From the Case Western Reserve University media release: Fetal development has been known to play an important role in social interaction, a fundamental behavior found in nearly all organisms, and later adult social behaviors. Autism, a…
From the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main media release: In the framework of group therapy developed at Goethe University Frankfurt, children and adolescents with high functioning ASD can learn how to cope better in the social world…
From the Wiley media release: Depression in both expectant mothers and fathers increases the risk of premature birth, finds a study published in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG). Depression in women during…
From the PLOS media release: Intimate partner violence (IPV) severity has a statistically significant association with depression symptom severity among pregnant women and new mothers living in poor neighborhoods in Cape Town, South Africa, according to…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Interventions targeted at individual students can improve the classroom environment and trigger a second wave of benefits for all classmates, new research shows. The findings, published inPsychological Science,…
From the Rush University Medical Center media release: It is upsetting to see anyone in pain, but it’s especially heartbreaking to watch a child endure chronic pain. In addition to the suffering itself, chronic pain…
From the Association for Psychological Science media release: Young men’s interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research published inPsychological Science, a journal of the Association for…
From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln media release: Stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cause sleep problems among the children who take them, a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln concludes. The study addresses decades…
From the Washington University School of Medicine media release: Babies born prematurely face an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric problems that may be due to weakened connections in brain networks linked to attention, communication and…
From the American Psychological Association media release: The daughters, but not the sons, of women who give birth at age 30 or older are more likely to experience symptoms of depression as young adults, according to…