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Psychotherapy Reduces OCD Symptoms In Young Children, Helps Some Achieve Clinical Remission - Although children as young as 5 can be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), few research studies have looked at treatments specifically geared toward young children with this disorder. Now, a new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center provides some of the first evidence-based data on a successful intervention for early childhood OCD.
Regulate Anti Psychotic Drugs Now, UK - Help the Aged have backed an MPs bid to regulate the prescription of anti-psychotic drugs for people with dementia in care homes.
Could Violent Video Games Reduce Rather Than Increase Violence? - Does playing violent video games make players aggressive? It is a question that has taxed researchers, sociologists, and regulators ever since the first console was plugged into a TV and the first shots fired in a shoot 'em up game.
Link Between Mothers' Depression And Young Children's Injuries Confirmed By Study - Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study's findings, published in the Advanced Access edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, suggest that proper treatment for depression would improve not only the mothers' health, but the health of young children as well.
Discovery Of Cell Linked To Learning And Memory - Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered a fundamental component of the process that regulates memory formation. QBI Director Professor Perry Bartlett said the discovery explains, for the first time, how new nerve cells form in an area of the brain associated with learning and memory - which is known to deteriorate in people with stroke and dementia.
Female Sex Offenders Often Have Mental Problems - Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in Sweden. Between 1988 and 2000, 93 women and 8,500 men were convicted of sexual offences in Sweden. Given that previous research has focused on male perpetrators, knowledge of the factors specific to female sex offenders has been scant.
Distinct Treatment Needed: Tourette's And Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Canada - While 30 to 50 percent of people with Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome are also affected with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), both illnesses have a distinct neurocognitive profile, according to a new study published in the print edition of the journal Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry by researchers from the Université de Montréal and the Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of the Louis-H Lafontaine Hospital.
Congress Passes Rep. Napolitano's Mental Health Month Resolution - The U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 1134 today, a resolution introduced by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-Norwalk) recognizing May as Mental Health Month. "An estimated 57 million Americans suffer from diagnosable, treatable mental illnesses," noted Rep. Napolitano. "This number is growing because of the epidemic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among veterans returning from Iraq." "Only one in three Americans suffering from mental illness receives treatment.
Washington Post Series Examines Sedation Of Detained Immigrants Without Medical Reason - The Washington Post as part of a four-day series, titled "Careless Detention," examined access to health care for immigrants to the U.S. who are in immigration detention centers.
New Nationwide Report Estimates One In Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression In The Past Year - About 2.1 million teens aged 12 to 17 experienced a major depressive episode in the past year, according to a new nationwide report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. For almost half of the teens, depression drastically reduced their abilities to deal with aspects of their daily lives, the report said. Overall, 8.

February 5, 2006

Accredited Doctoral Programs in Professional Psychology

Filed under: Education, Career and Employment, North America — Admin @ 11:57 am

(PUBLIC NOTICE: The following notice is provided as a public service by the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation consistent with a web listing protocol recommended by the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA).
This section of the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation website contains the only official web list of professional […]

Marky Lloyd’s Careers in Psychology Page

Filed under: Career and Employment, North America — Admin @ 11:47 am

Welcome to the Careers in Psychology page. My primary motive in developing this site is to help undergraduate students learn what they can do with a degree in psychology. (Graduate students may find information of interest in the section, “Selected Web Sites Containing Career and Graduate School Information of Interest to Psychology Majors.”) The resources […]

February 2, 2006

A Brief Overview of the Psychology of Money (within the Context of Marriage and Divorce)

Filed under: Life Questions and Answers, North America — Admin @ 11:43 pm

For almost all the couples I provide divorce mediation services to, ongoing quarrels and differences over money are frequently cited as one of the primary reasons for their marriage problems. I also find that couples are even more uncomfortable talking about their differences with regard to money than almost any other issue, including sexual dissatisfaction. […]

A Brief Overview of the Psychology of Money (within the Context of Marriage and Divorce)

Filed under: Life Questions and Answers, North America — Admin @ 11:43 pm

For almost all the couples I provide divorce mediation services to, ongoing quarrels and differences over money are frequently cited as one of the primary reasons for their marriage problems. I also find that couples are even more uncomfortable talking about their differences with regard to money than almost any other issue, including sexual dissatisfaction. […]

The Love Test

Filed under: Psychological Tests, North America — Admin @ 11:41 pm

When it comes to matters of the heart, what you know about yourself may be your best guide to finding, and keeping, the relationship to last a lifetime.
Just as you have a personality type when it comes to your everyday existence, you also have a love personality, the personality that takes over when you’re in […]

Marital Satisfaction : Recent Research

Filed under: Polls and Surveys, North America, Research and Statistics, Social Psychology — Admin @ 11:39 pm

Marital satisfaction is sought, or expected, by most married individuals. Unfortunately, the U.S. Bureau of Census in 1992 reported that 52% of marriages end in divorce (Fowers, Montel, and Olson p. 103). This fact, along with other stimulants, has caused researchers to investigate the influences on marital satisfaction. Many predictors of stability and satisfaction in […]

Marriage Math

Filed under: Life Questions and Answers, North America, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology — Admin @ 11:36 pm

In the world of relationships, the most important numbers to learn are: five to one. That is the ratio of positive interactions to negative ones that predicts whether a marriage will last or become one of the sad statistics of divorce.
It isn’t that you can’t argue with your spouse. But the couples that make it […]

Psych out: Psychology research experiments test students’ patience

Filed under: North America, Research and Statistics, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, Cognition and Perception — Admin @ 11:34 pm

Patty Canale didn’t know what to think when she signed her name to a list of participants for an upcoming psychology experiment.
“I thought maybe I was performing an experiment,” said Canale, a freshman in The College of Arts and Sciences. I didn’t know that I’d be hooked up to electrodes and have to fill out […]

The Psychology of Desperation

Filed under: North America, Personality Psychology, Clinical Psychology — Admin @ 11:31 pm

Our newspapers and televisions are rife with stories of crisis, violence and crime, echoing common concerns across the nation. As first responders and primary caregivers we are often confronted with situations calling upon personal skills and coping abilities which may be taxed by an onslaught of competing demands. Navigating those incidents which challenge our abilities […]

The Psychology of Desperation

Filed under: North America, Personality Psychology, Clinical Psychology — Admin @ 11:30 pm

Our newspapers and televisions are rife with stories of crisis, violence and crime, echoing common concerns across the nation. As first responders and primary caregivers we are often confronted with situations calling upon personal skills and coping abilities which may be taxed by an onslaught of competing demands. Navigating those incidents which challenge our abilities […]

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