Daily Psychology and Mental Health News Feeds: At a Glance

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The latest news headlines in the fields of psychology and mental health from around the world... A separate collection of news on the latest drug research and clinical trials is also now available in the Medication Information Centre. Individual psychology and mental health news feeds are updated regularly several times per day.

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News From APA's PsycPORT

  • Examining the mental obstacles of energy conservation
    Tue, 08 Dec 2009December 08, 2009 To a psychologist, climate change looks as if it was designed to be ignored.
  • Report links high absences to poor academic performance
    Mon, 07 Dec 2009December 07, 2009 Dec. 7--High absence rates among students with disabilities in Chicago's public high schools are the largest factor explaining the difference in their academic performance when compared with non-disabled peers, according to a new research report.
  • Pediatricians can now be certified to handle cases of child abuse and neglect
    Fri, 04 Dec 2009December 04, 2009 Dec. 4--Illinois child welfare officials are praising a change that allows pediatricians across the country to develop an expertise in abuse and neglect.
  • At Army post, teams nurture mental health
    Mon, 30 Nov 2009November 30, 2009 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Army brigade leaders at Fort Campbell have begun monthly meetings of officers, doctors and counselors to catch early signs of emotional or mental stress among their troops and intervene before soldiers hurt themselves or others.
  • Study: Autism treatment effective in toddlers
    Mon, 30 Nov 2009November 30, 2009 CHICAGO - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.
  • Insecure adolescents experience more pain
    Fri, 27 Nov 2009November 27, 2009 MONTREAL, Nov 27, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Insecure adolescents experience more intense pain in the form of frequent headaches, abdominal pain and joint pain, researchers in Canada found.
  • Program reduces autism bad behaviors
    Fri, 27 Nov 2009November 27, 2009 NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov 27, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Behavioral problems of autistic children can be reduced through medication and a parental training program, U.S. researchers say.

News From New York Times Mental Health & Psychology

News From Medscape: Psychiatry and Mental Health

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News From NHS Mental Health Specialist Library

News From Psychology Today

  • Nice Genes!
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010
    Did great-great-grandma help you choose your mate?
  • Teenagers in Love
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010
    Why young love is important
  • Mating Intelligence
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010
    How you pick who to pair up with
  • Building a Soulmate
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010
    Five ways to transform your partner into your perfect mate
  • Happy Go Lucky
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010
    Imagining lucky events never happened can boost your mood.
  • Tempt Luck Your Way
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010
    Personality influences how lucky you are.
  • Lucky Charms
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010
    Superstitious rituals actually do improve performance.

News From Medical News Today

  • Stand Up For Autism On World Autism Awareness Day, UK
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010The UK Autism Foundation is 'Standing Up For Autism' on the United Nations World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April 2010. UKAF is urging world leaders not only to stand up for autism but also to provide better public services in education, health, specialist speech therapy and respite care for parents, carers, children and adults with autism and Asperger's Syndrome in every nation...
  • Mind Is Offering Funding For Community Projects, UK
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010Funding is now available to residents who wish to run community projects, but hurry as there are less than 40 days left to apply and competition is tight. Grants scheme Ecominds is offering up to £20,000 to help fund initiatives that improve the local environment and involve people with mental health problems...
  • OptumHealth Honors "Forgotten" Mental Illness Patients, Recognizes Important Progress In Behavioral Health Care
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010OptumHealth Inc. is supporting a national memorial being built to honor people nationwide who died in state psychiatric hospitals and are buried in unnamed graves. While noting the significant advancements in behavioral health care that today are helping millions find paths to recovery, OptumHealth unveiled a traveling fund-raising display for the memorial and presented a $50,000 donation...
  • Study Of Combined Depression-Alcoholism Treatment Shows Higher Abstinence Rate
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010Combining the antidepressant sertraline with the alcohol dependence treatment naltrexone produced a 54 percent abstinence rate in patients with both major depression and alcohol dependence, whereas the rates were only 21 to 28 percent for patients taking a placebo, sertraline only, or naltrexone only...
  • What Is Sexual Addiction (Nymphomania)? What Causes Sexual Addiction?
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010Sexual addiction, also called sexual dependency, hypersexuality, nymphomania, compulsive sexual behavior and sexual compulsivity, refers to the phenomenon in which individuals report being unable to manage their sexual behavior...
  • Statement From The Department Of Health & Human Services Regarding The Decisions Of The U.S. Court Of Federal Claims In The Omnibus Autism Proceeding
    Mon, 15 Mar 2010As these latest cases illustrated, there's no doubt that autism and autism spectrum disorders place a heavy burden on many families. We know that autism and related disorders are conditions that present many special challenges to all families touched by these disorders. That is why the U.S...
  • What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome? What Causes Prader-Willi Syndrome?
    Mon, 15 Mar 2010Prader-Willi syndrome, also known as PWS is an uncommon genetic disorder (present at birth) in which seven genes (or subsets) on chromosome 15 are deleted or unexpressed. Patients with PWS may have physical, mental and behavioral problems - the main one being an unrelenting feeling of hunger...

 

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