back after a ‘fight’
February 18 Staying social is an important element for healthy aging
February 18 Best Science Pictures of 2010 announced
February 16 When grief becomes a disease
February 15 Surviving traumatic brain injury
February 14 Does Social Anxiety Disorder Respond to Psychotherapy?
February 14 Hearing loss and dementia linked
February 13 How Depression Dulls the World—Literally
February 12 Is it love ? Or is it Oxytocin?
February 12 Treating trauma – Risks of debriefing after disaster
February 11 Language as a Window into Human Nature
February 10 Music can be helpful in dealing with the breakdown of a relationship
February 9 Memory Problems May Be Sign of Stroke Risk
February 9 Curry spice may help to protect brain following stroke
February 8 Cannabis Link to Psychosis
February 8 Do Opposites Attract?
February 8 How can Autism be treated?
February 7 Packing all of life’s stressors into a single year
February 7 See the world in a different light, put on your electric thinking cap!
February 7 How everyday life affects alcohol consumption in women
February 5 Does the accessibility of online porn lead to sexual enlightenment?
February 4 Are Working Moms to Blame for Childhood Obesity?
February 1 Brain Pacemakers: A long-lasting solution in the fight against depression
January 29 Eating Fatty Foods May Up Your Risk of Depression
January 29 Women get depression
January 29 Smoking habits are transmitted from mother to daughter and father to son
January 28 College Freshmen Stress Levels High
January 28 Remember the Future: Training the Brain to Think Ahead In Addiction
January 27 The God Illusion
January 27 A Complete Stranger Understands You About as Well as Your Spouse Does
January 27 Men More Likely to Stick with Girlfriends Who Sleep with Other Women than Other Men
January 26 Drawing upon humor for change
January 25 The Ways Couples Talk Can Predict Relationship Success
January 24 Self-control as a child as a predictor of future success as an adult
January 24 The family bed
January 24 Antidepressant Use Reduced Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women
January 24 Seeing the world differently
January 23 Fading beauty
January 23 How much sleep do children and teenagers actually need?
January 22 An introduction to easy meditation
January 22 Tell me why I don’t like Mondays?
January 20 Are Positive Emotions Good for Your Health in Old Age?
January 19 Sharing genes with friends
January 19 Risks and consequences of video game addiction
January 19 How our brain adapts to the Internet
January 19 Could weight be related to recurrent depression and its treatment with antidepressants drugs?
January 18 Wanna know the best way to lose weight?
January 18 Malcom Gladwell encourages us to embrace chaos as a integral component of creativity
January 18 Is a good feeling between patient and therapist necessary to recover from depression?
January 17 Study of Studies Shows Few Citations
January 17 Facebook is changing the way Canadians communicate
January 16 How to teach your daughter not to be a bully
January 16 Exploring the brain through art and science
January 15 A Child Psychiatrist Talks About Autism
January 13 Is this how you want to spend the final years of your life?
January 13 Writing About Worries Eases Anxiety, Improves Test Performance
January 13 How to become slightly happier
January 13 Mental Health Stamp Competition
January 13 Does Marijuana Really Trigger Psychosis?
January 12 Turn off the lights if you want a good nights sleep
January 11 Looking good on greens
January 11 Abstinence, heavy drinking and binge drinking all associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment
January 11 Self-help scams thriving on the internet
January 10 Aging is it all in your mind?
January 9 We’re too quick to use “mental illness” as an explanation for violence.
January 8 More of us than ever are using the web to find out more about an ailment before or instead of visiting the doctor.
January 7 The 3 A’s of Awesome
January 7 Are young people too focused on boosting self-esteem?
January 6 Would you Pay to Know if You’re at Higher Risk for Alzheimer’s?
January 6 China on the couch
January 5 Talking with you hands, and how gestures can affect our thoughts
January 4 New study revisits the genetic link to depression
January 4 Why we crave sweet and fatty foods
January 4 The makings of a sex addict
January 4 Trust Your Gut…but Only Sometimes
January 1 Start the new year with some ‘expert’ guidance
January 1 Did you break your New Years Resolutions last year?
January 1 The Rich Lack Empathy
January 1 Should Old Aquaintance be Forgot….

2010 (596)

December 31 16 years, crucial age to tackle bad lifestyle habits
December 30 5 pieces of advice for parents about cyber-bullying
December 29 Training to be a family caregiver
December 28 You’re as young as you feel….
December 27 Falling asleep at your desk after that heaping bowl of pasta?
December 27 Out with old…
December 26 Better the devil you know
December 23 Share the unhappiness of others… it just might make you happier new research suggests
December 23 How the mind uses the body to make sense of abstract concepts.
December 22 Please excuse our appearance
December 22 Emotions and memories
December 21 The Doctor’s Dog Will See You Now
December 20 ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome, ‘not caused by the XMRV virus’, say researchers
December 20 Its in your eyes.
December 20 Psychopia- Short Documentary of artist/author of My Schizophrenic Life
December 18 Is Marriage In Trouble?
December 18 Hot Flash Havoc
December 17 Early Tests for Alzheimer’s Pose Diagnosis Dilemma
December 17 Share Christmas Appeal
December 16 Let’s Talk Parenting Taboos
December 15 Exercises for cognitive and physical fitness
December 15 Depression during the Holidays
December 15 Violent games not to blame for youth aggression
December 15 More than 25% of teenagers have suffered cyber bullying in the past year
December 14 People Who Believe in Justice Also See a Victim’s Life As More Meaningful After Tragedy
December 14 Few Long-Term Psychological Effects After Job Loss
December 9 People with ‘warrior gene’ better at risky decisions
December 9 Nearly Half of All Elderly Americans Will Experience Poverty
December 8 How Would an Alzheimer’s Vaccine Work?
December 7 Project Homeless
December 3 Birth to 10 years in 1 minute 25 seconds
December 3 Hidden Disabilities
December 2 The Secret Power of Pyjamas
December 1 World AIDS Day 2010
November 30 Beautiful pictures, beautiful mind
November 30 Social Support Is Most Effective When Provided Invisibly
November 29 How autism leads to genius
November 29 Bullying and its lasting impact
November 27 Trusting your ‘gut’
November 26 New Study Reveals How Cannabis Suppresses Immune Functions
November 26 Can aspirin treat and prevent depression?
November 25 Chronic High Cholesterol Diet Produces Brain Damage
November 24 My Top 10 Gratitude List
November 24 Post Traumatic Stress- Behind the Facade
November 23 More than half of depression patients give up their treatment
November 23 Upper-Class People Have Trouble Recognizing Others’ Emotions
November 21 The power to change lies in a girl
November 19 Why women won’t listen to health messages from men
November 18 Connection : Dr. O’s Rap
November 18 Alzheimer’s Accelerated by a Chemical in Cigarette Smoke, Auto Exhaust and French Fries
November 17 What is Alzheimer’s ?
November 16 Forensic examiners are human too
November 16 Researchers discover why some people with dementia are compelled to massively overeat
November 15 TBI Common Among Young Motorcyclists
November 14 A look at four psychology fads
November 14 Brain whispering, tapping into the consumers subconscious
November 13 Severe acne increases the risk of suicide attempt
November 13 Believe you are enough
November 12 Alpha Males Take Greater Risks: Study Links Finger Length to Behaviour
November 12 Wandering mind not a happy mind
November 12 Teens Take on Bullying
November 11 A spoonful of sugar helps aggressive and violent behaviors go down
November 11 Schizophrenia – The Insanity Virus
November 10 Concern over traumatic brain injury in youth offenders
November 9 Why everyone (else) is a hypocrite: your modular mind
November 9 Caveman behavioural traits might kick in at Thanksgiving table before eating
November 9 Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome A Personality Disorder?
November 9 Brain training appears to make older drivers safer
November 8 Fearless Children Show Less Empathy, More Aggression
November 8 Eat Your Beets – and Build a Better Brain
November 8 The food-mood connection
November 7 Lactate in the brain reveals aging process
November 7 The secret life of a snowflake
November 6 Millions of British workers feel forced to lie about stress
November 5 Electrical brain stimulation may improve math skills
November 5 Social Class May Impact Treatment for Depression
November 3 What makes good people do bad things?
November 3 Omega-3 fail to slow decline in Alzheimers
November 3 How the brain is wired for attention
November 3 Brain’s ability to focus decreases with age
November 3 Volunteering benefits those with functional limitations
November 1 Take the ultimate intelligence test
November 1 Alcohol ‘more harmful than heroin’
October 31 Enjoy the moment
October 30 B-vitamins reduce post-stroke depression
October 30 Common psychiatric drugs could slow dementia
October 29 Why we shouldn’t be putting the clocks back this weekend
October 27 Heavy smoking in middle age doubles risk of Alzheimer’s, report finds
October 27 Poor school grades linked to increased suicide risk
October 27 Older people advised that taking an afternoon nap can lead to more active lives
October 26 Having a sister makes you happier
October 26 Unplugged
October 25 B-complex Vitamins May Help Slow Progression of Dementia
October 25 Sleep yoursef slim
October 23 Healing from Sexual Abuse: Annabelle’s Secret
October 23 Gene Therapy May Be Powerful New Treatment for Major Depression
October 23 70-year-olds smarter than they used to be
October 22 Time- (or lack of it) -Impacts Stress Levels
October 21 “A Terrible Melancholy”: Depression in the Legal Profession”
October 21 Too Many Sisters Affect Male Sexuality
October 21 Psychologists at the forefront of weight management
October 21 People mostly search for health info offline
October 21 Women more lonely and depressed in old age
October 20 Wear something Purple today and stop the hate
October 19 Women- JR 2011 TED Prize winner
October 19 How Our Brains Feel Emotion
October 19 Why Are Men More Susceptible to Alcoholism?
October 19 What’s on your mind?
October 18 Vitamin B12 May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
October 18 ‘My Dog Tulip’ explores the connection between man and his dog
October 17 Practice Tests Improve Memory
October 17 Isn’t information is beautiful?
October 16 Maria Shriver looks at the impact Alzheimer’s has on Women
October 16 Focus on Dementia
October 15 Blog Action Day 2010:Water
October 14 Rescue of Chilean Miners Provides Lesson in Human Resilience, Psychologist Says
October 14 Why Dr. Phil and Dr. Laura won’t solve your problems
October 14 Mind and Mouse
October 14 Study Shows One in Five Children Meet Criteria for a Mental Disorder Across Their Lifetime
October 13 Will life ever be the same for the Chilean Miners?
October 12 Looking Back Key to Moving Forward
October 12 Margaret Trudeau reflects on her struggle with mental illness
October 11 Screen time linked to psychological problems in children
October 10 Happy Thanksgiving Canada
October 10 Pardon our appearance
October 10 October 10 is World Mental Health Day
October 8 Having problems
October 6 How meditation reshapes your brain
October 6 Psychodynamic therapy appears to be of little help for obsessions
October 6 Why physicians have difficulties recognizing depression in the elderly?
October 5 A Thirst for Excitement Is Hidden in Your Genes
October 5 Girls with autism or ADHD symptoms not taken seriously
October 5 Choices and behaviors influence long term happiness
October 4 Biggest Sex Study Since 1994
October 4 Children with ADHD at Increased Risk for Depression and Suicidal Thoughts as Adolescents
October 4 Have you ever seen a pink Batman?
October 3 Britain’s £100bn mental health crisis
October 2 Is your job making you depressed?
October 1 An important message from Ellen about bullying
October 1 Undesired
October 1 Having trouble breathing? Try riding a roller-coaster
September 30 Dirty Hands, Dirty Mouths
September 30 Stress Hormone Blocks Testosterone’s Effects
September 29 The Importance of Sleep
September 29 Bad behaviour down to genes, not poor parenting, says study
September 29 Virtual Humans
September 29 Study Uses Virtual Reality Therapy for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans with PTSD
September 29 Unlocking the Secret of Beauty
September 28 Blog Action Day 2010
September 28 Heartbreak Puts the Brakes on Your Heart
September 25 Video Gaming Prepares Brain for Bigger Tasks
September 24 The 24 Hour Mind
September 23 Going Mental: How the Brain Fears
September 23 Young teens who play sports feel healthier and happier about life
September 23 Talking While Walking Puts Parkinson’s Patients at Risk for Falls
September 22 It Gets Better
September 22 Partners of Breast Cancer Patients Are at Risk of Developing Mood Disorders
September 22 A successful work-life balance
September 22 Can teachers’mental health be improved?
September 22 What is the relationship of depression and inability to express emotions in middle-aged men?
September 21 In Cyber Bullying, Depression Hits Victims Hardest
September 21 What’s the true cost of dementia?
September 21 Overheard Cell-Phone Conversations are Not Only Annoying but Reduce Our Attention
September 20 Teenagers are more sedentary at weekends
September 20 Just Manic Enough
September 17 How To Help Your Stressed Out Teen
September 16 The New York Times makes corrections on Alzheimer’s Disease Story
September 16 Mental illness stigma entrenched in American culture; new strategies needed
September 15 Children and adults see the world differently
September 15 Is slowing down with age all in the mind?
September 15 Mild Memory Loss Is Not a Part of Normal Aging
September 15 Less stressed men more attractive to women
August 24 Study Suggests Oxytocin Makes People Trusting, but Not Gullible
August 22 ‘I want to get well,’ Alzheimer’s patient says
August 21 Is multi-tasking a myth?
August 21 Oxytocin: It’s a Mom and Pop Thing
August 20 More mental disorders treated with drugs only
August 19 Children with Autism Process Sensory Information Differently
August 18 Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?
August 17 Parents don’t matter
August 17 Stress in middle age could contribute to late life dementia
August 16 Chinese Meditation Found to Boost Brain Connectivity
August 16 Growing up without siblings doesn’t hurt social skills
August 16 Web Access Increases Odds of Romantic Relationships
August 16 How Technology Changes The Way We Think
August 15 The secret of happiness: Family, friends and your environment
August 13 Improving the mind, stopping memory loss
August 12 Childhood Memories Impact Men’s Ability to Handle Stress
August 12 Psychologist Discusses Gender Differences in Pain
August 12 Why autism can’t be diagnosed with brain scans
August 12 College Students Exhibiting More Mental Illness
August 12 They’re only words….
August 11 People who are angry pay more attention to rewards than threats
August 11 Children and Stress
August 10 Brain Scan Test for Autism in Adults
August 10 Spinal-Fluid Test Is Found to Predict Alzheimer’s
August 10 Study finds false memories are common
August 10 Researchers unlock brain’s capacity for plasticity following injury
August 9 Will Healthcare Reform Improve Eldercare?
August 9 People Think Immoral Behavior Is Funny—But Only if It Also Seems Benign
August 9 The Rise of the Emotional Robot
August 8 Tunes on the Brain
August 6 Is Marriage Counselling a Waste of Time?
August 5 Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Patients with Alzheimer’s
August 5 Slow Love Life… my kinda blog
August 4 The Heath Family – Part of the Sandwich Generation
August 4 Brain Study Shows That Thinking About God Reduces Distress—But Only for Believers
August 3 Is emotional pain necessary?
August 3 What should medicine do when it can’t save a life?
August 2 Mental illness in youth affects future income
August 2 Women Attracted to Men in Red, Research Shows
August 2 Depression – Mark Rice Oxley talks about his personal experience in the Guardian
July 30 No safe level – first study to show teenage binge drinkers harm abilities in later life
July 30 A Leap Forward in Addiction Awareness and Control
July 29 Stayin’ alive: You gotta add friends
July 29 To Make One Happy, Make One Busy
July 29 A man with attitude – male narcissists
July 28 Feining mental illness…..a form of self deception
July 27 Health Anxiety – its no joke
July 26 Elder Care Puts Strain on Adult Parent-Child Relationship
July 26 U.S. parents more likely to have conflict with adult children than parents in Europe
July 26 Will you? The question of willpower
July 26 The art of choosing: Sheena Iyengar
July 26 When Less is More
July 25 Phone therapy shows increasing success
July 23 Brain boosters in a bottle?
