Search results for social phobia:
Researchers develop better treatment for social fears
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2009 |
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While just about all of us would admit to being shy from time to time in social situations, about one in 20 Australians suffer from an extreme form of shyness known as social phobia.
Individuals with social phobia see themselves differently
Oct 06, 2008 |
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Magnetic resonance brain imaging reveals that patients with generalized social phobia respond differently than others to negative comments about themselves, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Ps ...
Researchers pioneer new treatment for social phobia and alcohol abuse
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, drinking is an essential part of a night out with friends. Alcohol is widely considered to be a social lubricant, so it's not surprising that social phobia, or extreme shyness, ...
Psychiatric symptoms may predict Internet addiction in adolescents
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report in the October ...
Self-help treatment for social anxiety will ease burden on mental health services and for sufferers
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 11, 2007 |
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New research from Macquarie University suggests certain self-help treatments for social anxiety disorder may be just as effective as more traditional, therapist only treatments.
Brain's 'trust machinery' identified
May 21, 2008 |
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The brain centers triggered by a betrayal of trust have been identified by researchers, who found they could suppress such triggering and maintain trust by administering the brain chemical oxytocin. The researchers said their ...
Mouse genes guide search for human anxiety disorder genes
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Oct 23, 2008 |
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We are all familiar with the question - "Are you a man or a mouse?" What if the answer is "a little of both"? Because of the power of molecular genetics research in animals and the maturation of animal models, the path ...
Fear of being laughed at crosses cultural boundaries
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon. However, the fear of being laughed at causes some people enormous ...
Fear that freezes the blood in your veins
Mar 25, 2008 |
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"The blood froze in my veins" or "My blood curdled" – these common figures of speech can be taken literally, according to the latest studies. Indeed, more literally than some of us would like. For it turns out that intense ...
Does a placebo gene exist?
Nov 30, 2009 |
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A short time ago, Swedish scientists published a paper suggesting the existence of a genetic disposition to respond to placebo, thus giving rise to debate in the media about a possible "placebo gene." In the current issue ...
Psychological impact found in adolescents with kidney transplants
Feb 05, 2009 |
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A new study describes the psychological profile of adolescents who have received kidney transplants and compares them to those of healthy peers. The findings reveal a significantly higher prevalence of psychiatric conditions ...
Are anxiety disorders all in the mind?
May 12, 2008 |
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Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The Netherlands were able to detect biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder (also known as social ...
Trust-building hormone found
Dec 08, 2005 |
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Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health have discovered how a brain chemical recently found to boost trust appears to work.
Childhood anxiety disorders can and should be treated
Dec 24, 2008 |
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Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents should be recognized and treated to prevent educational underachievement and adult substance abuse, anxiety disorders and depression, says a nationally recognized child psychiatrist ...
Study supports validity of test that indicates widespread unconscious bias
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2009 |
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In the decade since the Implicit Association Test was introduced, its most surprising and controversial finding is its indication that about 70 percent of those who took a version of the test that measures racial attitudes ...
