Testosterone Found To Decrease Women’s Trust of Men
We like to believe that we trust people based on objective evidence, but at the very least when sizing up someone new, the brain has…
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Good Looks Can Help You Get Hired–Most of the Time
Since the 1970s, research on how people rate attractive and less attractive job candidates has suggested that most of the time, people considering pictures of…
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Good Government Means Happier Citizens
The happiness of the average person varies from country to country, and the variations can be both extreme and surprising. Recent research published in the…
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Stress-Reducing Therapy Lengthens Lives of Breast Cancer Survivors’
Stress, of course, is related to physical health. Fighting a disease that’s well known to be deadly, like breast cancer, must certainly be one of…
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Some Seniors Outperform Younger People in Making Decisions
A recent study at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina shows that some senior citizens are better at making decisions than younger people are. Psychologists…
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Depression a Risk Factor for Men’s Urinary Incontinence
Middle-aged men have another reason to seek help for major depression, after a recent study links major depression with urinary incontinence in men. The study…
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More Americans Find Technology Stressful
More Americans are finding that technology has reduced their ability to concentrate and increased their levels of stress. Surprisingly, younger people are more likely to…
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John Wooden Leaves Legacy of Applying Positive Psychology For Success
Legendary basketball coach John Wooden, who created a powerhouse at UCLA where he was head coach from 1948 until 1975, died Friday at the age…
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Fathers Suffering From Postpartum Depression
A report in the latest issues of the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that about 10% of new fathers experience postpartum depression. The…
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Dopamine Linked to Junk Food Addiction
Junk food is truly addictive in the clinical sense — it changes the way the brain processes the neurotransmitter dopamine. This makes junk food addiction…
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Despite Social Anxiety, Scott Weiland Rocks On
Rock star Scott Weiland doesn’t let social anxiety keep him out of the limelight. The front man for the Grammy-winning Stone Temple Pilots speaks openly…
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Exercise The Next Best Tool For Anger Management
Psychologists and doctors have long known that exercise can improve your mood, and many studies have supported this conclusion. A new study suggests that exercise…
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Brain Research May Lead to Drugs That “Turn Off” Anxiety
A study on rats and anxiety has succeeded in finding a way to “turn off” the anxiety response in rats’ brains using a protein that…
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Bipolar Disorder Being Misdiagnosed as Major Depression
As many as 1 in 3 patients diagnosed as suffering from major depression actually has undiagnosed bipolar disorder instead, according to a recent study by…
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Most Common Earworms Identified
Researchers in Montreal shed new light on the “earworm”, an annoying song that plays inside the head, over and over. Familiar, repetitive songs and those…
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U.S. Army to Train Soldiers in Positive Psychology
The U.S. Army has hired a University of Pennsylvania expert in positive psychology to make soldiers happier. Professor Marty Seligman heads the $30 million Comprehensive…
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French Psychiatrist Uses Star Wars To Increase Awareness Of Boderline Personality Disorder
Two French researchers have diagnosed Darth Vader as having Borderline Personality Disorder, according to a letter scheduled for publication in the journal Psychiatry Research. Psychiatrist Eric…
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Female Mentors Prevent Math Anxiety
Girls may learn math anxiety from female elementary school teachers, according to a new study. Introducing math specialists or female role models who are confident…
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Revision of the DSM Designates Binge Eating as Official Disorder
A group of psychiatrists last week recommended that binge eating, but not obesity, should become an official psychiatric diagnosis. The recommendation was part of the…
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CDC Determines Suicide Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Increases for Second Consecutive Year
The Centers for Disease Control reported this week that for the second year in a row, people aged 45 to 54 are the group with…
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New Discovery: A Urine Test for Autism?
A unique metabolic chemical in the urine of autistic children could allow doctors to diagnose the disorder in infants with a simple test. In a…
