News tagged with emotional problems

New treatment for chronic depression targets personality style

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with psychologists from six other universities, have started a study to assess the impact of a new psychological therapy for chronic, or ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence in the 12 months after childbirth

Forty percent of women who report depressive symptoms following birth also reported intimate partner violence finds a new study published today (7 December) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Kids born just a few weeks early at risk of behavioural problems

Children born just a few weeks too early are significantly more likely to have behavioural and/or emotional problems in the pre-school years, suggests research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Under money strains, some older adults may turn to alcohol

During financial hard times, some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teenage girls and senior students suffered highest levels of PTSD after major earthquake

Teenage survivors of a major earthquake experienced high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with girls and older students being the most severely affected, according to a study published in the November issue ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study uncovers clues to young children's aggressive behavior

Children who are persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive by the time they're in kindergarten very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. A new longitudinal study suggests that a cycle ...

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created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain study reveals how successful students overcome math anxiety

Using brain-imaging technology for the first time with people experiencing mathematics anxiety, University of Chicago scientists have gained new insights into how some students are able to overcome their fears and succeed ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Greater support is needed to tackle the serious emotional consequences of whistleblowing

Whistleblowing incidents can have a serious, long-term impact on people's emotional well-being and their colleagues and employers have a responsibility to provide them with the support they need, according to a study in the ...

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Modelling emotions: A potential new therapy for disturbed teenagers

Researchers at The University of Nottingham are to investigate whether the therapeutic effects of clay modelling could help disturbed teenagers deal with their feelings of anger, anxiety and depression.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook teams with Time Warner to fight bullies

(AP) -- Facebook and Time Warner are ganging up on bullies to address a problem that torments millions of children and young adults.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear of dying during a heart attack is linked to increased inflammation

Intense distress and fear of dying, which many people experience when suffering the symptoms of a heart attack, are not only fairly common emotional responses but are also linked to biological changes that occur during the ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research study reveals profile for female drink-drivers

(Medical Xpress) -- Female drink-drivers are more likely to be older, better-educated and divorced, widowed or separated, research has shown.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers probe causes of math anxiety

Math problems make more than a few students - and even teachers - sweat, but new brain research is providing insights into the earliest causes of the anxiety so often associated with mathematics.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Boy toddlers need extra help dealing with negative emotions

The way you react to your two-year-old's temper tantrums or clinginess may lead to anxiety, withdrawal and behavior problems down the road, and the effect is more pronounced if the child is a boy who often displays such negative ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young adults with chronic illnesses have poorer educational, vocational and financial outcomes

Most young adults who grow up with chronic illness graduate high school and have employment, but those with cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy are significantly less likely than their healthy peers to achieve important educational ...

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created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0