July 23 A Blood Test for Depression?
July 23 Part Time Fabulous -tackles the stigma associated with clinical depression
July 23 America are you happy? Twitter mood maps reveal the answer
July 22 Why breaking up is hard to do
July 21 New Links Between Cholesterol and Depression in The Elderly
July 21 Why Does Everything Look Gray When You Feel Blue?
July 21 Schools Safer , Discipline Worse
July 21 Feeling Insecure in Relationships May Predispose People to Later Health Problems
July 20 How to beat depression – without drugs
July 19 How destructive is internet porn?
July 16 Behavior Problems in School Linked to Two Types of Families
July 16 Researchers Discover Novel Therapeutic for Chronic Pain
July 16 Happiness and Sadness Spread Just Like Disease
July 16 Tap into your brain waves and throw out your video game controllers
July 16 Is longer term psychodynamic psychotherapy more effective than short therapies?
July 15 Suicide attempt method affects prognosis
July 14 The more an older women weighs , the worse her memory
July 14 Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span
July 14 National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer’s Association Lead Effort to Update Diagnostic Criteria for Alzheimer’s Disease
July 12 Every Breath You Take
July 12 Apathy and Depression Predict Progression from MCI to Dementia, Treatment Could Delay Dementia
July 12 Who Is Likely to Become a Bully, Victim Or Both?
July 9 Here come the supertaskers….but are young people emotionally all there?
July 7 Want to know if your relationship will last?
July 6 Jan’s Story: Love lost to the long goodbye of Alzheimers
July 6 Lose it. Just once. See what happens.
July 6 Difficult childhoods lead to teenage drinking
July 5 Depression May Nearly Double Risk of Dementia
July 3 Parenting: The Case for Keeping Out
July 3 The little pink pill
July 3 The Connection Between Multiple Sclerosis and Depression
July 2 Mindfulness meditation
July 2 Can money buy happiness?
June 30 A butterfly effect in the brain
June 30 Tai Chi and Qigong Show Significant Health Benefits
June 29 Cognitive behavior therapy to overcome body dysmorphic disorder
June 28 Its an Inside Job :Dr. Suzanne LaCombe
June 28 When Depression is Severe
June 28 Online Bullies
June 28 Honesty Online
June 25 Jan’s Story: A review of Barry Petersens book.
June 25 Moms’ favoritism tied to depression in adulthood
June 24 Diagnosing Alzheimer’s in a reliable way, promise shown in new method
June 23 Neuroscientists predict your behavior better than you
June 21 Can a Pill a Day keep Ageing Away
June 21 Liar,liar pants on fire
June 20 Happy Fathers Day
June 20 50 years of the pill
June 19 Depression: The Times Investigates
June 19 Teenagers want to finish their studies and leave home
June 18 Monitor Cyberbullying… there’s an ‘Ap’ for that
June 18 Brain study shows that the opinions of others matter
June 18 Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia : Study looks at websites that support eating disorders and target the vunerable
June 18 Marijuana Worsens Schizophrenia
June 18 Baby Boomers Getting High
June 18 Poor Response to Cognitive Behavior Therapy in PTSD attributed to the Serotonin Transporter Gene
June 16 Is an Alzheimer’s Memory Screening Test Worth It?
June 16 Insomniacs have different brains
June 15 Getting on With Life After a Partner Dies
June 15 Secondhand Smoke and Mental Health
June 15 Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Prevented?
June 14 Talking or texting behind the wheel is roughly equivalent to driving drunk
June 14 Parents Ill-Prepared to Reduce Kids Concussion Risks
June 12 Study shows significant positive outcomes following behavioral therapy for depression
June 12 Steven Pinker’s take on technology, intelligence and self control
June 11 Anxiety affects our attention processes
June 11 Elder care needs to be the ‘new health’
June 11 The secret powers of time
June 10 Are Antidepressants Just Fancy Placebos?
June 10 Psychobabble: Relationship Success for Alphas
June 9 Awakening Desire: Understanding Female Sexual Dysfunction
June 9 The Daughter Trap: Taking Care Of Mom Dad.. And You
June 9 Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease
June 9 Link Between Abdominal Obesity and Depression
June 9 The Ninth Floor: by Jessica Dimmock
June 9 A Handful of Pecans a Day Keep Neurological Problems at Bays
June 9 High-school seniors with excessive daytime sleepiness have an increased risk of depression
June 8 Fooling the doctors
June 8 Do you know how much you drink?
June 8 Why Does Feeling Low Hurt?
June 7 Good grades? Its all in who you know!
June 5 Portrait of an Addict
June 4 Drinking coffee does not make you more alert
June 4 The More Loving One
June 4 Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive, Study Shows
June 2 Coming Out
June 2 What makes a genius?
June 2 The ruthless toll of Alzheimer’s on one Columbian family
June 2 Meditation reduces the emotional impact of pain
June 1 Anxiety is a killer distraction on our roads
June 1 Can sports sharpen the body and mind?
June 1 Why your brain never really rests
June 1 Just don’t call it a Nervous Breakdown
June 1 Education helps against dementia
May 30 Change your life with a song
May 30 The New York Times on Telemedicine
May 29 Pictures from the treasuries of one of the world’s leading collection of historical medical books
May 28 How therapy helps
May 28 The heartache of dementia
May 28 Will we succeed?
May 26 An Atlas of the Brain
May 25 Modern way of life leading to loneliness, says new report
May 24 Passages in Caregiving – a book review
May 24 Its the little things that make our partners feel appreciated
May 22 Toddlers’ bad behaviour is always mothers’ fault according to psychologist Oliver James
May 21 Tai Chi gets cautious thumbs up for psychological health
May 21 The Sound of Seduction
May 21 Doctors Should Help Patients with Depression Name Their Problem
May 21 1 in 10 dads get the baby blues
May 20 Major depression common after traumatic brain injury
May 19 Is your preschooler depressed?
May 19 Good Results of Bad Habits?
May 19 A new drug that decreases anxiety and stabilizes mood?
May 19 Creativity linked to mental health
May 17 The psychology of food cravings
May 17 A Reason to Drink More Coffee
May 17 Switching medications could help severely depressed teens
May 17 Most high-schoolers cheat— but don’t always think they are
May 17 Put on a Happy Face
May 16 Men with bigger wallets have bigger waistlines
May 16 Resilience to stress, vulnerability to depression and how antidepressants work
May 16 Is it time to re-examine bipolar diagnosis in children?
May 15 Almost there… ShrinkRap 80% restored… website back to normal !
April 20 Brain Training Does Not Boost Brain Power, Study Suggests
April 20 Therapy can help even very distressed married couples, UCLA study finds
April 19 Spanking is out, Talking is in… How parents are discipling their kids.
April 19 A Brain-Recording Device That Melts Into Place
April 18 New York Times:The Science of Living a Healthy Life
April 17 Winning at Love: An Alpha Males Guide to Relationship Success
April 16 April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 15 An App for Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Assessment
April 15 Friends, not children, could be key to happy retirement
April 15 ‘Clown-doctors’ could help dementia sufferers
April 15 Kids labelled as lazy may have learning difficulties
April 14 Saying goodbye?
April 13 Patients with amnesia still feel emotions, despite memory loss
April 12 Terry Fox- 30 years on and still an inspiration
April 12 Book Giveaway
April 12 Measuring the Suicidal Mind
April 12 Are Liberals More Intelligent Than Conservatives?
April 12 Spanking Kids Leads to More Aggressive Behavior
April 12 Simple test can detect signs of suicidal thoughts in people taking antidepressants
April 10 Is internet porn creating a damaged generation?
April 9 Eric Kandel on the Social Brain
April 9 Brain estrogen shows promise as schizophrenia treatment
April 9 Treatment with oxytocin spray can improve emotion understanding in autism
April 8 Believing is Seeing: How Mindset Can Improve Vision
April 8 Neuron reviews on Social Neuroscience
April 8 The psychology of fat
April 7 Do you have adult ADHD?
April 7 Forty Tales from the Afterlife : David Eagleman is interviewed in the Guardian
April 7 Exercise and Computer Use May Reduce the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
April 7 BMJ lists top 10 “non-diseases”
April 6 Can you really train your brain?
April 6 Psychology of Procrastination
April 6 Living with Autism
April 5 The magic of placebo
April 5 Survival of the Tattooed and Pierced?
April 2 Self-esteem declines sharply after 60
April 2 Voices of Autism
April 1 April 2nd is World Autism Day
April 1 Loving and living with Alzheimers
April 1 Psychologists search for secret of happiness at work
March 31 A s–t disturber!
March 31 Researchers develop a self-administered test to screen for early dementia
March 31 Parenting tips on how to handle tantrums in public places
March 31 How parents should make rules
March 30 Social Media raises challenges for therapists and their clients
March 29 Fast food makes people impatient
March 28 Genetic test could match mentally ill patients with the best drug
March 27 5 Social Networking Tips for Psychologists.
March 27 Inside the mind of a schizophrenic psychologist
March 26 Do you want to live longer?
March 26 Why men suffer worse than women from common afflictions
March 26 Schizophrenia – a sister’s view
March 26 Ageing, a special podcast from Nature
March 25 Technology and your health
March 25 Memory decline linked to an inability to ignore distractions
March 25 Older adults remember the good times
March 25 Erasing Memories
March 25 It’s all my fault- self-defeating behaviour
March 24 Can This Marriage Be Saved?
March 24 Peek inside couples therapy with Laurie Abraham
March 24 I’m a Loser, I’m Not Married, Let’s Just All Look at Me
March 24 GPs in UK demand better psychological therapy services
March 24 Typing words with your brain
March 23 Men and women respond differently to stress
March 23 When Mum has an eating problem
March 23 Money only makes you happy if it makes you richer than your neighbours
March 22 Stephen Pinker asks some questions about violence
March 22 World Water Day
March 22 Does cognitive therapy work ? The Indy asks the question should the NHS provide more of it for depression?
March 22 Find us on Facebook
March 21 Its written in your eyes
March 21 The surprising way that access to public services will be different for British citizens in 10 years
March 21 Bad behaviour… don’t blame your genes
March 20 Divorce and separation
March 19 Why teenagers find learning a drag
March 19 Failed college dreams don’t spell depression, study finds
March 18 Center Researchers Examine Bipolar Diagnosis in Children
March 18 Optimism Boosts the Immune System
March 17 Reliability of certain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies questionable
March 17 Antidepressants Beneficial in Physically Ill Patients
March 16 Sweet mighty fine work
March 16 Make yourself happier- make your bed
March 16 Remake health care before our ageing boomers break the system
March 16 To thine own self be true, for better romantic relationships,
March 15 Brain Plaques May Explain Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s Based on Mom’s History
March 15 Meditation Techniques Effective for Pain Relief
March 14 Robin Dunbar explains why we can only ever have 150 friends at most
March 13 Mummy dearest
March 12 Massage eases anxiety, but no better than simple relaxation does
March 11 Taking the guesswork out of prescribing an antidepressant that works
March 11 Others May Know Us Better than We Know Ourselves
March 10 Ted-Talk: Plug in to your hard-wired happiness
March 10 Survey examines libido among the ‘Viagra generation’
March 10 1 out of every 2 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied youths are regular victims of “cyberbullying”
March 9 Badly-behaved kids twice as likey to suffer chronic pain as adults
March 9 How do human beings decide what is right and wrong?
March 9 Robots as a therapeutic tool for children with autism
March 8 Before Kids Saw Therapists
March 8 ‘Pay It Forward’ Pays Off
March 8 Happy Women’s Day
March 8 Specific Memory Impairments in Dementia and MCI
March 7 Sarah Phillips emotional farewell to her mother
March 6 A breath of fresh air
March 6 Good Stress, Bad Stress?
March 5 What inspires us?
March 5 Post traumatic stress disorder: a new eye movement therapy
March 4 The Infant Brain
March 4 When Parents Know Too Much
March 4 Talking Your Way to Happiness
March 4 This too shall pass
March 3 Shopping for Happiness? Get a Massage, Forget the Flat-Screen
March 3 What makes us happy? The riddle of experience vs memory
March 2 Kids who watch more TV tend to have poorer relationships with friends and their parents
March 2 Counselling Suicidal Clients
March 2 A New Generation of Rapid-Acting Antidepressants?
March 1 Obesity Associated With Depression and Vice Versa
March 1 Long-Time Cannabis Use Associated With Psychosis
March 1 Having Greater Purpose in Life Associated With a Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
February 28 Study helps kids speak
February 27 What is depression and how should it be treated?
February 27 Can psychiatry be a science?
February 25 Change your brain change your life
February 25 An afternoon nap markedly boosts the brain’s learning capacity
February 25 Psychiatrists’ Primary Method to Prevent Mistaken Diagnoses of Depression Doesn’t Work
February 24 How siblings can survive caring for elderly parents
February 24 Do Recreational Drugs Make Us Fail To Remember?
February 23 Carpe Diem – live life
February 23 Smile or Die- Can happiness cure cancer?
February 23 Perils of Adolescence Could Result From Increased Neural Sensitivity to Teens’ Feelings, Surroundings
February 23 Cyberbullying – a growing problem
February 22 Hostile husbands’ treatment of their wives significantly impacts their psychological well-being
February 22 A Swansea Love Story
February 21 Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)
February 19 The music of chance
February 19 Happiness is…looking forward to your vacation
February 18 The Placebo effect
February 18 Tears, joy and oxytocin
February 18 How antidepressants actually work
February 18 Don’t worry, be happy! Positive emotions protect against heart disease
February 18 The lazy bureaucrat
February 16 Scientists solve ageing puzzle
February 16 Positive Parenting Program can treat childhood depression and tame out-of-control teenagers.
February 15 Sex hormone regulator associated with poor memory
February 15 Test your memory
February 15 Gene link identified to increased risk of early dementia
February 15 Be part of a cure.
February 12 Sunny Bates on passion, fear and balance
February 12 Why you’re boyfriend won’t look at you
February 12 Men’s rule book out of the window this Valentine’s Day
February 12 When your child or teen won’t go to school
February 12 The countdown is over The Olympics are here!
February 11 What is love?
February 10 Depression and lack of concentration do not necessarily go together
February 10 The new draft DSM-V is now available
February 9 Gadgets not related to teenagers’ brain pain
February 9 Depressed people feel more gray than blue
February 9 Autism risk increases for older mothers
February 8 February is Psychology Month
February 6 A new manual for diagnosing diseases of the psyche is about to be unveiled
February 6 Dr. Paul Ekman on emotional expression
February 6 Cocaine or ecstasy consumption during adolescence increases risk of addiction
February 5 Benefit of Antidepressants Meds varies based on severity of symptoms
February 5 The day I had my brain switched off
February 5 Making insurance companies pay
February 5 Reducing the risk of dementia
February 4 New brain scanning method detects signs of awareness in patients presumed to be in a vegetative state.
February 4 Whether its sport or music, allow you kids the freedom to find their own passion
February 4 Less talk from parents can encourage more speech from children
February 4 In schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, life is not black and white
February 3 Excessive internet use is linked to depression
February 2 Mi-Stories: Working to help people with autism
February 1 Memory failing? You May be at higher risk for stroke
February 1 Antidepressant may result in improved cognitive function after stroke
February 1 Overweight seniors live longer
February 1 Couples can overdo being supportive
January 31 Is there a better way to grieve?
January 31 You can change your mind, but are addictions hardwired in the brain?
