Psychology And Mental Health

A new study examines the content and messages presented by websites that appear to support or encourage eating disorders.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers discovered the websites use images, text and interactive applications to further knowledge, attitudes [...Read More...]

New research has discovered that while some individuals appear to relish an argument, humans are hardwired to appreciate agreement.
UK and Danish researchers have found that the ‘reward’ area of the brain is activated when people agree with our opinions. [...Read More...]

I was away earlier this week because my mom was in town. And in a few days, it will be Father’s Day. Spending all this time with my parents has made me aware of a lot of things. For one [...Read More...]

Call it the Rodney Dangerfield affliction, if you are old enough to remember the comedian: New research suggests Americans want self-respect.
Experts say that this desire has increased significantly in the last two decades while needs for both security and [...Read More...]

Researchers believe a treatment focus that addresses specific post-traumatic stress disorder syndromes may be the best way to treat anger among veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Most returning veterans don’t have PTSD or difficulty with anger or [...Read More...]

A new European study investigated the impact of being overweight or obese on sexual activity and sexual health outcomes.
The study discovered the rate of unplanned pregnancies is four times higher among single obese women than normal-weight women, despite them [...Read More...]

A new psychology study finds that the moral argument over use of recreational drugs may really be about sex.
The University of Pennsylvania study compared two opposing theories. The conventional theory views drug attitudes as primarily coming from people’s political [...Read More...]

Not only is it dangerous to drive while talking on your mobile phone or iPhone or Blackberry, it’s also not good for your relationship either.
So says a professor who thinks that if driving while distracted by your technological gadget [...Read More...]

Traumatic sexual incidents may precipitate mental health problems years after the assault.
New research from the University of Ulster’s Psychological Research Institute suggests that sexual trauma can play a role in the development of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, even up [...Read More...]

Our brains contain a highly distorted model of our own bodies, according to new research.
Scientists at the University College of London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience have recently discovered that our brains do not always perceive our bodies accurately.
Dr. Matthew Longo [...Read More...]