From the British Journal of Psychiatry press release via HealthCanal: Auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) can affect up to one-in-five children between the ages of 11 and 13, according to new research published online today by…
From the UNC press release via HealthCanal: Adolescents’ expectations of an early death can predict their economic futures more than a decade later, according to a new study from the UNC Gillings School of Global…
From the Wolters Kluwer press release: Yoga classes have positive psychological effects for high-school students, according to a pilot study in the April Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society…
From the University of British Columbia press release: Asian Canadian teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are 30 times more likely to face harassment than their heterosexual peers – a factor that is…
From the University of Michigan press release by Diane Swanbrow: Teachers and parents matter more than peers in keeping adolescents engaged in school, according to a new study that counters the widespread belief that peers…
From the American Psychological Association press release via Newswise: Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselves if they are told that failure is a normal part of learning, rather than…
From the Concordia University press release: When it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say…
From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Research results published in Brain Injury by Université de Montréal neuropsychologist Dave Ellemberg reveal that adolescents are more sensitive to the effects of a sport-related concussion…
From the Flinders University press release via HealthCanal: As part of the NetGirls project, Flinders psychologist Dr Amy Slater has surveyed 1100 adolescent girls from 18 different high schools across South Australia to determine how…
From the Yale University press release by Bill Hathaway: When first exposed to cocaine, the adolescent brain launches a strong defensive reaction designed to minimize the drug’s effects, Yale and other scientists have found. Now…