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Mania linked to desire for fame, success: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

People with manic or bipolar tendencies have higher expectations of what they can achieve in terms of success, money and fame, a new study published Monday finds.





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Where's the science? The sorry state of psychotherapy

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 4

The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling ...


Cognitive therapy key to tackling depression

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of Western Ontario shows why people suffering from depression may have a far greater hope of finding lasting relief by receiving cognitive therapy, rather than simply taking ...


Measuring the road to mental health

Measuring the road to mental health

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Takuya Minami, assistant professor of counseling and applied psychology at Northeastern, is doing something that might have made even Dr. Freud blanch. Minami is trying to quantify how well ...


Laughter Differs In Children With Autism

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created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

According to a recent paper entitled "Laughter Differs in Children with Autism: An Acoustic Analysis of Laughter Produced by Children with and without the Disorder" in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, childr ...


Religion makes people helpful and generous -- under certain conditions: UBC researchers

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 02, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 4

Belief in God encourages people to be helpful, honest and generous, but only under certain psychological conditions, according to University of British Columbia researchers who analyzed the past three decades of social science ...


Study: Men Losing Their Minds Over Women

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created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (25) | comments 20

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research reported in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology has shown that men go ga-ga over pretty women. They simply lose their minds (while women keep theirs).


Strong leaders who punish freeloaders and cheats can benefit society: research

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created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (10) | comments 0

A strong leader who punishes cheats and freeloaders can increase the cooperation and riches enjoyed by the rest of the group, according to psychology and economics research at the University of British Columbia, Sheffield ...


The findings show that men are better at judging faraway targets

Men better at distance vision due to hunter-gatherer past: study

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 12

Men are better at seeing things in the distance due to their hunter-gatherer past chasing animals, while women are better focusing on things at close range, a British study said Thursday.


In pursuit of a happiness gene

In pursuit of a happiness gene

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The pursuit of happiness characterizes the human condition. But for those suffering from stress, money trouble or chronic illness, a positive outlook on life can be difficult to find. Now, a Tel Aviv University ...


Swine flu vaccine must be free and safe for high uptake

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Almost half of adults surveyed in Summer 2009 in Hong Kong (45%) say they would take up free swine flu vaccination. However, this figure drops to around 1 in 7 (15%) if the price they have to pay for the vaccine reaches $HK200 ...



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