Celebrity adoption of children from third-world countries has become common enough for comedians to joke about it; in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie, Brüno, a toddler is adopted from Africa in exchange for an iPod! That’s not to say that most celebrities are adopting kids, but there have certainly been enough headlines in recent months [...]
The final day of the Canadian Psychological Association Conference in Montreal, Canada.
Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about treatment of anxiety and mood problems. They also discuss false memories, the reliability of witnesses, and “the mental diet.”
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This week our eldest son graduated from kindergarten. This is most certainly something that did not happen when I was his age. It reflects the increased level of respect granted to kids over the years and the pride that parents have decided to take in their childrens’ most modest accomplishments. My son was looking forward [...]
CHICAGO—Children who are consistently victimized by peers appear more likely to develop psychotic symptoms in early adolescence, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Some psychosis-like symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions are commonly experienced in childhood and adulthood, according to background information in the [...]
Source: Richard Rosenkranz, 785-532-0152, ricardo@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Kristin Hodges, 785-532-6415, khodges2@k-state.edu
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
K-STATE RESEARCHER FINDS THAT GIRL SCOUT MEETINGS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE GIRLS’ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
MANHATTAN — Girls typically are less physically active than boys, but a Kansas State University researcher has found that organizations like [...]
Attention from others is something that most people cannot help responding to. The question is not if people like attention but rather how much attention and from whom. Of course there are those who are anxious when given attention in group settings although these same people are happy to get the attention of those they [...]
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have linked the increase in the U.S. drinking age to a drop in binge drinking over the past 20 years (the drinking age was increased in the early to mid-1980’s). In a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child [...]
Day 2 of the Canadian Psychological Association Conference in Montreal, Canada.
Doctors Brian and Giuseppe discuss:
Emotional Intelligence: Can it be taught to teens and school staff?
Positive Bias: Kids with ADHD and learning problems underestimate their difficulties. What are the implications?
Emotion Prediction: People have trouble predicting how they’ll feel after a walk in the park or an [...]
Research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, has been detailing our increased ability to predict which people are more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder following a highly stressful event. Approximately 20% of children and adults develop PTSD subsequent to experiencing intense or severe stress. Here are [...]
CHICAGO—Contrary to a previous report, an analysis of 14 previous studies does not find an association between a serotonin transporter gene variation, stressful life events, and an increased risk of major depression, according to an article in the June 17 issue of JAMA. The authors did find that the number of stressful life events is [...]
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