January 31 The fear of failure and the power of imagination
January 29 Turn that frown upside down
January 28 Early menopause can result in earlier onset dementia
January 28 Gay teens are bullied two to three times more than heterosexual teens
January 28 Insomnia linked to brain loss
January 27 Women still want children
January 27 The green eyed monster
January 26 Treating depression by stimulating the pleasure center
January 26 A simple eye test could help diagnose bi-polar disorder
January 26 Men feel less guilt
January 25 Female elementary teachers transfer their fear of doing math to girls
January 25 Despite treatment, depressed workers have decreased productivity
January 25 Mixed-handed children more likely to have mental health, language and scholastic problems
January 25 Psychodynamic psychotherapy brings lasting benefits
January 23 Autism: genetics, early detection and the ethics of screening newborns
January 22 When it isn’t just clutter anymore
January 22 Can a pill a day keeps mental illness at bay?
January 22 Two parents are better than one, but does the gender of parents matter?
January 21 Mind Reading, Brain Fingerprinting and the Law
January 21 Taking emotions seriously
January 20 Diagnosing Post-traumatic stress disorder with magnetism
January 20 School burnout in teens linked with parental burnout
January 19 Its time to fess up
January 19 Why do you think men pay for sex?
January 19 Yoga for pain relief
January 19 Spank or not to spank?
January 19 8 out of 10 people who care for a relative suffer from anxiety and stress, according to a study
January 18 Are we taking concussions seriously enough?
January 18 Link between breastfeeding duration and mental health
January 14 Like father like son
January 14 A new method to measure childhood stress
January 14 1 in 4 Girls Aged 12-17 were involved in serious fights or attacks in the past year
January 14 Video on antidepressants for mild to severe depression
January 14 It’s in your eyes
January 13 Watching TV Linked to Higher Risk of Death
January 13 Alcohol its no joke
January 13 Migraine and Depression May Share Genetic Component
January 13 The scent of a woman
January 13 Psychologists help long-term unemployed get back to work
January 12 High blood pressure linked to dementia in older women
January 12 Cell Phone Exposure May Protect Against and Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease
January 12 Neuroimaging May Shed Light on How Alzheimer’s Disease Develops
January 11 Debate over cognitive, traditional mental health therapy
January 11 Early maturing teen girls experience more aggression
January 9 Milkshake that promises to improve memory of Alzheimer’s sufferers
January 9 New Brain Scan Better Detects Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in Healthy People
January 9 Healthy older adults with subjective memory loss may be at increased risk for MCI and dementia
January 9 Deep brain stimulation successful for treatment of severely depressive patient
January 8 Army’s New Program Measures Character More Than Once
January 8 Brain Imaging May Help Diagnose Autism
January 7 A decade for psychiatric disorders
January 7 Immune System Alterations in Brain; May Shed Light on Alzheimer’s Disease-like Changes
January 7 Imaginary Hero
January 6 Start your happiness project now!
January 6 Marian Keyes writes about her crippling depression
January 6 New Brain Scan Better Detects Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in Healthy People
January 6 Sleepless in High School
January 6 There’s a pill for that!
January 6 Mandometer- the talking scale that helps fight obesity
January 6 Abuse in Childhood Linked to Migraine and Other Pain Disorders
January 5 What matters now
January 5 People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones!
January 5 Benefit of Antidepressant Medications Appears to Vary With Severity of Depression Symptoms
January 4 Half of depressed Americans go untreated
January 4 Few U.S adults with major depression receive adequate treatment
January 4 This Emotional Life Premiering on PBS tonight
January 2 Have the positive thinkers got it wrong?
January 1 Earlier bedtimes may help protect adolescents against depression and suicidal thoughts
January 1 How to Train the Aging Brain
January 1 For those of you who have resolved to visit the gym more often in 2010

2009 (765)

December 31 For depressed workers, stress on job lowers productivity
December 31 Never make a New Years resolution that’s not fun to keep
December 30 Should Patients And Doctors Be Facebook Friends?
December 29 Working Through Grief’s Different for Everyone
December 29 This Emotional Life: PBS January 4,2010
December 28 Couples are better able to cope with health shocks than singletons
December 27 How Are Kids Smarter Than Adults?
December 25 A Queen’s Christmas Message
December 25 A happy Christmas alone
December 24 Jack Bauer’s on the naughty list
December 24 Depression’s Evolutionary Roots
December 24 Relationships: Not just for Christmas
December 24 Sleeping off childhood?
December 24 The Neuroscience of Screwing Up
December 24 Modernizing the treatment of sexual dysfunction in men
December 23 Students who heavily engage in social networking do just as well academically as those who are less interested it
December 22 How psychotherapy works
December 22 Can Acetaminophen ease psychological pain?
December 22 Dispatches from the front lines of consciousness
December 22 Is it only Christmas that makes children happier?
December 21 Depression saps endurance of the brain’s reward circuitry
December 21 When the Recession Hits Santa
December 21 Hoarders
December 21 Brain gym for pupils is pointless
December 21 1 percent of American 8-year-olds are diagnosed with autism
December 18 Earworms burrow into your head
December 18 Research links glucose consumption to longer life, cancer development
December 17 The catch-all nature of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
December 17 Watch out! Having children makes you more like your own parents
December 17 Learning styles debunked
December 17 Do you measure up?
December 17 Is fish really brain food?
December 16 Gene links to mental illness
December 16 Hormone linked to prevention of over-eating may help reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
December 15 Tis the season to be lonely.
December 15 For older adults, participating in social service activities can improve brain functions
December 15 Why women don’t like computer science
December 15 Lusting While Loathing
December 15 So you think you can dance?
December 14 When I’m 64
December 14 Women not immune to PTSD
December 14 Connection between depression and osteoporosis
December 14 Cues and context kick-start memory recall
December 13 Will you take the vow?
December 13 Why are more people living alone and what are the consequences for the environment and the economy?
December 12 Promises – once given never forgotten
December 10 Deja Brew – Dr. O’s Rap
December 10 Sustance abuse in teens associated with low response to depression treatment
December 10 Breakthrough offers hope to phobia suffers
December 10 Behavioral training improves poor reading skills in children
December 9 Prejudice and discrimination against migrants
December 9 Childhood traumas health risks for adults
December 9 Most antidepressants miss key target of clinical depression
December 9 You’re having fun when time flies:
December 8 Gotta have a smoke… now where was I ?
December 8 Is Santa ready for the big ride?
December 7 Fit teenage boys are smarter
December 7 Are angry women more like men?
December 7 Don’t worry be angry—you’ll get a better deal
December 6 Depression targeted in UK government policy shift
December 6 How your feet can give away your deepest desires
December 5 Budgets cuts target programs for already underfunded services
December 4 How to avoid holiday burnout
December 3 Hate shopping? Blame your genes!
December 2 What would it take to destigmatize schizophrenia
December 2 The effects of pornography on men.
December 2 Loneliness can be contagious, study finds
December 2 Fear of anxiety linked to depression in above-average worriers
December 1 Over 40 and Never Married? New Research Shows You Are Just Fine
December 1 Psychologists Suggest Parents Should Wait to Teach Toddlers Self-Control
December 1 Skunk ‘bigger psychosis risk’ than other cannabis types
December 1 Study reveals people’s thoughts on living longer
December 1 Bullying at school linked to bullying at home
November 30 World Aids Day is 1st December 2009
November 30 Nuclear Radiation Worries? There’s A Pill For That
November 30 Early Intervention For Toddlers With Autism Highly Effective
November 30 Mapping the unborn baby’s brain in 3D
November 27 To fat to be a princess
November 26 Expert Answers on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
November 26 Why people struggle to breathe when they have a panic attack.
November 26 How sleeping can improve your memory
November 25 Making Sense of Health Statistics
November 25 New weight loss approach targets the body and not the brain
November 25 The Big Personality Test
November 24 How technology is altering our brains
November 23 Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia in women
November 23 Alcohol linked to kids’ behaviour
November 23 Do animals have personalities?
November 23 Getting help when money is tight
November 22 Divorcing couples in U.K. offered counselling on the National Health Service for the first time
November 20 Music triggers memories in dementia patients
November 20 Therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money
November 20 ‘Time’ examines the case of overparenting
November 19 The world’s smartest rat
November 19 New social networking tool to improve well-being awareness
November 19 Does culture influence the expression of mental illnesses ?
November 19 Drinking alcohol every day ‘protects men’s hearts’
November 19 Introverts experience more health problems
November 18 How to navigate choices and inner conflict
November 18 Are Teenagers Wired Differently Than Adults?
November 18 How to Help Our Teenagers Grow Up
November 17 A Day in the Life of Your Brain
November 17 Brain cancer disrupts behaviour
November 17 The power of stereotypes
November 16 The Straight Dope
November 16 Computer exercises are being sold as an aid to the aging mind. Are they any good?
November 16 Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit
November 16 Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce/separation rates
November 16 Study endorses use of hypnosis, but it use is still surrounded by scepticism
November 15 Do you know someone with mental ill health who needs a get well soon card?
November 13 Go easy on your teens
November 13 Friends find it harder to forgive
November 12 Alzheimer’s sufferer tackles her bucket list
November 11 The Myth of Sexual Chemistry
November 11 Forming lasting memories
November 11 Study Sheds Light on Brain’s Response to Distress, Unexpected Events
November 11 Bullying in school prevelant in the classroom
November 11 The Narrow Line Between Love and Jealousy
November 10 Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
November 10 What do women really want?
November 10 Men leave
November 10 Unlocking the mysteries of speech
November 10 Clear connection between depression and osteoporosis
November 9 Featured Book:Connecting the Dots
November 9 Dual task could help diagnose dementia
November 9 Elderly depression lessened when relatives keep them informed on family matters
November 8 Jason McElwain: Autistic Basketball Player
November 5 Visual, Perceptual Tricks Bamboozle Brain
November 5 Guide to cognitive behavioural therapy
November 5 Psychologists Suggest Ways to Include the Aging Population in the Technology Revolution
November 4 Top 10 Tips for Stress-free geeks
November 3 Battling football high-school head injuries
November 3 November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
November 3 Memory test predicts pre-dementia
November 3 New therapy gives hope for very severe depression
November 2 There’s more to intelligence than just IQ.
November 2 Research shows chronically ill might be happier if they gave up hope
November 2 Processed food linked with depression
October 30 Hearing Voices
October 30 The rise and fall of asylums
October 30 Why do some of us hate fat people?
October 30 Bad Driving- Blame your Genes!
October 29 Age 8 and wanting a sex change
October 29 Laugh and the world laughs with you
October 29 Memories of a sleepless night
October 29 Whose in charge ? The Mind or the Brain
October 29 Most adolescents have a negative, pessimistic and resigned attitude towards bullying
October 28 Depression can lead to inflated reports of physical symptoms
October 28 Making Marriage Work by Forgetting Love and Sex
October 28 5 tips to create more confidence after a job loss
October 28 Workplace gossip caught on video in new IU study
October 28 New therapy for decreasing anxiety and improving psychological well-being in children
October 28 ‘Talk therapy’ for the depressed
October 27 A new drug combination for severe treatment-resistant depression
October 27 Wide differences in how long and happy people live
October 27 Married with children the key to happiness?
October 27 Is childhood sexual abuse linked to inability to express emotions in adulthood?
October 26 The slide into dementia
October 26 The smell of virtue
October 26 Yoga and Tai Chi as Pathways to Better Health
October 23 All things Visual ( Part 2)
October 23 All things visual
October 23 Separating the Stress from the Trauma
October 23 Seniors and the technology gap
October 22 Googling fights dementia, study suggests
October 22 Using IT to tackle bullying
October 22 Older workers are the healthy ‘survivors’ of the workplace
October 22 A blood test for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
October 22 Women better than men at identifying emotions
October 22 Everything you ever wanted to know about children and childhood but never even thought to ask
October 21 Do patients with severe depression and a medical disorder respond to antidepressant drugs?
October 20 Big Think interview with Alison Gopnik
October 20 Fine-tuning treatments for depression
October 20 Research reveals understanding PMS can reduce women’s distress
October 20 The search for consciousness
October 20 Virtual solution to driving phobias
October 19 Treating Dementia, but Overlooking Its Physical Toll
October 19 Virtual reality treatment for US troops
October 17 Bad Behaviour
October 16 The Big Brain Puzzle Book
October 16 Wellcome Image Awards
October 16 Capturing Memories
October 14 Changing our minds to prevent climate change
October 14 CBT better than light therapy at preventing recurrence of SAD
October 14 WHO launches a worldwide war on alcohol
October 14 How alcohol affects the brain
October 13 The Nocebo Effect
October 11 This is your Brain on Football
October 11 Happy Thanksgiving
October 10 The Peril of Positive Thinking
October 10 10, October 2009, World Mental Health Day
October 10 Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to a possibly contagious rodent retrovirus
October 10 Trusting info on the Web
October 9 Autism Is on the Rise (Or Is it?)
October 9 Gender Discrimination Still a Factor in Modern Organizations
October 9 The Power of Hypnosis
October 9 Integrated health care – One-Stop Shopping
October 9 Scans Show Learning ‘Sculpts’ the Brain’s Connections
October 8 TED Talks:Optical illusions show how we see
October 8 Teens may reason as well as adults , but their emotional maturity lags
October 7 The Myth about “Binge-Eating”
October 7 Are you ‘Pouring on the Pounds?’
October 7 A brain full of maps
October 7 Strong Link Between Obesity and Depression
October 6 Dr. O’s Rap: The Thanksgiving Dilemma
October 6 The Human Brain
October 6 CBT phone-therapy for depression found cost effective
October 6 Alcohol changes sleep patterns
October 5 Mediterranean Diet Associated With Reduced Risk of Depression
October 5 The drugs don’t work
October 5 The Sorry State of Psychotherapy
October 4 Is Facebook Making us Sad?
October 4 One nagging thing you still don’t understand about yourself
October 3 Extra virgin olive oil could prevent Alzheimer’s disease
October 2 Big Think Interview with Tal Ben-Shahar
October 2 Understanding the Anxious Mind
October 2 New Study Finds Clergy Dismiss Depression, Anxiety The Most Often
October 1 Nature Makes Us More Caring
October 1 Teen Smoking Linked to Drinking and Drug Use
October 1 Eating candies every day in childhood ‘increases adult aggression’
October 1 Less than 50% of men and women with depression see a doctor for treatment
September 29 Dr. O’s Rap: Therapy Works!
September 29 Do men and woman have different senses of humor?
September 29 Vancouver Peace Summit Webcast
September 29 It makes the world go round but does falling in love make us more creative?
September 29 Lack of Social Support Tied to Parental Depression
September 28 Children of working mums ‘have unhealthier lifestyles’
September 28 Sleep Deprivation Taxes Neurons, Racks Up Brain AÎ²?
September 25 Happiness: are you born with it or can you achieve it?
September 25 Are strengths of the mind good for the body?
September 24 The English Surgeon
September 24 How much input should patients have in medical decisions?
September 24 Depression and anxiety disorders of adolescents are not the same thing
September 23 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
September 23 How dogs think like us
September 23 Researchers Identify Protein that Repairs Alzheimer’s Brain Damage
September 23 Pen-Blwydd Hapus i chi Dr. O!
September 23 Kudos comes our way!
September 23 Liar, liar pants on fire
September 22 Passion, Creativity and the Human Condition: Greg Bennick
September 21 Decline in money management skills suggest Alzheimers is less than a year away
September 21 Capturing the “Memories” of One Million People – One Tweet at a Time~
September 21 September 21st is World Alzheimers Day
September 21 Back to school with Bi-polar Disorder
September 21 Treating depression in pregnancy
September 21 The Charlie’s Angels of Wellness
September 19 What to do when all else has failed to change your kid’s behavior.
