News tagged with mental resources


Activity of individual brain cells predicts cognitive flexibility

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study provides intriguing insights into mechanisms of cognitive flexibility at the single cell level. The research, published by Cell Press in the March 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may help to explain how we can ...





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The complicated consumer: Positive ads aren't always the most effective

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ads that feature positive emotions, like happiness, are not always the best way to reach consumers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Impact of narcotics is greater on mentally ill

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Narcotics have an irreversible effect on the brains of people already suffering from mental illness, according to Dr. Stéphane Potvin of the Université de Montréal affiliated Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin ...


Students with symptoms of mental illness often don't seek help

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 24, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studies show that the incidence of mental illness on college campuses is rising, and a new survey of 2,785 college students indicates that more than half of students with significant symptoms of anxiety or depression do not ...


Mental health linked to stillbirth and newborn deaths

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Women with a history of serious mental illness are much more likely to have babies that are stillborn or die within the first month of life, new research reveals.


'Less is More' Online

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 10, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have found that less is more when it comes to online content. In a study that examined responses to pictures viewed online, the researchers found that people were able to ...


Expressing feelings after trauma not necessary, research shows

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Talking it out has long been considered essential to recovering from a trauma. But new research shows that expressing one's thoughts and feelings after a traumatic event is not necessary for long-term emotional and physical ...


Working well under pressure

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Many people work better under a tight deadline, but a new study published in the International Journal of Innovation and Learning, suggest that it is a mistake to assume that a team can work effectively under constant time p ...


Mothers of multiple births at increased odds of postpartum depression

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mothers of multiples have 43 percent increased odds of having moderate to severe depressive symptoms nine months after giving birth compared to mothers of single-born children, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...


Increased symptoms lead mentally disordered to become victims of violence

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Contrary to common stereotypes, individuals with major mental disorders are more likely to become victims of violent crimes when they are experiencing an increase in symptoms than they are to commit crime, according to a ...


How should mental, neurological and substance use disorders be treated where resources are scarce?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Over 90% of people with mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in low and middle income countries go untreated, an inequity known as the mental health "treatment gap." This week PLoS Medicine kicks off a ...



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