Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Preventing Burnout With Simple Spit And Blood Tests

Your blood and the level of a hormone in your spit could reveal if you're on the point of burnout, according to research undertaken by Dr. Sonia Lupien and Robert-Paul Juster of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital and the University of Montreal...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Parenting Stress Affects New Mothers’ Postpartum Lifestyle

Post-pregnancy excess weight is likely caused by the impact of new parenthood stress on physical activity, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers say...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Can Personality Disturbances Be Changed With A Brief Course Of Psychotherapy?

A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by a group of Dutch investigators headed by Paul Emmelkamp indicates that also personality disturbances can be treated. For patients with cluster B personality disorders there is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment setting...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Is What The Depressed Patient Prefers In Term Of Treatment Relevant To Outcome?

This study demonstrates that patients' relative preference for medication versus psychotherapy should be considered when offering a treatment to depressed patients because receiving the preferred treatment conveys an additional and clinically relevant benefit in outcome...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Can Personality Disturbances Be Changed With A Brief Course Of Psychotherapy?

A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by a group of Dutch investigators headed by Paul Emmelkamp indicates that also personality disturbances can be treated. For patients with cluster B personality disorders there is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment setting...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Is What The Depressed Patient Prefers In Term Of Treatment Relevant To Outcome?

This study demonstrates that patients' relative preference for medication versus psychotherapy should be considered when offering a treatment to depressed patients because receiving the preferred treatment conveys an additional and clinically relevant benefit in outcome...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Food Allergies In Children Cause Anxiety And Loneliness, Have Dramatic Impact On Their Quality Of Life

Children who are allergic to food are found to be suffering from anxiety and are increasingly more lonely; One allergic child out of five never attends peers' parties, while one in four always brings along "safe" food...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

SLaM Trialling New OCD Treatments For Young People, UK

SLaM's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Service for children and adolescents is currently running two innovative trials to help improve the treatment of young people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)...
Posted on February 22 2011 Read more...

Shopping with the Grim Reaper in mind

Fear of death is a universal human emotion, but does it influence our behavior as consumers? A new study has explored how fear of the Grim Reaper translates into Canadian buying patterns. The research has several implications for marketers in these uncertain times.
Posted on February 21 2011 Read more...

Juggling languages can build better brains

Once likened to a confusing tower of Babel, speaking more than one language can actually bolster brain function by serving as a mental gymnasium, according to researchers.