September 18 Grandma’s on Facebook
September 18 Why Starbucks Matters
September 17 What hallucination reveals about our minds: Oliver Sacks
September 17 Psychobabble: When the Unimaginable Happens
September 16 Want some smarts? Read Kafka
September 16 The Impact of Stress on Decision Making
September 15 When the Unthinkable Happens:Unexpected Job Loss and its Impact on Your Marriage
September 15 Dr. O Raps about ‘e-therapy’
September 15 Running For My Life
September 15 Anti-oxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress
September 15 Alzheimer’s disease – crosses boundaries of education and gender
September 15 New marker for Alzheimer’s discovered
September 14 Poor work ethic at university predicts burnout 17 years later
September 14 Depression ‘cuts cancer survival’
September 12 We’re Number 37
September 11 Emotional difficulties risk for adult obesity
September 11 Schools failing when it comes to bullying prevention
September 11 Are my parents smoking marijuana?
September 11 Brain-wave patterns may predict how effective medication will be
September 11 See and hear peoples real life experiences with Autism
September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day – 10th September
September 10 Looking for genetic predictors of suicide
September 10 Students who truly care about learning do better
September 9 New look at Alzheimer’s could revolutionize treatment
September 8 Two Alzheimer’s genes found
September 8 Should parents meddle in their kids’classroom assignments?
September 8 Cancer drug may improve memory in Alzheimer’s patients
September 8 Strategies for managing stress after an Autism diagnosis
September 8 Brains required
September 8 Heart disease and depression
September 6 Speed Shrinking
September 6 The dangers of texting while driving
September 6 British troops’ post traumatic stress
September 4 Say cheese
September 4 Freeing the mind to forget
September 3 10 Reasons to be cheerful
September 3 Depression:Social and Economic Timebomb
September 3 Believing is seeing: thoughts colour how we perceive emotions
September 2 Exercise helps fight depression
September 2 Is Tetris good for the brain?
September 1 Family stability maybe more crucial than 2 parents for child success
September 1 Stress at work linked to an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
September 1 Depressed teens at a higher risk of mental health problems later in life
August 31 e-therapy good as in person
August 31 Kids’ headaches, migraines increase as new school year begins
August 30 Disability discrimination and mental health
August 30 Stephen Fry the secret life of a manic depressive
August 28 Depression and anxiety affect up to 15 percent of preschoolers
August 28 Lifestyle changes prevent Alzheimer’s disease
August 28 Is there a connection between poor sleep and Alzheimers?
August 28 Teetotalers more likely to be depressed
August 27 Protecting young brains
August 27 How career dreams die
August 27 10 and 11-year olds feel pressure to have a perfect body
August 25 Medical mysteries from the doctor who inspired “House”
August 24 Experiencing life, briefly, inside a nursing home
August 24 Married people are more likely to survive cancer
August 21 Why we lie so much
August 21 Building healthier communication with social networking tools
August 19 Helping your anxious child
August 18 All about headaches
August 18 Back to school , back to bullying
August 17 Sexual minorities more likely to seek mental health services
August 17 Accentuating the Positive After a Layoff
August 16 Early Risers Are Mutants
August 15 Smile, and count your blessings ……it will make you happier
August 14 Faces hold clue to mental health
August 14 Joachim de Posada says, Don’t eat the marshmallow yet
August 14 Tips to Stop Emotional Eating (Because Food Doesn’t Fix Stress)
August 13 17,462 women speak out on sex, stress and happiness
August 13 Exercise and mediterranean-type diet combined appear to lower risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
August 10 The Specialized Brain
August 9 Dog lovers hear how smart their dogs are at APA session
August 9 When it comes to well-being, you’ve got to be carefully taught
August 9 APA’s 117th Annual Convention : Opening session keynote defends psychology’s relevance
August 9 The truth about lying: who does it, and why
August 7 Smile As You Read This: Language That Puts You in Touch With Your Bodily Feelings
August 7 Asperger’s Syndrome, on Screen and in Life
August 7 Parents of teenagers are doing a good job
August 6 Hollywood gets mixed reviews in history class
August 6 Unlocking the mysteries of the brain: Investigators search for answers about injuries, PTSD
August 5 The Psychology of Blink: Understanding How Our Minds Work Unconsciously
August 5 When your memories are not real
August 5 Autism affects ability to read body language
August 4 Workplace Yoga and Meditation can lower feelings of stress
August 4 Snorting oxytocin may incite feelings of envy and gloating
August 4 Study shows temptation stronger than we realize
August 4 Mother’s mental health can impact on children
August 4 ‘Brain Exercises’ May Delay Memory Decline in Dementia
August 2 Boy Interrupted a story of bipolar disorder
July 31 Can you help cheer up the world?
July 31 Errors in diagnosis of depression
July 30 The Personal Genome: What We Know Now
July 30 Happiness Project Toolbox
July 30 Mental, emotional and behavioral disorders can be prevented in young people
July 30 Invisible ink? What Rorschach Tests really tell us
July 30 Minding your meds
July 29 A Rorschach cheat sheet on Wikipedia?
July 29 Adult cancer survivors at increased risk of psychological distress
July 28 Measuring happiness
July 28 Under a cloud – darkness linked to ‘brain drain’ in depressed people
July 27 No laughing matter
July 27 Getting married and staying married, is good for your health
July 26 Is psychiatry a failure?
July 25 Tom Wujec on 3 ways the brain creates meaning
July 25 Huge public support for change in law to allow the right to die
July 24 Dr. O’s Rap:When change is good
July 22 How to help children with impulsive behavior
July 22 Screening for chilhood depression could start as early as Grade 2
July 22 How psychology contributes to living well
July 21 No kidding, me too!
July 21 Nature or Nurture?
July 21 Can stress actually make us sick?
July 20 Help for anxious drinkers
July 20 Does worry keep you awake at night?
July 17 Overweight teens twice as likely to have overweight friends.
July 17 Teen drinking linked to behavioural problems
July 16 How well do you know yourself?
July 16 The myth of the chemical cure
July 15 Preventing Depression in Adolescents
July 15 Do you want to live forever?
July 15 Kids and Marijuana
July 15 Who am I? Adolescents’ replies depend on others
July 14 Couples who shack up before tying the knot are more likely to get divorced
July 14 Moderate alcohol consumption may lower Alzheimers risk
July 12 Swearing can make you feel better
July 11 Does Size Matter? Study shows Taller People Earn More Money
July 10 3 ways the brain creates meaning
July 10 Why good lives don’t have to cost the Earth
July 10 Something in the way he moves: Women prefer men who can dance
July 8 Mind Reading
July 8 Can society have its sanity back?
July 7 Family history important as a predictor of mental illness
July 7 Internet therapy for insomnia
July 7 Different factors predict the health of women and men
July 6 Staying sharp in old age
July 6 How to divorce and not wreck the kids
July 6 The brain that changes itself
July 6 Are you serious this post is about Tampax?
July 3 What is happiness?
July 3 Dr. O’s Rap: Vroom Vroom
July 2 A Tail of Identity
July 2 The problem with self-help books
July 2 Lack of sleep could be more dangerous for women than men
July 2 Why do some teens behave recklessly?
July 2 Anti-anxiety drugs raise new fears
July 1 Unlocked: the secrets of schizophrenia
June 30 Musical Minds
June 29 Depression, anxiety bad for the heart
June 29 1 in 5 Young Adults Need Treatment for Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use
June 29 Nearly 1 in 10 kids report cyber bullying
June 26 It helps to remember what to remember
June 25 Dr. O’s Rap: Friendship
June 25 Rejuvenate your ageing brain with exercise!
June 25 Baby-boomers and Facebook?
June 25 Americans thrash English at ‘brain training’ tests
June 24 Use it or loose it: Effective methods of enhancing and preserving brain power as we age
June 24 Smoking more than 5 a day triggers migraines
June 24 Is the summer vacation too long for our children?
June 24 Know Your Mind
June 23 National Memory Screening Day: June 23,2009
June 23 Is happiness in our genes?
June 23 Ouch!
June 23 Anxiety’s hidden cost
June 22 Financial difficulties following death of a partner can be prevented
June 21 F**k It: Letting the anger out
June 19 Ritalin as a brain booster
June 18 Wrong type of help from parents could worsen child’s OCD
June 18 The impact of video games
June 18 Brain detects happiness more quickly than sadness
June 17 Is cognitive decline inevitable as we age? Is it possible to teach an old dog new tricks?
June 17 Borderline Personality Disorder – An Emotional Trigger,Often Misread
June 17 Much touted “Depression Risk Gene” may not add to risk after all
June 17 Family time decreasing with internet use
June 16 Depression may increase Alzheimer’s risk in people with memory problems
June 16 Dad’s overworked and tired while mom’s potentially fired
June 16 Cannabis alters human DNA
June 16 Study finds Autistics better at problem solving
June 12 Depression medications may reduce male fertility
June 12 When parents are depressed, their children can suffer too.
June 12 ‘Improved’ test for Alzheimer’s
June 12 The Nintendo Wii may help treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
June 11 Living with OCD
June 11 Using the media to escape problems or to find information on how to cope
June 10 Nancy Etcoff talks about the surprising science of happiness
June 10 Children with ADHD may have “faulty” time management
June 9 The neurobiology of trust
June 9 Questioning Rise of Social Anxiety Disorder Diagnosis in Major League Baseball
June 9 Study links teen depression to bedtime
June 9 The Alzheimer Project
June 8 Middle-aged women experience more stress but have lower blood pressure
June 8 Know what you’re getting into
June 8 Social Media Fraud: Twitter Punk’d?
June 7 A World of Pain: Meera Syal on Self-Harm
June 1 Antidepressants may raise breast cancer risk
June 1 The way you hold your glass
June 1 First live ‘cloning’ of faces challenges assumptions about human behaviour
May 27 Fear of family reaction is barrier to treatment for depressed teens
May 27 What your Facebook profile says about you
May 25 Canadian men reluctant to consult mental health services
May 21 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm
May 21 What makes women worry?
May 21 Using science to keep teens sober at prom
May 19 Dan Ariely asks:Are we in control of our own decisions
May 19 Do you sleep with the enemy?
May 19 Early sex often regretted
May 19 Bizarre pre-game rituals of sports stars
May 19 New insights into how one kind of memory workd may help Alzheimer sufferers
May 19 Change your life with 5 short sessions of meditation
May 19 School children don’t want to go to the toilet
May 18 Choosing the right school for your child really does matter
May 18 Helping teens avoid risky behaviour
May 18 Keeping working reduces risk of Alzheimer’s
May 14 Achieving Fame, Wealth, and Beauty are Psychological Dead Ends
May 14 Can happiness be inherited?
May 14 Children raise their parents!
May 14 Playing computer games can help elderly stay sharp
May 13 How to build a bigger brain
May 12 Can a computer replace a counsellor?
May 11 Acquired Brain Injury and the justice system
May 11 How fat are you?
May 11 Recession puts mental health of men at risk
May 9 HBO Documentaries: The Alzheimer Project
May 8 Is there a relationship between Facebook, grades?
May 7 Focused, happier kids grow up to be healthier adults
May 6 Still irritating after all these years: Study of adult children and parents
May 6 Sexting—what your teen maybe doing with their cell phone
May 6 Newer antidepressants not always better
May 5 Lost in the sauce: The Effects of Alcohol on Mind Wandering
May 5 Holier than thou?
May 5 Sexual activity linked to watching adult TV as a child
May 4 Women Live Longer, Not Better, Largely Because of Obesity and Arthritis
May 4 Your Brain On and Off Caffeine
May 4 Children bullied at school at high risk of developing psychotic symptoms
May 3 Trauma, Depression Can Cause Seizures
May 2 Antidepressants can be helpful for mild to moderate depression
May 1 Emotional support leads to sporting success
April 30 Contemporary Psychotherapy
April 30 Women’s Aid short film on domestic abuse stars Keira Knightley
April 30 Canada’s Sex Life
April 30 The amazing wheelchair controlled by the power of thought
April 29 Freeing Yourself from Fear: Step-By-Step Guide
April 29 Swine Flu: to Panic Or Not, That Is the Question
April 28 iPhone App Helps Smokers Kick the Habit
April 28 Autism genes found:Suggest biological ties
April 28 A good night’s sleep even more elusive for anxious children
April 28 Inadequate sleep leads to behaviour problems
April 27 Barely legal – new study into whether alcohol affects perceptions of age
April 27 Brain Music
April 27 Autism Linked to Being Firstborn, Breech or Moms 35 and Older Giving Birth
April 27 Helping you to understand why the brain matters
April 24 Bullied boy hanged himself
April 24 Teens who chew gum get better grades
April 24 Living abroad makes people more creative
April 23 Are you a Lark or an Owl?
April 22 Why you may loose that loving feeling after tying the knot
April 22 Do you think memory worsens with age?
April 21 Researchers use brain interface to post to Twitter
April 21 Mayo Clinic and Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Health Manager
April 21 1 in 10 youth gamers addicted to video games
April 21 The happiest children in Europe live in the Netherlands and Scandinavia
April 21 Witnessing violence affects kids’ health
April 21 People find easily ways to manage their privacy on social media
April 20 I’m spring cleaning my brain!
April 20 Binge eating – When perfection unravels
April 19 When it comes to memory performance, the brain compensates with age
April 18 What am I like?
April 18 When you don’t know what you want
April 17 Shrink ‘n’ Drink
April 17 Is your marriage getting boring?
April 16 ‘Free play’ for children, teens is vital to social development
April 15 Conquering Depression In The Golden Years
April 14 Are you an alcoholic?
April 14 Can Twitter make you amoral?
April 14 Family ties provide protection against young adult suicidal behavior
April 14 Study finds link between Facebook use, lower grades in college.
April 14 Eat, drink and be merry?
April 14 Where you live may affect your state of mind:
April 13 Mediators help families with the tough choices of ageing
April 10 How God Changes Your Brain
April 10 Researchers find promotion is bad for mental health and stops you visiting the doctor
April 10 Does paying people to change their habits work ?
April 9 Thursday fun: On being open minded
April 9 Social networking sites can lend support to those trying to slim down
April 9 Middle school youth as young as 12 engaging in risky sexual activity
April 8 Schizophrenics see through hollow-mask illusion
April 8 Autism Speaks
April 7 No direct link between panic attacks, PTSD
April 7 Memory champ vs BBC reporter
April 7 Children with low self-control more likely to become overweight preteens
April 7 Thinking of others causes lapses in our self-control
April 7 What is the best strategy for overcoming constant worries?
April 6 Young adults at future risk of Alzheimers show different brain activity
April 6 Is your cognitive and physical functioning Ok?
April 6 Does a new popular form of psychotherapy (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) work?
April 6 Is there a bit of OCD in us all?
April 6 Willpower:Resisting temptation
April 6 How men and women cope differently with stress traced to genetic differences
April 4 Red wine goes to your head – but helps you think
April 4 Plants on the brain
April 3 What does your dog say about you?
April 3 Tattoos are a mark of low self esteem
April 3 Sisters Are ‘Key To Happy Family Life’
April 2 Zoom, zoom
April 2 Autism linked with stress hormone levels
April 2 Coming face to face with Autism
April 2 Scientists propose new theory of Autism
April 2 World Autism Awareness Day
April 1 From stress to financial mess
April 1 Turn that frown upside down! Injecting cosmetic happiness
April 1 Computer simulations explain the limitations of working memory
April 1 Dance your way to successful ageing
April 1 Brain’s depression clue
March 31 The modern teenager – a cultural construction?
March 31 CT scans: Too much of a good thing can be risky
March 31 Shifting online relationships in the age of Facebook
March 31 The “Natasha Richardson” effect
March 30 Spotting autism, researchers find a clue in how children watch cartoons
March 30 Task force recommends screening adolescents for clinical depression
March 28 Read at your own risk- does the media actually kill people?
March 27 Treating sexuality
March 27 Vindictiveness doesn`t pay
March 26 Turning talking therapies into doing therapies
March 26 The difference between winning and success
March 25 The way young children think
March 25 Fighting drug addiction with nanoparticles
March 25 Forget it! A biochemical pathway for blocking your worst fears?
