Psychology/Psychiatry News

Indiana University Physician-Author Explores The Role Of Giving In His New Book

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:40:04 GMT

We Make A Life By What We Give is the title of a new book that will nudge readers to think about their lives and how they can share what they have to improve their lives and the lives of others.

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Are You Feeling Special Today?

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:40:04 GMT

When Trinny and Susannah took their blouses off together with 1000 women in a recent episode of Undress the Nation, they managed to show that, when women wear the right underwear, they are more confident about their body and their overall appearance.

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The Economics Of Nice Folks

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:40:03 GMT

A basic tenet of economics is that people always behave selfishly, or as the 18th century philosopher economist David Hume put it, "every man ought to be supposed to be a knave.

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Feeling Fat Is Worse Than Being It. German Health Interview And Examination Survey Discovers

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:20:06 GMT

In the course of the KiGGS study, almost 7000 boys and girls aged between 11 and 17 years were weighed and asked about their self-assessment, ranging from "far too thin" to "far too fat.

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Is Inability To Express Emotions Related To Childhood Sexual Abuse?

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:20:05 GMT

A group of Dutch investigators headed by Bob Bermond has studied the relationship between inability to express emotions (alexithymia) and childhood sexual abuse in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

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Too Little Sleep Can Prove A Gamble

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:20:03 GMT

People who don't sleep enough are more likely to indulge in risk-taking behaviour, a new study suggests.

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UQ Researchers Looking For People Who Hear Colours

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:20:05 GMT

University of Queensland researchers are seeking volunteers to take part in research into the world of synaesthesia, where people may hear colours.

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The Sound Of Music To Aid Recovery At Timberline Knolls

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:20:04 GMT

It soothes, heals and inspires. The incredible power of music to touch the spirit has prompted Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center to appoint nationally known contemporary Christian singer Todd Warren as the facility's ministry outreach representative.

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Distracted? Understanding The Science Of Attention And Technology's Role In Eroding Our Ability To Focus

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:20:02 GMT

Cell phones, Blackberries, e-mail, laptops allowing people to bring their work anywhere, news arriving in perfectly condensed and filtered snippets via the Internet and TV, never before has communication been so instantaneous and information distributed so quickly.

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'Being Fat In Today's World' Invites Social Discrimination, Australian Study Shows

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:00:05 GMT

Obese people feel "a culture of blame" against them, which they say has been made worse by media reports about the health risks of obesity, a new study from Australia found.

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