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Children with emotional difficulties at higher risk for adult obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Previous research has shown that low self-esteem and emotional problems are found in people who are overweight or obese- but not which influences which. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine, sheds ...


Parents: Slow Down and Get Off the Marriage-Go-Round

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

After a divorce or break-up, parents need to be very cautious about bringing new love interests into their homes, according to Andrew Cherlin, a professor in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University.





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Smoking marijuana impairs cognitive function in MS patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 13, 2008 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (15) | comments 1

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who smoke marijuana are more likely to have emotional and memory problems, according to research published February 13, 2008, in the online edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...


How about dessert?

Other Sciences / Other

created May 30, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

People with highly developed emotional sensibilities are better at making product choices, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Researchers pioneer new treatment for social phobia and alcohol abuse

Researchers pioneer new treatment for social phobia and alcohol abuse

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(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, ...


A good night's sleep even more elusive for anxious children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Managing routine sleep problems in children can be a testing time for parents as well as being highly stressful for the child. Add a child with anxiety to the mix and a good night’s sleep for everyone can be elusive if not ...


Why are some young victims of domestic violence resilient?

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created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than 10 million U.S. children witness domestic violence yearly, resulting in a range of emotional and behavioral problems. A new study suggests that the reason some of these children are resilient is because of their ...


Exposure to family violence especially harmful to previously abused children

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created Sep 16, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Millions of American children are exposed to violence in their homes each year, putting them at risk for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. According to a new study in the September/October 2008 issue of the ...


Study finds significant number of kids experience family homelessness

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

A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and that the occurrence is even ...


Mind out of balance, body out of balance

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Many of the 40 million American adults who suffer from anxiety disorders also have problems with balance. As increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with anxiety, Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that ...


Family stress and child's temper extremes contribute to anxiety and depression in children

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created Jun 20, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Small children who grow up in a family where the mother has psychological distress, the family is exposed to stress or is lacking social support, are at higher risk of developing anxious and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. ...


Military children face more emotional challenges as parental deployments grow longer, study finds

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children in military families may suffer from more emotional and behavioral difficulties when compared to other American youths, with older children and girls struggling the most when a parent is deployed overseas, according ...



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