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Aggression and violence against doctors: Almost everyone is affected

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From the DEUTSCHES AERZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL media release: Verbal abuse, aggressive behaviour, criminal damage to objects–such incidents are to be expected within certain professions. Hardly anyone had included doctors in this thinking, however, although they too are… 

Brain processes ongoing pain more emotionally

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From the Technische Universitaet Muenchen media release: A momentary lapse of concentration is all it takes for a finger to become trapped or sprain an ankle — and it hurts. Pain is the body’s protective… 

Understanding loneliness through science

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From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Loneliness may be a fundamental part of the human condition, but scientists have only recently begun exploring its causes, consequences, and potential interventions. A special section in… 

How does prison time affect relationships?

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From the Wiley media release: A new study highlights the complicated spillover effects of incarceration on the quality of relationships. Although paternal incarceration in the past 2 years was mostly inconsequential for fathers’ reports of…