Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Psychology / Psychiatry News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/psychology-psychiatry/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170130.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170130.php Many parents like to meddle in their children's lives. Sometimes this can be beneficial, if the meddling is in the form of parental guidance or setting rules. However, numerous studies have found that in Western countries, when parents are very controlling and dominating over their children, the children suffer psychologically. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170117.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170117.php Research has clearly demonstrated that health and illness are determined by a complex interaction of biological, behavioral, psychological, socio-cultural and environmental factors, as well as a person's coping resources and access to health care. Each of these factors must be addressed if true health care reform is to be achieved. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170055.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170055.php They've seen horrors, experienced constant threats and survived traumatic events. Canada's military personnel often come back home with memories they'd rather forget. It's not scientifically understood why some soldiers develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others don't. However, many veterans simply don't ask for psychological help. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170016.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170016.php Mental Health America today praised the House health reform bill (the Affordable Health Care for Americans Act, H.R. 3962) for taking ground-breaking steps to expand coverage and significantly improving access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. Mental Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170017.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170017.php Mind has found evidence that the UK's complex asylum seeker process, detention centres and aspects of UK life are actively worsening the mental health of refugees and asylum seekers. In two new reports, the charity shows how a lack of support and resources for refugees and asylum seekers is both exacerbating pre-existing mental health conditions and triggering them in the first place. In the Mental Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170030.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170030.php In the wake of several recent highly-publicized stories about violence among school-aged children, a new report shows that school districts participating in the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative substantially improved the safety of their students. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170036.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170036.php UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, has accused employers of "burying their heads in the sand," instead of tackling stress, anxiety and depression in the workplace. The latest statistics from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence show that 13.7 million working days are lost each year as a result of work-related illness, costing employers a massive £28.3bn a year. Anxiety / Stress Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169985.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169985.php There are areas in the brain devoted to our arms, legs, and various parts of our bodies. The way these areas are distributed throughout the brain are known as "body maps" and there are some significant differences in these maps between left- and right-handed people. For example, in left-handed people, there is an equal amount of brain area devoted to the left and right arms in both hemispheres. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169987.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169987.php Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our lives easier and allowing information to be more accessible and available. However for some people, such as the aging population, technological progress can in fact be more limiting. Psychologists Neil Charness and Walter R. IT / Internet / E-mail Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169992.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169992.php Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel Brandeis University study examines these questions in the current issue of Social Problems. Cancer / Oncology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170013.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170013.php Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. Psychiatrists at Rush University Medical Center were among the first to test the technique and Dr. Depression Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169959.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169959.php The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. High levels of androgens, such as testosterone, increase the length of the fourth finger in comparison to the second finger. Endocrinology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169980.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169980.php Research examining issues surrounding homeless veterans and the types of relationships they had with their fathers was presented Nov. 4 at the VA Veteran Homelessness Summit in Washington, D.C. The research was a collaboration between Gary Dick, associate professor of Social Work at the University of Cincinnati, and Brad Schaffer, social worker for the Veterans Administration Cincinnati Medical Center. The summit, organized by the U.S. Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169929.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169929.php The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today (5 November) issued guidance for employers on promoting mental wellbeing at work through productive and healthy working conditions. The guidance aims to help reduce the estimated 13.7 million working days lost each year due to work-related mental health conditions including stress, depression and anxiety which are currently estimated to cost UK employers around £28.3 billion per year at current pay levels. Mental Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169800.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169800.php Prayer treatments may get a boost in health care legislation, raising debate about what constitutes healing and the separation of church and state. The Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169775.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169775.php Night-shift workers should avoid drinking coffee if they wish to improve their sleep, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine. A new study led by Julie Carrier, a Université de Montréal psychology professor and a researcher at the affiliated Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur Sleep Disorders Centre, has found the main byproduct of coffee, caffeine, interferes with sleep and this side-effect worsens as people age. Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169777.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169777.php The Swedish preschool curriculum requires promotion of gender equality, but researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Education, who performed gender analysis of 114 video sequences of six preschool groups (in total 45 hours of material), conclude that this may be easier said th Pediatrics / Children's Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169752.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169752.php In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research. Breast cancer survivors who lift weights regularly feel better about bodies and their appearance and are more satisfied with their intimate relationships compared with survivors who do not lift weights, according to a new study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Breast Cancer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169781.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169781.php A new website aimed at the nation's stressed out workforce is being launched today, on National Stress Awareness Day (4 November). The new resource, produced by the national anti-stigma programme Time to Change, provides practical advice on how mental distress can be managed professionally at work. It uses a wide range of inspiring films to show how line managers and employees can work together by being more flexible and supportive. Mental Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169732.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169732.php Seaside Therapeutics LLC announced that the Company has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of STX107, a highly potent, selective mGluR5 antagonist, in development for the treatment of Fragile X Syndrome. The single ascending dose study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of STX107 in healthy volunteers. Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited form of mental impairment and the most common known cause of autism. Neurology / Neuroscience Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169718.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169718.php In a comparison of five different smoking cessation medications, a nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge appears most effective at helping smokers quit, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Smoking / Quit Smoking Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169719.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169719.php Individuals who experience both childhood adversity and traumatic events in adulthood appear more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder than those exposed to only one of these types of incidents, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, the risk was further increased in individuals with a certain genetic mutation. Anxiety / Stress Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169721.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169721.php Three-year-old children who are exposed to more TV appear to be at an increased risk for exhibiting aggressive behavior, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Pediatrics / Children's Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169686.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169686.php The swine flu (H1N1) pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. The World Health Organization, in addition to providing frequent updates about cases of infection and death tolls, recommends hyper vigilance in daily hygiene such as frequent hand washing or sneezing into the crook of our arms. News reports at all levels, from local school closures to airport screenings and global disease surveillance, continue to remind us of the high risk. Swine Flu Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169688.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169688.php A new study from a recent issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that women who exit welfare (under TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), are as likely to marry as women of similar socioeconomic backgrounds who were never on welfare. Marriage rates are lower while women receive TANF, but since most women receive welfare benefits for a short period of time, the overall effect of welfare participation on marriage rates is very small. Women's Health / Gynecology