March 24 Brain wave patterns can predict mistakes
March 24 A Father & Son’s Journey in Addiction : David & Nic Sheff:
March 24 Financial advice causes ‘off-loading’ in the brain
March 23 Structural differences in the brain linked to higher risk for depression
March 23 Consumer psychology in a recession
March 23 Parents your kids aren’t that special
March 22 Single gene key to the development and treatment of schizophrenia
March 20 Think having children will make you happy?
March 19 Minor head injury can become potentially fatal brain injury
March 18 Tracking dementia patients with GPS
March 18 Brain abnormality found in boys with ADHD
March 18 Why women struggle with sleep problems
March 18 Mechanism of Alzheimer’s suggests combination therapy needed
March 18 Children who are dissatisfied with their appearance often have problems with their peer group
March 18 New strategy to weaken traumatic memories
March 17 Why we think it’s OK to cheat and steal (sometimes)
March 17 Stress may cause the brain to become disconnected
March 16 Can people think themselves sick?
March 16 Brain Awareness Week March 16- 23, 2009
March 15 Teachers “obsessed with praising” are creating a generation of egotistical pupils
March 14 Key to happiness is gratitude and men may be locked out
March 14 Women opt out of math/science careers because of family demands
March 14 Oxygen therapy benefit in autism
March 13 #Follow Friday
March 13 Facebook wants to know what’s on our minds.
March 12 A Moment to Act
March 12 Spiritual kids tend to be healthier
March 11 Teenage stress has implications for adult health
March 11 Parent Teen Conflict
March 11 Ben Goldacre on MMR, autism and media mendacity on London Tonight
March 10 On Death and Dying
March 10 Popular kids earn more
March 10 Ecstasy for treatment of traumatic anxiety
March 10 Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores
March 9 Serious games for serious health problems
March 9 ‘Agreeing to therapy shows that you care’
March 9 Compulsive hoarding poses safety and psychological risks
March 7 Could varenicline be a new anti-addiction panacea
March 7 Mind Games
March 7 Shake the World
March 7 Children seriously affected when a parent suffers from depression
March 6 Understanding People
March 6 My weakness
March 6 Use it and improve it
March 6 Kate’s story, about never giving up hope
March 5 Musicians’ brains ‘fine-tuned’ to identify emotion
March 5 Staying cool under stress
March 5 Depression ties marital strain to cardiac risks in women, not men
March 5 Obsessive symptoms in childhood can increase risk of obsessive compulsive disorder in adulthood
March 4 Decision making in the brain – Jonah Lehrer Interview
March 3 Supportive co-parenting may reduce some child behavior problems
March 3 Sex is in the brain, for women new study from Stanford finds
March 3 Better tests needed to pinpoint memory problems
March 2 Young adults with PTSD may be more likely to attempt suicide
March 2 New study shows long-term dangers of severe concussions
March 2 The two worlds of kids’ morals
March 2 Death with dignity
March 1 The hidden crisis facing teenage girls – Stephen Hinshaw
March 1 The ups and downs of forgetting
March 1 Home thoughts from abroad
March 1 Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant
February 28 Kids can be cruel- we all remember
February 27 The philosophy of good intentions
February 27 An angry heart can be the trigger to sudden death
February 26 Sleep perchance to dream
February 26 All work and no play increases risk of dementia
February 26 Brain training, think again
February 24 Social networking sites are changing children’s brains
February 24 Gangs and Schools – Location, Location, Location
February 23 Childhood trauma has life-long effect on genes and the brain
February 23 Lighting up the lives of the elderly – adaptively
February 21 The Brain: How it can change, develop and improve
February 20 A memory clinic in every town
February 19 Thinking about binge-drinking!
February 19 Can exercising your brain prevent memory loss?
February 19 Is poor sleep the cause of some mental illness?
February 18 Dr. O’s Rap
February 18 A new treatment for Autism
February 18 Anti-social behavior in girls predicts adolescent depression seven years later
February 18 Cooling brain to prevent brain damage
February 17 John Suchet talks about how dementia is robbing him of his wife
February 16 Barry Schwartz: The real crisis? We stopped being wise
February 16 Loneliness as harmful as smoking and obesity, say scientists
February 16 Chronic disease interrupts work
February 16 Pill to erase bad memories
February 14 Valetines dating advice
February 14 Spaniards prefer love to be passionate
February 14 Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy getting into daily clinical practice?
February 13 The doctor is……..you! A cautionary tale
February 12 Court rules no link between vaccines and autism
February 12 Born to be kind, study identifies empathy gene
February 12 Ladies, its written all over your face!
February 11 Brain-training games ‘do more harm than good’
February 11 Study suggests new treatment approach may be needed for management of depression in some people with bipolar disorder
February 11 Artificial arm that listens to the brain
February 11 Choosing the perfect Valentine’s Day gift
February 11 Improving brain processing speed helps memory
February 10 Music: Is it really therapeutic?
February 10 Relaxing Rythms– The therapeutic effect of playing the drums
February 9 Surviving job loss
February 9 Will the recession give rise to a spike in suicides?
February 9 Measure your well-being and take action
February 6 “How’s Your News”
February 5 Time to change
February 5 How to eat your way to a healthy mind & body
February 5 He’s just not that into you.”
February 4 Cry baby cry
February 3 The secrets of a long and healthy Life
February 3 Heavy marijuana use may damage developing brain in teens, young adults
February 3 Insulin is a possible new treatment for Alzheimers
February 2 Autism 911: Help for a family in choas
February 2 February is “Psychology” month
February 2 Blues fly away with “Project Catch-It”
February 2 Bipolar disorders linked to risk of early death from a medical illness
February 2 Jamie’s dinners add up to better results for pupils
January 30 Teen smoking could lead to adult depression, study says
January 30 First top 10 list for antidepressants
January 30 Japanese men find a new way to say “I love you”
January 30 Supermarket trolleys make us behave badly
January 30 Tobacco companies target girls
January 29 One in four middle-aged women suffers from depression or anxiety
January 29 Sex and the Seniors
January 29 Link between brain iron levels and serotonin
January 28 Excessive discussion of problems between adolescent friends may lead to depression and anxiety
January 28 The long-lasting consequences to concussions
January 28 Problem drinkers respond to feedback from college-age peers
January 28 Video games linked to poor relationships with friends, family
January 27 Good news boys, a drink a day can keep erectile dysfunction away!
January 27 Sherwin Nuland: A meditation on hope
January 27 Want to know how to improve your memory?
January 27 Has psychotherapy worked? There is a new method for finding it out
January 26 Research investigates the effectiveness of CBT
January 26 Brain’s memory ‘buffer’ discovered in single cells
January 25 What do women want?
January 23 Dr. O’s Rap : The secret tipplers!
January 23 Therapists seeing more ‘collateral damage’ from economy
January 23 Vitamin D ‘is mental health aid’
January 22 Greening of the psyche
January 22 A short stay in Switzerland
January 22 When less attention improves behavior
January 21 Site upgrades
January 21 New insight into autism
January 21 Sex and Depression
January 21 A longer working life – a good thing for everyone?
January 20 Staying socially active and calm helps prevent dementia
January 20 Osteoporosis? Look out for depression
January 20 Psychological interventions may help premenstrual syndrome
January 19 Blue Monday
January 18 Recognising Emotion
January 16 Dr. O’s Rap
January 16 Is it really bad to be sad?
January 16 Survival lessons from a sinking plane
January 16 Lack of grey matter in brain is linked to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
January 16 Socially stable individuals delay seeking help for alcohol problems
January 15 New website for heathy minds
January 15 Midlife coffee and tea drinking and the risk of late-life dementia
January 14 Richard Dawkins interviews Prof. Michael Baum
January 14 Education professor dispels myths about gifted children
January 14 Letting infants watch TV can do more harm than good says wide-ranging international review
January 13 Women-only gene link to dementia
January 13 HRT ‘can shrink women’s brains’
January 13 Mental health history increases PTSD risk
January 12 Making room for “Miss Manners” is a parenting basic
January 12 Alzheimer’s drugs double death risk
January 12 Girls twice as likely as boys to remain victims of bullying
January 11 Dishonesty: Everyone cheats a little bit
January 11 My Genome, My Self
January 9 “Better sex is on the way”
January 9 Behaviour link to lifelong health
January 9 Spirituality is key to kids’ happiness
January 9 A life with pain — new study examines the experiences of older people
January 8 Leading LSE professor questions moral basis for euthanasia laws
January 8 Tetris ‘helps to reduce trauma’
January 8 Restoring trust harder when it is broken early in relationship
January 7 Head-banging may hurt your brain!
January 6 Deep brain stimulation treatment for advanced Parkinson disease provides benefits
January 6 Adolescent health risk behaviors on MySpace
January 6 Stress hormone ‘a marker for ME’
January 6 Scan technique discovers brain aging before symptoms appear
January 5 ADHD labelling of kids can mask other problems
January 5 One in four teenagers unhappy
January 5 Staying healthy in a tough economy
January 4 Ambition and discipline are key to longer and happier life
January 3 Scientists discover true love
January 3 Keeping good company!
January 3 Getting better results from anxiety treatments
January 2 Expectant brains help predict anxiety treatment success
January 2 Looking for sleep in all the wrong places
January 2 Headroom
January 1 Blwythyn Newydd Dda
January 1 Few of us ever make good on New Years Resolutions

2008 (805)

December 31 Does happiness have a price tag?
December 31 Religion and self control
December 31 Childhood anxiety disorders can and should be treated
December 30 Tis the season to be jolly
December 30 How your friends’ friends can affect your mood
December 30 Moderate drinking can reduce risks of Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Cognitive decline
December 29 2009 Resolutions
December 29 Our unconscious brain makes the best decisions possible
December 26 Brain starvation as we age appears to trigger Alzheimers
December 26 When computers read our minds!
December 25 Happy Holidays from Shrink Rap
December 23 Facebook generation learning social, technical skills online
December 22 Could You Torture Someone?
December 21 Dan Gilbert: Exploring the frontiers of happiness
December 20 Animated film of Stephen Lawrence murder to campaign against hate crime
December 19 Dr. O’s Rap
December 18 Psychiatrists revise the book of human troubles
December 17 Predict Depression
December 17 Panic attacks linked to higher risk of heart problems
December 17 Exercising at work – who’s it good for?
December 17 The psychological cost of Christmas
December 17 Autism and schizophrenia share common origin
December 16 How to divorce and not wreck the kids
December 16 Understanding Self Harm
December 16 How to change holiday spending this year
December 16 How to cope during the holidays with a serious medical condition
December 16 Researchers develop method which provides more accurate view of children’s potential
December 15 The Beautiful Mind
December 15 Music therapy helps relieve anxiety of cancer
December 14 Modern life ‘robbing’ young girls of childhood
December 12 Teens girls smoke now, pay later with larger waistlines
December 11 Barnardo’s abuse advert
December 11 ‘Snoop’ The secret language of stuff
December 10 Why we procrastinate and how to stop
December 9 Right to die
December 9 Are men hardwired to overspend?
December 9 Oxytocin reduces stress hormones in arguing couples
December 8 Has this doctor discovered a cure for alcoholism
December 8 Cold sore virus linked to Alzheimer’s
December 8 Saying more than just ‘no’ to children this Christmas
December 6 The coming neurological epidemic
December 6 The Immersion project
December 6 Mobile phones affect memory in laboratory animals
December 5 Imagine what happens to your brain!
December 5 Second Life, where anything is possible
December 5 Myth about “dirty old men” supported by science
December 4 Happiness is a collective—Not just individual—phenomenon
December 4 Blogging for Mental Health
December 4 Scrubbing Up
December 4 Sleeping in school
December 3 Why the ‘Perfect’ Body isn’t always perfect
December 3 Nearly 5 percent of population has persistent depression or anxiety
December 3 New test for depression
December 2 Dr.O’s Rap
December 2 Standing in someone else’s shoes, almost for real
December 2 Drivers make more errors when talking on cell phone than to a passenger
December 2 Group therapy ‘beats depression’
December 1 Giving the gift of health this holiday season
December 1 World Aids Day 2008
November 30 More men take the lead role in caring for elderly parents
November 29 Fast food a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s
November 29 Brains More Distracted, Not Slower with Age
November 29 A pound of flesh: How much weight you’ll gain over the holidays
November 29 Brain exercises are a waste of time
November 28 When therapy clients show sudden dramatic improvements
November 27 Even if You Can’t Buy It, Happiness Is Big Business
November 27 Five tips to survive the Holidays
November 27 Eye divergence in children triples risk of mental illness
November 27 Misleading media coverage of medicine
November 26 How working single moms are making it
November 26 Love wins over money in the mid-life crisis
November 26 Why everyone deserves a funeral
November 26 Study suggests reliability of cognitive assessment tool varies widely
November 25 Fitness and the Brain: Can a Walk a Day Keep Alzheimer’s Away?: Scientific American
November 25 Dr. O’s Rap
November 25 Frustration….
November 25 Cleanliness can compromise moral judgment
November 20 It may look just the same… or it may look a bit kooky!
November 20 Critical incident stress debriefing meets all the criteria for a pseudoscience
November 20 Prognosis after attempted suicide impaired by psychiatric disorder
November 18 Money stresses lead to marital woes
November 18 The Psychology of DÃ©jÃ vu
November 18 “Do Not disturb” signs aren’t just for newlyweds anymore
November 18 Sleep helps people learn complicated tasks
November 17 Latest Psychobabble: How to manage compulsive spending
November 17 Marijuana can be good for the aging brain
November 17 Living longer isn’t always the same as living well
November 17 Tips on preventing and handling bullying
November 14 Holiday survival guide for family gatherings
November 14 Heart rate and sleep in boys are affected by violent video games
November 14 Patients with anxiety disorders think they have more physiological problems than they really have, according to a study
November 14 Watching television, channeling unhappiness?
November 13 Joyful music may promote heart health
November 12 Robot head designed in Britain can mimic your emotions in real time
November 12 The voices within
November 10 Remember
November 10 Changing your mind can change your body, too
November 10 Brain Power
November 10 New research suggests Alzheimer’s can be beaten with grape seeds
November 10 Mental health linked to stillbirth and newborn deaths
November 8 Frequent ecstasy use “causes loss of memory”
November 8 Tim Brown talks about the powerful link between creativity and play
November 7 Emotions revealed
November 7 Featured book: Last Child in the Woods
November 7 New treatment options for seasonal affective disorder
November 7 Bullies may enjoy seeing others in pain
November 7 Research identifies significant weakness in dementia screening
November 6 Surprisingly, female models have negative effect on men
November 6 Unusual use of toys in infancy a clue to later autism
November 6 How to weather post-election blues, seasonal affective disorder, economic downturn
November 5 Alcohol advice needs to play a greater role in sex education for teenagers
November 4 Why Do We Forget Things?
November 4 Vitamin B fights memory loss
November 4 Brain scans show abnormalities in fibromyalgia patients
November 4 SAD may be linked to genetic mutation
November 3 Autism linked to rainfall
November 3 Coping strategies help women facing economic stress
November 3 Rates of psychosis higher among minority groups in Britain
November 3 MRI reveals relationship between depression and pain
November 3 Sex problems in women
November 3 More expensive = more educational is not the right formula for buying good children’s toys
November 3 Study identifies three effective treatments for childhood anxiety disorders
November 3 Does your personality influence who you vote for?
