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Antidepressant-suicide link in youths absent in new analysis

In 2004, concerns about antidepressant drugs increasing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young patients prompted the FDA to issue a rare "black box warning." Now, a new analysis of clinical trial data finds that treatment ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The lasting effects of violence on teen girls

(Medical Xpress) -- Throughout the world, although teenage boys are exposed to more violence than girls, girls tend to be more negatively affected by these experiences than boys. A new study shows the specific ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young children understand the benefits of positive thinking

Even kindergarteners know that thinking positively will make you feel better. And parents' own feelings of optimism may play a role in whether their children understand how thoughts influence emotions.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Quantum cats are hard to see

Are there parallel universes? And how will we know? This is one of many fascinations people hold about quantum physics. Researchers from the universities of Calgary and Waterloo in Canada and the University ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (17) | comments 319 | with audio podcast

Facebook aims to help prevent suicide

Help is just a few clicks away on Facebook for people expressing suicidal thoughts.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Depressed? Crossed wires in the brain

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severely debilitating illness characterized by sadness and an inability to cope. Not only does it affect a person's ability to concentrate and make decisions, it also alters their ability ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study debunks stereotype that men think about sex all day long

Men may think about sex more often than women do, but a new study suggests that men also think about other biological needs, such as eating and sleep, more frequently than women do, as well.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Training in 'concrete thinking' can be self-help treatment for depression

The study suggests an innovative psychological treatment called 'concreteness training' can reduce depression in just two months and could work as a self-help therapy for depression in primary care. Led by the University ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Babies understand thought process of others at 10 months old, research finds

New research from the University of Missouri indicates that at 10 months, babies start to understand another person's thought process, providing new insights on how humans acquire knowledge and how communication develops.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New findings could lower risk of suicide in men with prostate cancer

Men with prostate cancer are twice as likely to commit suicide, but a method where they put intrusive thoughts into words may reduce this risk, reveals research at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA: studies do not tie Chantix to mental problems

(AP) -- Federal health officials said Monday that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix did not increase psychiatric problems like depression and suicidal thoughts in two studies, though the findings are not definitive.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Midwest, West highest in contemplating suicide

(AP) -- More adults in the Midwest and West have suicidal thoughts than people in the rest of the country, but Rhode Island leads in suicide attempts, according to the first government study of its kind.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Future-Directed Therapy helps depression patients cultivate optimistic outlook

Patients with major depression do better by learning to create a more positive outlook about the future, rather than by focusing on negative thoughts about their past experiences, researchers at Cedars-Sinai say after developing ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Atomic nano-switches emulate human memory

In a breakthrough, researchers at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA, Japan) demonstrate for the first time the key features in the neuroscience and psychology of memory by a AgS2 synapse. ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men with testicular cancer benefit by writing positively about the experience, study finds

Men who channeled positive thoughts into a five-week writing assignment about their testicular cancer showed signs of improved mental health afterward, in contrast to men who wrote negatively or neutrally about their condition, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0