News articles tagged with 'psychological' (Page 21)
Preschoolers' exposure to terrorist attacks, other trauma linked to more severe behavioural problems
— 5 Feb 2008 16:26 | HealthPreschool children exposed to both the World Trade Centre attacks and another traumatic event were more likely to experience behavioural problems than children exposed only to one event…
New approach to detect autism earlier
— 25 Jan 2008 09:49 | HealthA new way of understanding autistic disorders, incorporating both psychological and biological factors, could lead to the conditions being picked up earlier, research from UNSW has…
People not always needed to alleviate loneliness
— 22 Jan 2008 10:02 | HealthNew research at the University of Chicago finds evidence for a clever way that people manage to alleviate the pain of loneliness: They create people in their surroundings to keep them…
Bisexuality not a transitional phase among women
— 17 Jan 2008 02:01 | HealthBisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt 'on their way' to lesbianism, according to new…
Psychotherapy should be subject to rigourous regulation just like drug treatments
— 15 Jan 2008 03:57 | HealthPsychotherapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) are under-regulated in the UK and should be subject to the same standards of evidence as drugs, assert two experts in psychological…
Here is something new to worry about: Anxiety hikes heart attack risk
— 8 Jan 2008 12:46 | HealthWe all know that people with a Type A personality and an off-the-charts hostility level may be courting a heart attack. But this might come as a surprise: New research shows that their…
Glucose affects our ability to resist temptation
— 3 Dec 2007 21:34 | BiologyNew research from a lab at Florida State University reveals that self-control takes fuel - literally. When we exercise it, resisting temptations to misbehave, our fuel tank is depleted,…