November 1 Binge-drinking culture may cause dementia epidemic, experts warn
October 31 Counselling and social support are key to alleviating depression for family caregivers of Alzheimer’s sufferers
October 31 High-fat diet could promote development of Alzheimer’s disease
October 31 Study examines the relationship between anger and alcohol abuse
October 31 Personality shapes perception of romance, but doesn’t tell the whole story
October 31 Religious beliefs and devotion linked to sense of personal control
October 31 Voters make decisions according to the brain’s response to negative aspects of a politician’s appearance rather than to positive ones
October 30 Money on the brain
October 30 The new infidelity
October 30 ‘Menopausal’ men could get sexual boost from HRT
October 30 The psychological effects of joblessness
October 30 High blood pressure is related to depression in elderly subjects
October 30 Office workers given the blue light to help alertness
October 29 Facing fears early may reduce childhood anxiety
October 29 Bipolar disorder involves a lower quality of both mental and physical life, even in periods of normality
October 28 Beating the winter blues
October 28 Brain scans show difference between love & hate
October 28 Scientific technique that banishes bad memories
October 28 Ladies in red attractive to men
October 28 Even optimists get the blues when pink-slipped
October 27 New brain link as cause of schizophrenia
October 27 It all adds up: Early achievement in math may identify future scientists and engineers
October 27 Study reveals factors of exceptional health in old age
October 24 New understanding of how we remember traumatic events
October 23 Facebook, the social networking site, is to blame for ‘friendship addiction’ and is fuelling insecurity in users
October 23 How emotional events can sometimes lead to disturbing long term memories
October 23 Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery
October 23 New study suggests that high-dose hormone treatment might reduce risk for PTSD
October 22 Is the way you dance written in your DNA?
October 22 Can taking ecstasy once damage your memory?
October 22 Researcher says no proven link between vaccines and autism
October 22 Depression in early teens predictive of the subsequent use of addictive substances
October 21 Couples with children with ADHD at risk of higher divorce rates, shorter marriages
October 21 It’s black and white: TV influences your dreams
October 21 Job choice ‘affects Alzheimer’s’
October 21 New research suggests fatty acid Alzheimer’s role
October 21 Server upgrade October 22, 2008
October 20 Patient Voices: Eating Disorders
October 20 Emotion and scent create lasting memories — Even in a sleeping brain
October 20 This is your brain on adolescence
October 17 How to avoid marriage meltdown in tough economic times
October 17 Fighting financial angst: Seven ways to take control
October 17 Counsellors grow more optimistic about marriage
October 17 Clients, not practitioners, make therapy work
October 17 Do Something Different and Lose Weight
October 16 Kids who drink before 15 at increased risk for poor health as adults
October 15 Religious teens half as likely to use marijuana
October 15 Searching the Internet is good for the brain
October 14 What are your 5 a day?
October 14 Cracking up
October 14 How same-sex marriage affects gay couples
October 14 The impact of ADHD in adults
October 13 Drinking alcohol associated with smaller brain volume
October 13 Millisecond brain signals predict response to fast-acting antidepressant
October 13 When nothing else works: Therapy approved by FDA for treatment-resistant depression
October 12
October 10 World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2008
October 10 Schizophrenia Society of Ontario announces October awareness month
October 9 Just for fun “Web Therapy”
October 9 Time management — Tips to reduce stress
October 8 Wellness Expert Offers Couples’ Economic Survival Tips
October 8 St. John’s Wort helps some patients with major depression
October 8 Possibilities — But no proof — To prevent Alzheimer’s
October 8 Young people becoming independent sooner – but freedom is precarious
October 7 Narcissistic people most likely to emerge as leaders
October 7 Too much volunteering can be bad for your health
October 7 Some minor site problems
October 7 Average to A+: Realising strengths in yourself and others
October 6 How and why some children become chronically abused by peers
October 6 Individuals with social phobia see themselves differently
October 6 Depression Anxiety Education and Screening Day October 9,2008
October 6 Why Do We Panic?
October 6 Is your boss a bully? Blame evolution!
October 6 Give your brain a workout
October 4 Test could predict depression risk
October 3 Alcohol awareness week Oct 5 -11
October 3 Religion Makes People Helpful and Generous – Under Certain Conditions: UBC Researchers
October 3 Why do we find it funny when someÂone falls down?
October 2 Adolescent insomnia linked to depression and substance abuse during adolescence & in young adulthood
October 2 How can physicians recognize depression at early stages? A new method is suggested
October 2 Are patients who often go to the doctor different from the others?
October 1 Film about depression wins international awards
October 1 Smoking increases risk of major depression for women
October 1 Depression linked to higher death rate from all causes among elderly with diabetes
October 1 I have faith, therefore, I have less pain : Scientists discover brain area linked to pain resistance during intense religious experiences
September 30 Religion: why do people believe in God?
September 29 Back-to-school belly-aches may be more than just nerves
September 29 Traumatic brain injury to delinquent teens associated with mental problems
September 29 The power of saying thank-you
September 29 Preventing relationship aggression in couples coping with PTSD
September 29 Wellness expert offers tips on coping with economic turmoil
September 29 The stress of police work
September 28 Introducing TeenBrainPower.com
September 27 Chalking it up to the blank slate
September 25 The benefits of therapy by phone
September 25 Seven habits (to break) of highly effective people
September 25 Coming soon: Self-guided depression treatment
September 25 Cycle of violence
September 25 Technology complicates teen sexuality issues.
September 24 Step back to move forward emotionally, study suggests
September 24 Physical and mental stimulation the key to dementia treatment
September 24 No longer an issue of black & white
September 23 Baby’s little smiles: Building a relationship with mom
September 23 Secure couples handle conflict better
September 22 Culture shapes young people’s drinking habits
September 22 How ambitious mothers breed successful daughters
September 22 Ideas about sex roles may affect wages more than economics, society
September 22 Parenting can override effect of genes in how babies respond to stress
September 4 A brief hiatus
September 4 We remember more from our teens and early twenties than from any other time of life
September 4 Schizophrenia interrupts growth
September 4 Participating in religion linked to depression for some minority teens
September 4 Women who are close to someone with breast cancer have greater sense of risk
September 3 Hot moms and sexual imprinting
September 3 The best time to multitask
September 3 Vitamin B12 may protect the brain in old age
September 2 Younger smokers on fast track to behavior problems later
September 2 Exercise may help improve memory problems
September 2 Older fathers linked to Bipolar Disorder
September 2 Don’t panic: anxiety drug improved
September 2 Does treatment of depression improve prognosis after heart attack?
September 1 Playing, and even watching, sports improves brain function
September 1 Family therapy helps relieve depression symptoms in bipolar teens
September 1 PET scans help identify mechanism underlying seasonal mood changes
August 31 Gifted children: How to bring out their potential
August 29 Children learn rules of equality by age eight
August 29 How to get a college roommate you can live with
August 29 Happiness and satisfaction might lead to better health
August 28 Chronic stress alters our genetic immune response
August 28 Burnt kids’ pain lessened by distracting device
August 28 101 Facts about Bullying: What everyone should know
August 27 Why you should go with your gut feeling
August 27 Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective
August 27 Life in the Balance.
August 27 Even without dementia, mental skills decline years before death
August 27 Puzzles, promises and a cure for aging
August 26 Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity
August 26 Trouble quitting?: A new Pitt-Carnegie Mellon smoking study may reveal why
August 26 Note to Teens: Do Hard Things
August 26 The placebo effect
August 25 What’s the real cause behind your child’s behavior problems? Sleep apnea could be to blame
August 25 As school year begins, cyber-bullying presents a complex legal landscape
August 25 Brain study could lead to new understanding of depression
August 24 Can illegal drugs help depression?
August 22 Aggression written in the shape of a man’s face
August 22 Reducing risky health behaviors in teens: A tall order
August 22 Pain Perception-Its all in the Genes
August 21 One sleepless night increases dopamine in the human brain
August 21 “What can we learn about aging from China?”
August 20 Negative false memories are more easily implanted in children’s minds than neutral ones
August 20 The Einstein Ageing Study: Testing for dementia
August 20 Suicide In Asian Americans: Family conflict increases risk of suicide attempts
August 20 Study shows link between spanking and physical abuse
August 19 Starting kindergarten later gives students only a fleeting edge
August 19 More than 10 percent of older Americans suffer mistreatment, University of Chicago study shows
August 19 MU Researchers Study Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities to Reveal Formula for Earlier Detection of Autism
August 19 All about music and the brain
August 19 The danger of stress
August 18 Mechanism behind cocaine craving identified
August 18 Piling on the Homework – Does It Work for Everyone?
August 18 Playing video games offers learning across life span
August 18 You’ve got to have hope: Studies show “Hope Therapy” fights depression
August 18 Antidepressants may impair driving ability
August 15 Americans Spending, Gambling, Saving
August 15 Stress, anxiety can make allergy attacks even more miserable, last longer
August 15 ‘‘A hard day’s night?’’ Enhancing the work-life balance of shift workers
August 14 Rise of the rat-brained robot
August 14 All in the mind: the cases that doctors can’t explain
August 14 Do we have a prejudice for beautiful people?
August 13 Home smoking bans prevent teens from lighting up
August 13 How to avoid the Back-to-school Blues
August 13 Complex decision? Don’t sleep on it: research
August 13 Infidelity has different economic costs for men and women
August 12 UBC study of olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal expressions
August 12 Is responsibility key to CBT success?
August 12 Health and marriage: The times they are a changin’
August 11 APA highlights importance of psychotherapy in treatment
August 11 Test developed for borderline personality disorder
August 11 Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety
August 8 Sleep on it: How snoozing makes you smarter
August 8 Research examines how to pinpoint the right antidepressants
August 8 Scan casts new light on neurobiology of borderline personality disorder
August 7 Check out our latest Psychobabble
August 7 People’s views on time affect health, wealth, relationships
August 7 Gender equality on the slide?
August 7 Tackling climate change with cognitive behavioural therapy
August 6 New chemicals trick the brain into eating less
August 6 Six ways to avoid freshman fallout
August 6 When it comes to abstinence teens, adults aren’t speaking the same language
August 6 Talking to the kids about returning to school? Emphasize the positive
August 6 Voices of Parkinson’s
August 5 Mind Control?
August 5 You’re checked out, but your brain is tuned in
August 5 Psychiatrists shift away from providing psychotherapy
August 5 Depression found to hasten decline in cancer patients
August 4 Dartmouth researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies
August 4 The school bully – Does it run in the family?
August 4 Kids: Eat smart to be smart
August 3 The science of sniffing out liars
August 1 Watching too much TV is causing some university students to pack on the pounds
August 1 Improving the prognosis for Schizophrenic disorders
July 31 Tendency for Rumination in midlife may decrease risk for dementia decades later
July 31 Study Identifies Changes To DNA In Major Depression And Suicide
July 31 Fearful kids more at risk of anxiety disorders
July 31 Unmarried Life: Paving the way for Dementia
July 31 Using the web to tackle young people’s drinking
July 31 Identifying the causes of schizophrenia
July 31 Making a computer that works like the brain
July 30 Is pain all in the mind?
July 30 Not all social groups are like “mean-girls”
July 30 ‘Pre-dementia’ is rising, especially in men
July 30 Sleep Before Severe Fatigue Sets In
July 29 Dementia: no new memories
July 29 Alzheimer’s sufferers given hope by new generation of drugs
July 29 Bullies now throwing punches in cyberspace
July 29 Antidepressants and Cocaine interact with brain cell targets
July 29 Hypnosis shown to reduce symptoms of dementia
July 29 The kids most likely to go armed
July 28 On the Edge
July 28 Is a vivid imagination at the heart of OCD
July 28 Long waiting times for psychological therapies harmful, says mental health report
July 28 Researchers detecting Alzheimer’s disease earlier
July 28 Back to school: Parents, read aloud to your kids, say experts
July 26 Brain Food
July 26 Poor sleeping habit earn bad marks
July 24 Tough choices: How making decisions tires your brain
July 24 A lazy brain is a shrinking brain
July 24 Brain Magic
July 24 Women on antidepressants may benefit from Viagra
July 24 Autism’s social struggles due to disrupted communication networks in the brain
July 23 Magic tricks ‘make people doubt their own eyes’
July 23 Why is psychology good?
July 23 Reflecting on values promotes love, acceptance
July 22 Common wisdom about toubled youth falls apart when race considered
July 22 PTSD influences levels of depression and pain
July 22 Deep Brain Stimulation shows tremendous results for patients with treatment-resistant depression
July 21 Child anxiety that goes beyond the norm
July 21 Grief can really hurt
July 21 An ID for Alzheimer’s?
July 19 The Sandwich Generation
July 19 Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to brain activity
July 18 Women’s brains are different from men’s
July 18 It Ain’t Television… It’s Brain Surgery!”
July 18 Researchers find a partially shared genetic profile between Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
July 18 Calcium may be the key to understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
July 17 Addicted to Grief?
July 17 The voices of Bipolar disorder
July 17 CMU study shows consumers may be swayed by distraction
July 17 D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxiety
July 16 A generation under stress? Pressure to grow up too fast takes toll on girls’ mental health
July 16 Studies suggest, but don’t confirm, bullying-suicide connection
July 16 Bullies face more health, safety risks than their victims do
July 15 Mechanism behind mind-body connection explains how chronic stress ages immune system
July 15 Asians who immigrated to U.S. before age 25 have poorer mental health
July 15 Why some people with depression respond better than others to an antidepressant
July 15 Culture and depression
July 14 Battle of sex in genes and the brain
July 14 How older minds stay young
July 14 Nicotine clues for dementia treatment
July 14 A good night’s sleep strengthens your memory
July 14 Brain switch clues to drug addiction
July 11 Extinguishing the Fear at the Roots of Anxiety
July 11 How ethical are you?
July 11 Antibiotics may cure shyness
July 11 A World Of ‘Pushy Parents’
July 11 Neurogenesis in the adult brain: the association with stress and depression
July 10 Autism breakthrough as study identifies genetic defect link
July 10 Psychiatric genetics: The brains of the family
July 9 Does Gene Variant Make Women More Prone to Alcoholism?
July 9 Money makes the heart grow less fond…but more hardworking
July 9 Study ties ending moderate drinking to depression
July 8 What Does Alzheimer’s Look Like in Your Brain?
July 8 What’s your sex IQ?
July 8 Why can’t I learn a new language?
July 8 Relationship violence appears common among college students
July 8 A monthly prescription
July 7 What I Wish I’d Done Differently
July 7 Men have a biological clock too
July 7 Virtual Alcohol Control
July 7 Coping with ‘chemo brain’
July 5 Antidepressants can change the way depressed people see the world in just four hours
July 5 Personal self-awareness good for mental health
July 5 Are teachers overestimating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children?
July 4 Beating depression for cancer patients
July 4 Generation Sex
July 2 Skunk ‘psychosis risk’ warning
July 2 Weekends slow weight loss, researchers find
July 2 “Pacemaker for the brain” shows new potential
July 2 Intuition can be explained
July 1 A famous experiment
July 1 Happy people are more likely to choose creative activities
July 1 New map IDs the core of the human brain
July 1 Making Peace with Your College Student
June 30 A man without memory
June 30 Seniors with type 2 diabetes may experience memory declines immediately after eating unhealthy meal
June 30 Your brain lies to you- It’s true!
June 30 ‘No men allowed’ in women’s secret world
June 30 Sexual Orientation due to genetics and environmental factors
June 28 Mending a broken mind
June 27 Facebook concepts indicate brains of Alzheimer’s patients aren’t as networked
June 27 Making Memories
June 27 Mentally ill are “jollied along” rather than treated by psychiatrists
June 26 Study identifies toxic key to Alzheimer’s disease memory loss
June 26 Breaking the pattern – How motivation plays a role in getting healthy
June 26 First patients implanted in study evaluating deep brain stimulation for depression
June 26 Women ‘have not adapted’ to casual sex
June 25 Moral Hypocrisy is Deliberative
June 25 Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention
June 25 Kids connect alcohol odours with mom’s emotions
June 25 A Crystal Ball To The Future
June 25 Binge drinking due to ‘copying’ behaviour
June 24 ‘We must never give up on the potential of people to recover’
June 24 Kathy has backache!
