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Study suggests bullying is a public health problem

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From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble… 

Study links sibling aggression to poor mental health

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From the University of New Hampshire press release via EurekAlert!: Fights between siblings – from toy-snatching to clandestine whacks to being banished from the bedroom – are so common they’re often dismissed as simply part… 

Study suggests interacting with dogs can help improve mood

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From the Washington State University press release via EurekAlert!: Lindsay Ellsworth is prescribing a new, mood-boosting therapy for teenagers in drug and alcohol treatment: shelter dogs. On Friday afternoons, about four dogs from the Spokane… 

Study examines risks faced by cyberbullied teens

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From the Health Behavior News Service press release via MedicalXpress: Teenage victims of cyberbullying, defined as the use of the internet or cell phones to send hurtful and harassing messages, are more likely to develop…