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Suicidal Thoughts Not Uncommon Among US Students - A recent study found that suicidal thoughts among US college students is more common than might be expected, after more than half of 26,000 students surveyed at 70 colleges and universities reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. 15 per cent of students also reported having seriously considered attempting suicide and more than 5 per cent said they had tried to commit suicide at least once.
Canadian Psychiatrists Press For Equal Treatment Of Mental Illness And Petition Fellow Physicians To Fight Discrimination Towards Mentally Ill Persons - Historically the care for patients with psychiatric illnesses has been loaded with prejudice and discrimination, the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) told delegates at today's Canadian Medical Association (CMA) meeting. CPA also commends the CMA for putting a spotlight on mental health issues today at its annual meeting of Canadian physicians.
Crisis Residential Facilities Healthier Than Psychiatric Hospitals? - Study Finds More Mental Health Improvements At Consumer-Managed Program - For people with grave psychiatric conditions, consumer-managed residential programs may be the way to go, a new study suggests. Not only are the daily costs of these facilities cheaper than psychiatric hospitals, but patients of these programs may get healthier than their counterparts in traditional, locked institutions, according to the study, results of which have been published online by the
Exam Performance Of Ethnic Minority Medical Students Could Be Affected By 'Stereotype Threat' - The underperformance in examinations of UK medical students from ethnic minorities could be partly down to a psychological phenomenon called 'stereotype threat', according to new UCL research published in the British Medical Journal. Medical students from ethnic minority backgrounds make up approximately 30 per cent of the UK medical student population, but significantly underperform in assessments compared to their white counterparts.
Coping With School Refusal Behavior: Hospital Program Treats Rare - But Genuine - Phobia - It's back-to-school time for many adolescents, and the mere thought of the idea can turn truly terrifying for some of them. So much so that they downright refuse to go. It's with school refusal behavior in mind that Northwest Community Hospital in northwest suburban Chicago offers a specialized program to treat this serious emotional problem.
Aboriginal Kids Can Count Without Numbers - Knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count, according to a new study of aboriginal children by UCL (University College London) and the University of Melbourne. The study of the aboriginal children - from two communities which do not have words or gestures for numbers - found that they were able to copy and perform number-related tasks.
Blood Vessel Gene Influences Brain Size, Yale Researchers Find - The size of a key area of the brain involved in memory and mood disorders is influenced by variation in a growth factor gene that influences blood vessel growth and has been widely studied in heart disease and cancer, Yale University researchers have found.
Statement Of APA President Nada Stotland, M.D. On Abortion And Mental Health - A recently released report on mental health and abortion confirms the position of the American Psychiatric Association: abortion is not a risk to a woman's mental health. APA President Nada Stotland, M.D., an expert on women's mental health, made the following statement today: "As we have known, there is no convincing evidence that abortion is a significant cause of psychiatric illness. We must distinguish illnesses from feelings.
Experts Say Single Abortion Not A Risk To Women's Mental Health - A task force of the American Psychological Association has concluded there is no significant evidence that a single elective abortion increases the risk of mental health problems for adult women. The draft Report of the APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion is dated 13 August 2008 and was published online on the APA website on 18th August.
College Students And Suicidal Thoughts - More than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities who completed a survey on suicidal experiences reported having at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their lives. Furthermore, 15 percent of students surveyed reported having seriously considered attempting suicide and more than 5 percent reported making a suicide attempt at least once in their lifetime.

December 28, 2005

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December 27, 2005

Psychiatrist Implicated in Nazi Atrocities Dies

Filed under: Anomalistic Psychology, World Psychology, North America, Social Psychology — Admin @ 10:03 pm

VIENNA, Austria — Dr. Heinrich Gross, a psychiatrist who worked at a clinic where the Nazis killed and conducted cruel experiments on thousands of children, died Dec. 15, his family announced Thursday. He was 90.
Gross, who was implicated in nine deaths as part of a Nazi plot to eliminate “worthless lives,” had escaped trial […]

Stanford Prison Experiment

Filed under: Psychology Resources, North America, Research and Statistics, Social Psychology — Admin @ 9:58 pm

A Simulation Study of the
Psychology of Imprisonment
Conducted at Stanford University.
Welcome to the Stanford Prison Experiment web site, which features an extensive slide show and information about this classic psychology experiment, including parallels with the recent abuse of Iraqi prisoners. What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, […]

Research Randomizer

Filed under: Psychology Resources, North America, Research and Statistics — Admin @ 9:55 pm

This web site is designed to assist researchers and students who want an easy way to perform random sampling or assign participants to experimental conditions. Research Randomizer can be used in a wide variety of situations, including psychological experimentation, medical trials, and survey research. The program uses a JavaScript random number generator to produce customized […]

November 27, 2005

Marxist guilt

Filed under: Terminology — Admin @ 11:08 am

Marxist guilt is the feeling of remorse, sin, or wrongdoing that relates to one’s acquisition or management of wealth; particularly when this capital-formation has occurred at the expense of others. It typically refers to the feeling of “sin” that some “haves” may feel when they compare themselves to the “have-nots”.
The “haves” atone for this Marxist […]

The Psychology Behind Giving Thanks

Filed under: Psychology of Religion, North America — Admin @ 10:58 am

Interview With Dr. Paul Vitz
ARLINGTON, Virginia, NOV. 23, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The spirit of thanksgiving contributes to mental health and ultimately leads to God, says a Catholic psychologist.
Dr. Paul Vitz is a professor of psychology at the Arlington-based Institute for the Psychological Sciences and a professor emeritus of New York University. He has authored many books, […]

Evolutionary Psychology is Here to Stay

Filed under: Evolutionary Psychology, North America — Admin @ 10:50 am

A Response to Buller
by Frank Miele from Skeptic magazine Vol. 12, No 1
“Adaptationism pervades every level of biological inquiry, and always has, because at every level descriptions of relevant phenomena are almost invariably functional descriptions. The only scientifically coherent account of the origin of adaptations, and hence the only scientifically coherent […]

November 24, 2005

PSYCHOLOGY: Guilt and the earthquake —Humair Hashmi

Filed under: Asia, Social Psychology — Admin @ 10:58 am

The “haves” atone for this guilt by contributing towards the welfare of the “have-nots”, adopting the role of “benevolent givers”. The benevolence of Alfred Nobel, Henry Ford, Bill Gates and many others, can be viewed from this angle
The way people have offered help and assistance to those hit by the October 8 earthquake has been […]

Stress raises lipid level

Filed under: Psychology of Health, Asia — Admin @ 10:50 am

BEIJING, Nov. 24 — A new study by the American Psychological Association has found that mental stress over a period of time can raise a person’s lipid levels, or in other words, it can increase cholesterol levels in healthy adults.
According to the study, published in the recent issue of Health Psychology, […]

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