The white matter microstructure, the communication pathways of the brain, continues to develop/mature as one ages. Studies link age-related differences in white matter microstructure to specific cognitive abilities in childhood and adulthood.
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Your brain is fine-tuning its wiring throughout your life
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How to handle anxiety disorders in primary care: Suggestions from a trial
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A Dutch trial published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (P&P) has tested how treatments of anxiety disorders may perform in primary care.Collaborative stepped care (CSC) may be an appropriate model to provide evidence-based treatment for anxiety di…
Psychological well-being is important for physical health
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In a comprehensive review published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (P&P), Carol Ryff described how major research findings have supported the link between psychological well-being and physical health.
A new treatment for eating disorders that do not respond to standard therapies
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A new therapy, based on neuropsychological functioning, has been tested in patients with severe or enduring eating disorders and is presented in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (P&P).Patients suffering from eating disorders show deficits in neuropsych…
What is important for a psychiatric patient in a trial
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A paper published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (P&P) analyzes the measures that are chosen as outcome in psychiatric trials and questions their clinical validity.The Authors advocate the use of simpler measures and more ecologically valid design…
How can adolescent shyness be helped?
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A study published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (P&P) has examined the value of different treatment strategies in adolescents with problems communicating and social anxiety.Very few studies have investigated the effects of individual disorder-spe…
Emotional support buffers the biological toll of racial discrimination in young African-Americans
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African American youth who report experiencing frequent discrimination during adolescence are at risk for developing heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke in later years, according to a new study.The study also found that emotional s…
Stress can be contagious: infants can catch it from their mothers
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New research shows that babies not only pick up on their mother’s stress, they also show corresponding physiological changes.”Our research shows that infants ‘catch’ and embody the physiological residue of their mothers’ stressful experiences,” says le…
Stronger development in minority youth tied to positive feelings about race, ethnicity
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The more positively minority youth feel about their ethnicity or race, the fewer symptoms of depression and emotional and behavior problems they have. That’s the conclusion of a new meta-analysis summarizing 46 existing studies.
Tie between toddlers’ shyness, language abilities reflects reticence to respond
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Previous research has suggested that shy children have difficulties with language. Now, a new longitudinal study paints a more nuanced picture. The study, of 816 toddlers, found that children who are inhibited in their behavior tend to speak less but u…