June 24 Doctors say medication is overused in dementia
June 24 Engaging teachers means engaged students
June 24 Anxiety linked with a higher risk for certain chronic conditions
June 24 A sort of ‘zest’
June 23 Feeling fat” Is worse than being it
June 23 Tai chi chih promotes healthier sleep in older adults
June 23 Study shows that chronic grief activates pleasure areas of the brain
June 20 Are you feeling special today?
June 19 Six Ways to Stop Memory Loss
June 19 Video: No Head Start
June 19 Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual
June 19 Stress during childhood increases the risk of allergies
June 19 Researchers Link Memory Loss to Poor Diet
June 18 Soccer Parents : Why They Rage
June 17 Treating attention deficit without drugs
June 17 Alcohol
June 17 Scans see ‘gay brain differences’
June 17 Society’s attitudes have little impact on choice of sexual partner
June 16 Schizophrenia and the Brain
June 16 The boy who thought 9/11 was his fault
June 16 Why do dogs have wet noses?
June 16 Power leads to positive action, but only when acquired legitimately
June 16 ‘Hunger hormone’ depression link
June 16 Children learn smart behaviours without knowing what they know
June 13 Explore your mind
June 13 Making a case, ‘Why Fathers Count’
June 13 ‘Faulty’ brain connections may be responsible for social impairments in autism
June 13 Antidepressants alone: Not for bipolar depression
June 13 Humour is shown to be fundamental to our success as a species
June 12
June 12 The age of the rage: why are we so angry?
June 12 A family fights over continuing their mother’s care.
June 12 Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress
June 12 Investigators test groundbreaking depression research in real-world setting
June 12 Reconnecting with cancer survivors: Adjusting to life after treatment
June 12 Study reveals rural, unmarried women at higher risk for depression
June 11 A self-help program delivered online can improve insomnia in adults
June 11 Light therapy ‘can slow dementia’
June 11 New form of mental training slows forgetfulness in the elderly
June 10 Back to the future:The neurological basis of timely movement
June 10 Is your tween prepared to stay home alone this summer?
June 10 How obese children can be helped by their mothers’ psychotherapy
June 10 If you have trouble expressing your feelings, can psychotherapy help?
June 6 Site Maintenance
June 6 Teenagers attending college less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior
June 6 New research explores role of serotonin in decision-making behaviour
June 5 Marijuana can cause brain damage
June 5 Including children in funeral services
June 5 Nearly one in five teenagers admit eating problems…
June 5 Advertising, alcohol and adolescents
June 4 Writing techniques improve results of post-traumatic therapy
June 4 The Science of Sarcasm
June 4 New research shows returning to work can aid people with depression
June 4 Internet’s Effect on Doctor/Patient Communication
June 4 Socializing Can Help Elderly Women Stay Sharp
June 3 Shopping is a way of interacting with the world around us
June 3 Sad Children Out-Perform Happy Children
June 3 Foiling Fatigue: Can We Do It?
June 3 Knowing Looks
June 2 Friends By Chance?
June 2 Mom’s behavior key to dad’s involvement in child care
June 2 It’s Okay to Keep Those Feelings Inside, New Study Suggests
June 2 Talking distractions: University study shows why cell phones and driving don’t mix
June 1 Childhood: The New Age of Anxiety?
June 1 Home ownership less likely after divorce
May 31 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome No Longer Seen as ‘Yuppie Flu’
May 31 Golf Prolongs Life
May 30 Researchers Pinpoint Gene Mutations Responsible for 10 Percent of Schizophrenia
May 30 Positive Thinking
May 30 How predictably irrational are you?
May 30 Monkey Think, Monkey Do
May 29 Magnetic Brian Boost
May 29 New form of ECT is as effective as older types but without cognitive side effects
May 29 Severe stress linked to stillbirths
May 29 Harsh discipline makes aggressive children worse
May 29 Researchers Explore New Treatment Options for Cocaine Addictions
May 28 When memories can’t be trusted
May 28 Preventive Treatment May Ward Off Poststroke Depression
May 27 Tri-City Psychology’s Latest “Clips”
May 27 Scientists test brain pacemakers for depression
May 27 Mindfulness Meditation
May 27 Parental Involvement Strongly Impacts Student Achievement
May 25 Partial Recall
May 23 Emotional Intelligence at Prime Ministers Question Time
May 23 Make Father’s Day Every Day – Five Tips to Strengthening the Paternal Relationship
May 22 Smoking Is Addictive, but Quitting Is Contagious
May 22 High-school Girls Who Consider Themselves Attractive Are More Likely to be Targets for Bullying
May 22 Depression: Out of the Shadows
May 21 Personality Traits and Patterns in Children
May 21 How to interview children
May 21 Therapeutic Vest Will Help Children With Autism, ADHD, Anxiety
May 20 Training the Brain
May 20 Being Always On Impacts Relationships More Than Writing
May 20 Welcome to Max’s World
May 20 21st Birthday Binge Drinking Extremely Common; Can Pose Serious Health Hazards
May 20 Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain
May 16 Victoria Day
May 16 Cyberbullying: How to Spot the Warning Signs and Help Your Child Cope
May 16 Separation from mom, dad linked with learning trouble in kids
May 16 Looking inside the brain in real time
May 15 We’re more likely to listen to expensive advice
May 15 Having less power impairs the mind and ability to get ahead, study shows
May 15 Study confirms link between mothers’ depression, young children’s injuries
May 15 Culture affects how teen girls see harassment
May 14 Teens and depression
May 14 Depression and anger can plague recent university graduates
May 14 Tri-City Psychology’s latest “Clips”
May 14 The invisible disease
May 13 Spring cleaning our site!
May 13 Media influence on women’s body image
May 13 Apprentice-style ‘overconfidence’ produces less savvy entrepreneurs
May 13 Blame it on the box!
May 12 Hannah Montana latest example of “The Lolita Effect”?
May 12 “Mad Pride”
May 12 Debt and mental health
May 12 Would you allow your child to participate in medical research?
May 10 Tri-City Psychology’s latest “Clips”
May 9 Are people with borderline personality really more empathetic ?
May 9 Cutting teenage smoking
May 8 New report details unwanted sexual experiences at university
May 8 Surprising advice for insomniacs- sleep less!
May 8 Racial discrimination has different mental health effects on Asians depending on ethnic identity, age and birthplace
May 8 After divorce, stable families help minimize long-term harm to children
May 8 Depression diversity: Brain studies reveal big differences
May 7 The growing wave of teenage self-injury
May 7 Psychologist investigates newlyweds’ tribulations
May 6 The psychological effect of rising gas prices
May 6 Preference for alcohol in adolescence may lead to heavy drinking
May 6 Anxiety, mood disorders put cancer patients at risk for PTSD
May 6 Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?
May 6 Tips for Parents on Teen Driving
May 5 Drug appears to offer speedier relief from depression
May 5 It might be true that ‘Men marry their mothers’
May 5 Benefits of Laughter Yoga with John Cleese
May 5 Laugh your way to wellness with yoga trend
May 5 Are you your own worst enemy?
May 3 Generation 1
May 3 Tri-City Psychology’s latest “Clips”
May 3 Baby’s Brain
May 2 Exercise plus psychological counseling may benefit depressed heart failure patients
May 2 The fragility of the American Dream
May 2 Selfishness might not be such a villain after all!
May 1 Tri-City Psychology’s latest ‘Clips’
May 1 Mapping Alzheimers
May 1 Sexes face seperate dementia risk
April 30 Brain Rules: Dr. John Medina AtGoogle talks
April 29 Tri-City Psychology’s Latest Clips
April 29 Women and depression
April 29 Cause and Affect: Emotions can be unconsciously and subliminally evoked
April 29 Is happiness having what you want, wanting what you have, or both?
April 28 High self-esteem is not always what it’s cracked up to be
April 28 Decision making, is it all ‘me, me, me’?
April 28 Language skills develop at 6, say researchers
April 28 Profit motives behind sexualization of ‘Tween Girls’
April 28 Mothers can improve children’s academic success by reading
April 28 Research seeks to understand memory loss in older people
April 26 Why girls do meth
April 25 Fibromyalgia affects women more often than men
April 25 Smokers have a 41% higher risk of suffering depression
April 25 Buyer beware of psychiatric genetic tests
April 24 Your genes are not your fate
April 24 Measuring psychopathy in children and teenagers
April 24 Tri-City Psychology’s latest ‘Clips’
April 24 A prescription for trouble for America’s baby boomers?
April 24 Study could help with ADD and other attention difficulties
April 23 Help your teen through a break up
April 23 Real men wear gowns
April 23 Remodeling the brain rehab therapy causes increase in gray matter
April 23 Having a baby isn’t blissful for all new mothers
April 23 Children who stay away from school fall out of the system
April 22 Low grades, bad behavior? Siblings may be to blame
April 22 Earth Day 2008
April 22 Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate, study shows
April 22 Counseling trauma victims causes secondary trauma
April 22 Survey finds disordered eating behaviors among three out of four American women
April 21 Liar, Liar
April 21 Rat Study Suggests Why Teens Get Hooked on Cocaine
April 19 High anxiety?
April 18 Fold your arms to boost your performance
April 18 Older Americans are more socially engaged than you may think
April 18 When It Comes To Sex, Some Men Are From Mars, Others From Venus
April 18 Depression stigma in the eye of the older beholder
April 17 Growing up on antidepressants
April 17 The science of love, and the future of women:Helen Fisher
April 17 Recreational drug use the year after initiation
April 17 With age comes happiness
April 17 When parents crack down on teen sex: Lessons of game theory
April 17 Are humans hardwired for fairness?
April 16 Getting a good night’s sleep is the biggest problem for women entering the menopause
April 16 High cholesterol in your 40s increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease
April 16 Alzheimer’s starts earlier for heavy drinkers, smokers
April 16 Pediatricians asked to screen for spousal abuse
April 15 Unconscious decisions in the brain
April 15 Too many choices – good or bad – can be mentally exhausting
April 15 Ethnic identity expressed in clothing is good for adolescents’ mental health
April 14 Why first born children have higher IQs
April 14 New drug may help combat Alzheimer’s
April 11 Minimizing childhood stress
April 11
April 10 Wine may protect against dementia
April 10 Young macho men with serious injuries often abuse alcohol
April 9 New study finds anticipating a laugh reduces stress hormones
April 9 Stress may lead students to use stimulants
April 9 Study sheds light on link between sleep disorder, behavior issues in kids
April 9 Face values applied to love game
April 8 Study finds biological link between pain and fatigue
April 8 Special report on depression in the workplace
April 8 Depression does increase in early Alzheimer’s disease
April 8 Depression increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease
April 7 Damaged brain can be repaired and cerebral functions restored, neuronal study suggests
April 7 Teens who have TV in their bedroom are less likely to engage in healthy habits
April 3 Studies’ message to women: Keep your cool
April 3 Daily caffiene ‘protects brain’
April 3 A plan to reduce Fibromyalgia pain
April 3 Childhood mental health problems blight adult working life
April 3 A little anxiety pays sometimes, study shows
April 2 New study finds glamorization of drugs in rap music jumped dramatically over two decades
April 1 “Chemical Cosh” drugs accelerate mental deterioration in Alzheimer’s patients
March 31 New drug may help rescue the aging brain
March 31 The Murky Politics of Mind-Body
March 31 Preschool kids do better on tasks when they talk to themselves, research shows
March 31 Are teenage brains really different?
March 28 New research finds link between lads’ magazines and obsessive exercise to improve body image
March 27 How Parents Can Help Their Teens Combat “Cyber-Bullying”
March 27 Train your brain: Can jogging make you smarter?
March 27 Cooperative classrooms lead to better friendships, higher achievement in young adolescents
March 27 Overweight and obese individuals with large bellies have double or triple the risk of dementia
March 27 UC San Diego study helps parents help overweight kids
March 26 Compassion meditation changes the brain
March 26 Study shows the upside of anger
March 26 Children who bully have trouble with many relationships
March 25 A link between antidepressants and Type 2 Diabetes
March 25 My boss was a bully
March 24 Therapeutic Cloning Treats Parkinson’s Disease in Mice
March 24 Tracking risky teen behavior using GPS-enabled cell phones
March 24 Money buys happiness when you spend on others
March 24 New findings on hyperactivity and aggression in young girls
March 23 Stroke of Insight
March 22 Bad behaviour in children blamed on indulgent parents
March 22 Childhood personality can predict important outcomes in emerging adulthood
March 22 Can involvement in extra-curricular activities help prevent juvenile delinquency?
March 20 Adolescents with chronic insomnia report “twofold to fivefold” increase in personal problems
March 20 Is the brain damaged by stress?
March 20 Home workers fear being “out of sight, out of mind”
March 20 Depressed caregivers hostile, not warm, to children
March 20 A new study reveals that children with healthy diets perform better in school
March 19 Researchers lift a corner of the veil of depression
March 19 Yin and yang of genes for mood disorders
March 19 Cortisol could alleviate chronic fatigue & fibromyalgia
March 19 10 million US baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s
March 19 Stressed parents ‘make kids ill’
March 18 Depression: The symptoms in children are not like in adults
March 18 Researchers find 1 in 6 women, 1 in 10 men at risk for Alzheimer’s disease in their lifetime
March 18 Curbing teen drinking difficult in urban areas
March 17 UNC study, a first, treats OCD patients and their partners
March 17 Deep sleep plays role in visual learning
March 17 Research illuminates link between Alzheimers & stroke
March 13 First Early-Detection Blood Test for Parkinson’s Shows Promise
March 13 Short-term stress can affect learning and memory
March 13 Short men “are the most jealous”
March 12 Schizophrenia memory differences
March 12 To bet or not to bet: How the brain learns to estimate risk
March 12 Researchers May Have Found Test for Depression
March 11 Brain Awareness Week March 10-16
March 11 Depression relapse and drug maintenance
March 11 He Heard, She Heard
March 11 Two Parents With Alzheimer’s Raises Child’s Risk
March 11 Mother-daughter conflict, low serotonin level may be deadly combination
March 10 Bullying more harmful than sexual harassment on the job, say researchers
March 10 Poor sleep more dangerous for women
March 10 Autism’s Origins: Antibody Production May Affect Fetal Brain
March 10 New study reveals profound impact of our unconscious on reaching goals
March 10 Getting The Most Out Of Therapy: How To Collaborate With Your Therapist
March 5 Is being shy an illness?
March 4 Psychological distress, not depression, linked to increased risk of stroke
March 4 ‘Testosterone link’ to depression
March 4 Genes hold the key to how happy we are
March 3 Media perpetuates unsubstantiated chemical imbalance theory of depression
March 3 Dementia diagnosis brings relief, not depression
March 3 Clinical depression raises risk of death for heart attack patients years after attack
February 29 National Sleep Awareness Week March 3-9, 2008
February 29 Study reveals 10 percent of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep
February 28 Eating disorders not just affecting young women
February 28 Parkinson’s disease: when fatigue rings alarm bells
February 28 New genetic association with schizophrenia found by researchers
February 28 Children’s under-achievement could be down to poor working memory
February 27 Teens with Treatment-resistant Depression More Likely to Get Better with Switch to Combination Therapy
February 27 Drug giants warned: Tell the truth on medicines
February 26 Co-occurring anxiety complicates treatment response for those with major depression
February 26 Psychiatrists urge people to consult their doctor before stopping antidepressants
February 26 Depression drugs don’t work, finds data review
February 25 Smoking associated with both anxiety and depression
February 25 Cocaine’s effects on brain metabolism may contribute to abuse
February 25 Daring to think differently about schizophrenia
February 22 Computers “spot” Alzheimers fast
February 22 Expressive writing appears to change thoughts and feelings about Cancer
February 22 Researcher draws up guidelines for evaluation of psychological side-effects of brain injury
February 21 Doctors at Emory begin testing new Alzheimer’s disease vaccine
February 21 Study proves teen years don’t have to be tough
February 20 Children show goal-oriented behavior by age 3
February 20 Women who suffered child abuse spend more on health care
February 20 Journey to the world of language
February 19 Teaching happiness: the classes in wellbeing that are helping children
February 19 As depression symptoms improve with antidepressants, hopelessness can linger
February 18 Is diet ruining your relationship?
