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Autism Often More Challenging for Girls |
| Monday, August 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Autism, in its myriad forms, makes for a challenging diagnosis. The social and professional lives of those affected by even the more workable forms of the disorder will inevitably be compr... more
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Hostile People Breathe Less Easily - UPDATED |
| Monday, August 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
We all know that yelling can be emotionally damaging, but a recent study suggests that the hostility behind outbursts could also physically harm your respiratory system. Dr. Benita Jackson et al. ... more
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Despite Industry Compliance, Alcohol Ads Still Find Youths |
| Monday, August 06, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
Evidence compiled by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) shows that alcohol trade associations have stayed true to voluntary 2003 restrictions that were meant to limit advertising to mino... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, August 06, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Last week, we covered some pretty somber stories. We discussed the news that military deployment raises the risk of child abuse, that genes can predispose some people to be haunted by traumatic memori... more
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Alzheimer's Symptom Reversed in Mice |
| Friday, August 03, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Alzheimer's disease is still not fully understood, but one prominent theory posits that neural degeneration is caused by excess amyloid beta. While not harmful in small doses, amyloid beta can form... more
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Students, Professors Open to Virtual Classrooms |
| Friday, August 03, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
A revelation has occurred to educators around the country and the world: college students are increasingly familar with lives lived at least partially online, most enjoy personal attention in al... more
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Gene Mutation Brings Stronger Recall of Bad Memories |
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
For some people, a natural disaster is a frightening episode that becomes an exciting story to tell. For others, it is a crippling memory that replays again and again. No one is able to predict wh... more
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Relationship Insults Can Lead To Partner Violence |
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Although accurate statistics are hard to come by, it is estimated that at least 10 million men and women are victims of partner violence each year. No matter its nature, domestic stife can be the ... more
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Graduation Rates Not Improving in Many States |
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Assessment & Evaluation
While the No Child Left Behind has succeeded in highlighting the importance of the often unsatisfactory math and English proficiency of American students, most states have not seen what on... more
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Wisconsin School Shooting Highlights Pattern as Victim Becomes Perpetrator |
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Bullying/Victimization
The trial of Eric Hainstock, accused of murdering the principal of his Wisconsin high school, will conclude today and be sent to jury. Hainstock's actions on September 29th, 2006, made national headli... more
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Younger People Reporting Job Related Depression |
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Depression
We are all susceptible to bouts of sadness every now and then.Difficult stretches can often render us distressed and agitated. But what happens when your job related stress goes beyond causing agitati... more
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Military Deployment Raises the Risk of Child Abuse |
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
Long-term commitment to a career in the military undoubtedly heightens personal anxiety for both the service member and his or her family. And the uncertainty of deployment overseas ca... more
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Schizophrenic Symptoms Induced in Mice |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Schizophrenia
Running through mazes all day can really mess with a mouse’s mind, but not as much as scientists who have found a way to genetically induce symptoms of schizophrenia. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Univ... more
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California Study Potentially Links Pesticides to Autism |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Autism, Asperger's, PDD
With diagnoses of autism on the rise, people are pointing fingers. The fingers have been pointed at parents, who in turn have pointed at poisons in the environment to deflect the blame from their defe... more
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California Study Potentially Links Pesticides to Autism |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
With diagnoses of autism on the rise, people are pointing fingers. The fingers have been pointed at parents, who in turn have pointed at poisons in the environment to deflect the blame from their defe... more
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Is Stress Draining Your Emotional Intelligence? |
| Tuesday, July 31, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
Ever wonder why you were passed over for that promotion? Or perhaps why your co-workers don't seem to care that much for you? Does your normal eight hour work day drag on for what seems an eternity? T... more
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Unique Activation Pattern of PTSD Detected |
| Monday, July 30, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
Traumatic childhood experiences often haunt victims into adulthood. Some scientists have posited that these damaging memories cannot be easily forgotten because they actually change the functioning ... more
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More Children Prescribed "Atypical" Antipsychotics |
| Monday, July 30, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
An increasing number of parents frazzled by their children'songoing behavioral issues have turned in desperation to doctors whosesolution to the problem involves the prescription of a controversial cl... more
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Mothers' Mental Health Woes Can Mean Poor Sleep For New Children |
| Monday, July 30, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
New parents the world over experience it - a newborn that just won't go to sleep. Sometimes the solution could be as simple as changing a diaper. Other times it may be a high fever or ear infection. B... more
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More Children Prescribed Atypical Antipsychotics |
| Monday, July 30, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
An increasing number of parents frazzled by their children's ongoing behavioral issues have turned in desperation to doctors whose solution to the problem involves the prescription of a ... more
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AADT's Session Wrap-Up |
| Monday, July 30, 2007 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Mental health news played host to some strange bedfellows last week: Britney and other drunk drivers shared space with a worrisome Salvia and a new model for a troubling problem. With all that excitem... more
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Programs Aim to Prepare Bright Teens for College |
| Friday, July 27, 2007 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
Despite our public education system's promise of equal opportunity for all, one can certainly understand the frustrations of the ambitious low-income student struggling through underfunded s... more
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High Profile Failures Do Disservice to Addiction Treatment |
| Friday, July 27, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
In response to their over-saturated news coverage, US addition experts are speaking out against entertainers like singer, Britney Spears and actress, Lindsay Lohan for making a mockery of alcohol and ... more
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Some Cocaine-Induced Brain Damage Reversible |
| Friday, July 27, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
Remember the vivid anti-drug add that explained “This is your brain; this is your brain on drugs" with a demonstration of a pristine egg being cracked and thrown on a frying pan? Well, it is possibl... more
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Legal Hallucinogen Warrants Policy Review |
| Friday, July 27, 2007 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
As we reported in 2006, the intoxicating leaves of the salvia divinorum, though they provide a "high" comparable to such illicit botanicals as peyote and psilocybin mushrooms and have been describe... more
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