Psychology

You’re worried about money. You’re afraid you’ll catch the flu. You can’t sleep because you can’t stop fretting about… your children, your family, your job or lack thereof, the country/government, terrorists, the stock market, pollution, and o

A 22-year-old student claims she is unable to keep to a healthy diet because she is frightened of vegetables.

Talk story about the Northwest pilots that overshot Minneapolis by a hundred-and-fifty miles and the side effects of distraction…

Do you remember the first time you smelled a type of flower? While you may not remember, Israeli researchers showed the brain might as there's something unique about the first time we smell something.

A small, wearable camera that captures images automatically could change the way memory loss patients, in particular those with Alzheimer's, are treated, experts say.

The brain may not learn from its mistakes after all

A BABY has amazed doctors after being saved with one of the biggest long shots in medical history.

I haven't heard much so far about how local juvenile probation departments are spending diversion money given them last spring by the Legislature to help keep kids out of the Texas Youth Commission, but here's a story out of Montgomery County ("New mental

Through most people would characterize the experience of raising children as a positive one overall, having kids –especially in high numbers– has been reported as detracting from life satisfaction levels in some studies.

Now that it looks like some form of health care reform will be passed this year — barring a catastrophe like Joe Lieberman — we have some idea of how the eventual act will affect mental health services. All of the plans now under consideration will me

This photo reflects the story that was just posted on my Mixx. It goes to show how important history is when determining the progression of today's youth. Well at least I think so .

As a new book claims Britain is under the tyranny of email, James Delingpole owns up to a compulsion that is affecting his friendships, family and working life.

Adaptive-learning algorithms calculate how often people need to see information to remember it.

Memory and language tests can reliably reveal "hidden" early dementia, says a British team of experts.

Scientists have discovered how to “read” minds by scanning brain activity and reproducing images of what people are seeing - or even remembering.

They found that the prevalence of all common mental disorders was 27.2%, and PTSD symptoms, 4.8%. There were no substantial differences in the prevalence of PTSD symptoms between US and UK troops

It’s no secret that there is a workforce shortage among mental health practitioners treating children with mental health needs. In some geographic areas, up to 82% of prescriber practices are full and unable to take new patients.

A Jacksonville (IL) high school English teacher has been suspended because he "allowed students to read the article 'The Gay Animal Kingdom' from the June 7, 2006, edition of Seed magazine."

Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse of cocaine-seeking, based on mouse studies.

10 Creepy and Scary Halloween Food, from appetizer to main course to desert, coming with impressive drink and fruit…

The much-anticipated movie Precious opens on November 6. The film, whose executive producers include Oprah Winfrey, tells the bleak story of an obese, illiterate 16-year-old Harlem girl who is pre

"We live our lives in digital networks. We wake up in the morning, check our e-mail, make a quick phone call, commute to work, buy lunch. Many of these transactions leave digital breadcrumbs - tiny records of our daily experiences. Reality mining, which pulls together these crumbs using statistical analysis and machine learning methods, offers an increasingly comprehensive picture of our lives, both individually and collectively. This new science of reality mining looks at the world the way that people do, sensing patterns of human interaction and rhythms of groups and organizations in a way that mirrors our human "social senses."" - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

There are calls for more support for mentally ill people after a report on the care of a patient who killed a friend.

Children who are able to pass the marshmallow test enjoy greater success as adults. "A researcher then made Carolyn an offer: she could either eat one marshmallow right away or, if she was willing to wait while he stepped out for a few minutes, she could have two marshmallows when he returned. He said that if she rang a bell on the desk while he was away he would come running back, and she could eat one marshmallow but would forfeit the second. Then he left the room. (...) The initial goal of the experiment was to identify the mental processes that allowed some people to delay gratification while others simply surrendered. After publishing a few papers on the Bing studies in the early seventies. (...) “intelligence is really important, but it’s still not as important as self-control.”(...) Self-control is one of the fundamental “character strengths” emphasized by KIPP—the KIPP academy in Philadelphia (...) According to Mischel, even the most mundane routines of childhood—such as not... more... - Amira from Bookmarklet

"Mischel began analyzing the results, he noticed that low delayers, the children who rang the bell quickly, seemed more likely to have behavioral problems, both in school and at home. They got lower S.A.T. scores. They struggled in stressful situations, often had trouble paying attention, and found it difficult to maintain friendships. The child who could wait fifteen minutes had an... more... - Amira

More than half of the mental health professionals who work with children in Massachusetts plan to leave the state or the field in the next five years, according to a workforce capacity report released today.

Post-traumatic stress disorder may be a condition of the mind, but research has implicated it in the ills of the body.

Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study.

Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness.

Emerging research suggests people who feel depressed often claim more physical symptoms than they actually experience. The presentation of inflated physical symptoms had previously been linked with neuroticism.