February 16 Schizophrenia drug’s dosage drives success
February 14 Mental health in the military: Majority of troops avoid couch talk
February 14 When People Feel Powerful, They Ignore New Opinions, Study Finds
February 13 Rethinking What We Want in a Partner
February 13 Women more perceptive than men in describing relationships
February 13 Changing relationship attitudes reflected in Mills and Boon!
February 12 Chronic Pain Harms the Brain
February 12 Children who have an active father figure have fewer psychological and behavioral problems
February 12 A Sense of Scarcity: Why it seems like all the good ones are taken
February 11 Managing stress important in tough economic times
February 11 A Dangerous Transition: High School to the First Year of College
February 11 The Beauty Bias: Can people love the one they are compatible with?
February 8 The Significance Of Peers During Adolescence
February 8 Sleep Duration May Play Important Role in Childhood Obesity
February 7 Why Even Momentary Sadness Increases Spending
February 7 Much-needed good news for sufferers of chronic pain
February 7 More brain research suggests “use it or lose it”
February 6 Stressed moms, schizophrenic kids
February 6 Older women more susceptible to depression than older men
February 5
February 5 Depression, pain linked to addiction in elderly
February 5 Britney Spears: Let’s Talk About All of Us
February 5 Seeing our spouses more negatively might be a positive
February 1 Young people delay transition into adulthood
February 1 Chronic insomnia can predict future functioning of adolescents
January 31 Making Dementia a National Health Priority in Canada
January 30
January 30 February is Psychology Month
January 30 Get self-centered!
January 29 Middle-Aged Misery Spans the Globe
January 29 Destined to Cheat? New research finds free will can keep us honest
January 29 Growing Older Is Found to Hurt Decision Making
January 28 Early Alzheimers may hamper driving.
January 24 Don’t worry, be (moderately) happy, research suggests
January 24 Teenagers find online news stressful
January 24 Kids learn more when mom is listening
January 23 Work stress ‘changes your body’
January 23 A good fight may keep you and your marriage healthy!
January 22 Are there benefits to having depression?
January 22 Equal level of commitment and relationship satisfaction found among gay and heterosexual couples
January 21 Sleep plays a critical role in the brain’s ability to change in response to its environment
January 21 Neurological basis of depression following sports concussion
January 18 Depression and anxiety can double chances of coronary artery disease
January 18 Rapid effects of intensive therapy seen in brains of patients with OCD
January 17 Portable device quickly detects early Alzheimer’s
January 17 Do today’s young people really think they are so extraordinary?
January 17 Psychological interventions are effective in mood swings
January 15 Nature and Nurture are both to blame for depression, study says
January 14 Men do Care
January 14 Decision-making deficits in older adults
January 13 Do the Rules Apply to Dr. Phil?
January 11 Culture influences brain function
January 11 Attention Seeking confused with ADHD
January 11 UCLA scientists identify new genetic link to autism
January 10 People with dementia survive on average four and a half years after diagnosis
January 10 Internet offers hope for teens in need of support
January 9 Girls who feel unpopular may gain weight
January 9 Researchers using electromagnetic energy to treat fibromyalgia.
January 9 Divorce may widen distance between teens, fathers
January 8 The role of stress in just about everything
January 7 Alcoholics with depression less likely to stay sober
January 2 Study Of Religious Activity Finds Benefit In Mental Health Of Women
January 2 Resolve to take personal inventory this New Years
January 2 For women, marital distress means less relief from stress

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December 22 Merry Christmas from everyone at Tri-City Psychology Services
December 20 Parents show bias in sibling rivalry, says study
December 20 How people can learn to stop worrying
December 20 Helping children’s emotional development
December 17 Women persist in plastic surgery treatments that are not working, research says
December 17 Therapy can reduce tics and Tourette Syndrome
December 16 Recovery after stroke: Coping with emotions
December 14 Retirees spending freely
December 14 Workplace opportunities and stresses are both increasing
December 12 Experts call for better research into link between women’s hormones and mood disorders
December 12 Parenting Practices don’t suffer during divorce, according to large study
December 12 Fear over effects of advertising on children
December 10 Your child’s disorder may be yours, too
December 10 December 10, Human Rights Day
December 8 A glass or two can’t hurt, can it?
December 7 Chimps outperform humans on memory task
December 7 Antidepressant pill mimics effects of exercise
December 6 Inactivity leads to mental decline
December 6 This is your brain on violent media
December 6 Parents want teachers who make children happy
December 6 Teens offer less support when peers disclose severe dating violence
December 5 Close families raise more independent adults
December 5 Mental health treatment extends lives of older patients with diabetes and depression
December 5 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: An effective treatment for major depression
December 4 Why do high school seniors drink?
December 4 Relatives of patients with Parkinson’s disease face increased risk of depression and anxiety disorders
December 4 Unhappy? Self-Critical? Maybe you’re just a perfectionist
December 3 Got sugar? Glucose affects our ability to resist temptation
December 3 Heavy drinking, conduct disorder linked to high-risk sexual behavior
December 1 Brain patterns of former anorexics reveal clues to disorder’s lasting impact
November 29 Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury
November 29 Women must work harder than men, study shows
November 29 Do children aquire racism from their mothers?
November 29 Alzheimer’s drugs do not delay onset of dementia
November 28 MRIs link pedophilia to problems in brain development
November 28 Burning out? Try logging off
November 28 New psychological research sheds light on why some people can’t handle success
November 27 Fear of looking unattractive can be a stronger motivation for keeping people going to the gym than the hope of looking good
November 27 Violent video games desensitize players to real-world violence
November 27 Can eating fish make you smarter?
November 27 Schizophrenia Risk May Start in Womb
November 26 What makes us Moral
November 26 ‘Tweens want hip stuff, but self-esteem is the real need
November 26 Brain flaws blamed for OCD
November 23 Working mums and overweight kids: is there a link?
November 23 What happens when dad looks after the kids?
November 23 Men motivated by ‘superior wage’
November 23 Banks in the UK support mental health awareness guidelines
November 22 People with rare type of memory loss still sensitive to others, study shows
November 22 Not tonight,dear
November 22 Give thanks. It’s good for you
November 22 Binge drinking by adolescents and young adults has long-term health consequences
November 21 Are you a woman experiencing sexual difficulties?
November 21 Denial makes the world go round
November 21 Girls just want to be thin
November 21 Trauma may alter the stress response, even in healthy people
November 20 Penn researchers use brain imaging to demonstrate how men and women cope differently under stress
November 20 Women aren’t men!
November 20 Telecomuting has mostly positive consequences for,employees and employers, say researchers
November 19 Are the family clichÃ©s true?
November 19 Study finds higher costs for caregivers of elderly
November 19 The right kind of brain exercise can enhance memory and other cognitive abilities of older adults
November 16 Web pornography’s effect on children
November 16 Christmas spirit lives in family tree-trimming rituals
November 14
November 14 What’s in a name? Initials linked to success, study shows
November 14 Alcohol disease ‘hits young hard’
November 13 Diet linked to cognitive decline and dementia
November 13 Childrens early academic and attention skills best predict later school success
November 13 Why we use our past behavior to determine our current attitudes
November 10 Emotional eaters susceptible to weight regain
November 9 How teenagers view Remembrance Day
November 8 Living with pain that just won’t go away
November 8 National Pain Awareness Week
November 8 When to have a child? A new approach to the decision
November 7 Why we’re good and evil
November 7 Gesturing helps grade-schoolers solve math problems
November 7 Breastfeeding boosts babies IQs
November 7 Child custody battles detrimental to children
November 7 Research team finds link between asthma and depressive and anxiety disorders
November 2 Stop Stressing and Enjoy the Holiday Season
November 2 Light Humor in the Workplace is a Good Thing
November 2 Emotional Intelligence and the use of tobacco and cannabis
November 2 Adolescence and autism: a difficult, but not hopeless, combination according to a new MUHC study
November 1 Overweight mothers run greater risk of having hyperactive children
November 1 Substance abuse practitioners ask ‘what is recovery?’
November 1 Cold sore virus ‘increases Alzheimer’s risk’
October 31 Older drivers improve with classroom and behind-the-wheel training
October 31 How to figure out when therapy is over
October 30 One in 7 Americans over age 70 has dementia
October 30 Meditation may help depression
October 30 Ten minutes of talking has a mental payoff
October 29 Pressure to look young and fabulous affects men as well as women
October 29 Could friendships be ruining your life
October 29 What’s the brain got to do with education?
October 25 Stress a major health problem in the U.S., warns APA
October 25 The elderly always sleep worse, and other myths of aging
October 25 Imaging shows structural changes in mild traumatic brain injury
October 25 Study reveals how the brain generates the human tendency for optimism
October 24 Cannabis, potent anti-depressant in low doses, worsens depression at high doses
October 24 Child health psychologists need to promote adult disease prevention
October 24 Cancer care for the whole patient: Meeting psychosocial health needs
October 23 More educated people who develop dementia lose their memory faster
October 23 When hard work becomes overwork
October 23 Exercise and psychological counseling could ease cancer-related fatigue
October 22 Faced with death, our minds turn to happier thoughts
October 22 Psychiatric problems in teens difficult to pinpoint
October 22 Cancer survival is not influenced by a patient’s emotional status
October 19 Lack of athletic skill often means loneliness and peer rejection
October 18 Effectiveness of most PTSD therapies is uncertain
October 18 When Less is More
October 17 Alcohol time bomb. Hazardous drinking among the well to do British
October 17 How Schizophrenia Develops
October 16 eWatch will measure exposure to daily life stressors
October 16 More effective therapies for emotional, behavioral problems may result from study into parent-child interactions in at-risk families
October 16 Feminism and romance go hand in hand
October 16 Female academic performance lies in the (gender) balance
October 15 Rejection sets off alarms for folks with low self-esteem
October 15 Stanford team finds blood test to help identify Alzheimer’s disease
October 15 Has my son got a phobia about school?
October 15 New website shows videos of autistic vs. normal behavior as guide for worried parents
October 14 Researchers say stress and disease are likely linked
October 14 Fearful faces
October 14 Should young people be given antidepressants?
September 26 Gone Fishing!
September 26 Why Quitting May Be Good for You
September 25 Playing video games reduces sex differences in spatial skills
September 25 Brain atrophy in elderly leads to unintended racism, depression, and problem gambling
September 24 Are men really smarter than women?
September 24 Researchers say lack of sleep doubles risk of death
September 21 Does Your Mood Take A Nosedive Each November?
September 21 People With Alzheimer’s Disease Speak Out In First Ever Global Survey
September 21 Is there really a ‘mommy’ gene in women?
September 21 The importance of family dinners
September 20 Depression Is Significant Cause of Early Retirement
September 20 Those Who Stay in School, Stay Healthier
September 19 Are you a woman experiencing sexual difficulties
September 19 Misconceptions about Alzheimer’s vary among races, survey suggests
September 19 Racism’s cognitive toll
September 19 Communication in Cancer World is Key to Survival
September 18 Cognitive behavioural therapy
September 18 New way to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease promises earlier treatment
September 18 Major depression and controlling behaviour in teenage mothers associated with increased stress response in infants
September 17 Is This Anyway to Lose Weight?
September 17 Darkness Invisible
September 17 Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?
September 17 Women more depressed and men more impulsive with reduced serotonin functioning
September 14 Experts Question Study on Youth Suicide Rates
September 14 What really makes us happy?
September 14 Mind Over Manual
September 14 Pre-schoolers who have too little sleep may have more problems in school
September 14 Putting children first
September 13 Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to stomach virus
September 12 How IT can improve everyday life
September 12 Manic phase of Bipolar Disorder benefits from breast cancer medication
September 12 More sick leave given to men by male GPs compared with female counterparts
September 11 Hormone linked to autistic traits
September 11 Not Autistic or Hyperactive. Just Seeing Double at Times
September 11 Drug-free treatments offer hope for older people in pain
September 10 Invisible illness affecting millions
September 10 Facebook doesn’t help you make more genuine close friends
September 10 Children need helping hand to lead happy, healthy lives
September 10 Antidepressant shows early promise in treating agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia
September 10 Women less likely than men to change habits that increase heart-disease risk
September 7 Frequent alcohol consumption increases cancer risk in older women
September 7 Reception year teachers most important for primary education
September 7 Future career path of gifted youth can be predicted by age 13
September 7 Some Food Additives Raise Hyperactivity, Study Finds
September 7 Depression more harmful than angina, says study
September 6 Parenting help for bipolar mums and dads
September 6 Pregnancy may increase the risk of developing binge eating disorder
September 6 Family-based treatment more effective than supportive psychotherapy in treating Bulimia
September 5 Adult brain can change, study confirms
September 4 Bi-Polar illness soars as a diagnoses for the young
September 4 Study finds primary care depression treatment often does not follow quality guidelines
September 4 Researchers estimate about 9% of U.S. children age 8 to 15 meet criteria for having ADHD
September 4 UI professor identifies new eating disorder, seeks study participants
September 3 Choosing a mate: what we really want
September 3 So you wanna be a rock and roll star………
September 3 Teens who see more smoking in movies may have increased risk of becoming established smokers
September 3 Overweight Prevention Program May Cut Risk of Eating Disorders Among Girls
August 31 Underage drinking starts before adolescence
August 31 Girls who begin dieting twice as likely to start smoking
August 30 Cocaine Use Related to Level of Education Achieved
August 30 The Link Between Depression and Household Mold
August 30 Mothers’ baby cradling habits are indicator of stress
August 28 To Reap Psychotherapy’s Benefits, Get a Good Fit
August 28 Do you remember where you were on Sept 11th?
August 28 Men choose romance over success
August 27 Married men do less housework than live-in boyfriends
August 27 Viagra may make men more loving
August 26 Is anorexia the female autism?
August 23 Boys with difficulty reading respond better to female teachers
August 23 Nonmedicinal treatment touted for preschoolers with ADHD
August 20 Breaking up may not be as hard as the song says
August 16 Learning how to learn for exam success
August 16 Detecting how regulation of emotion is compromised in depression may lead to new therapeutic targets
August 15 The memories you want to forget are the hardest ones to lose
August 14 Grandparents, older adults encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder
August 14 Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits
August 12 Childrens sleep patterns may be set before birth
August 11 Year-round schools don’t boost learning, study finds
August 11 Do we inherit our desire to consume alcohol and tobacco?
August 9 Some women benefit more from exercise when emphasis is on health, not appearance
August 8 Macho men a bad choice
August 4 University to launch summer camp for world’s most gifted children
August 4 Summer camp for world’s most gifted children
July 24 Faster-acting antidepressants closer to becoming a reality
July 23 There’s depression, and then there’s double depression
July 19 Self-Injury found to be common in high school students
July 18 Study shows not all drunks get belligerent!
July 18 All Change
July 16 Girls Talk; but when they complain extensively about their problems with friends they are more likely to become anxious and depressed
July 13 Depression lingers for female heart attack victims
July 13 Parents opinions about when children can engage in unsupervised activities
July 12 What do you think?
July 11 New study sheds light on how we would have done things differently
July 10 Late nights may impact preteen behaviour
July 6 Silence is Golden..
July 3 An Interesting Study On Treating Depression
June 30 Can someone remind me how to live my life
June 17 Daddies’ Girls Choose Men Just Like Their Fathers
June 12 Alzheimer’s Disease to Quadruple Worldwide by 2050