Tag: bullying

Study suggests workplace bullying ups risk of prescriptions for anxiety, depression and insomnia

From the BMJ – British Medical Journal press release via ScienceDaily: Witnessing or being on the receiving end of bullying at work heightens the risk of employees being prescribed antidepressants,… Read more »

Study suggests bullying by childhood peers leaves trace that can change expression of gene linked to mood

From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: A recent study by a researcher at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS) at the Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine and… Read more »

Study suggests trauma caused by being bullied may outlast the abuse

From the University of Stavanger press release via HealthCanal: Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research at the University of Stavanger (UiS) and… Read more »

Study suggests lack of social support from adults or peers can exacerbate effects of being bullied

From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via ScienceDaily: The experience of being bullied is particularly detrimental to the psychological health of school girls who don’t have social support from… Read more »

Study suggests teens with autism spectrum disorder at higher risk for bullying

From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via HealthCanal: A new study suggests an estimated 46.3 percent of adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were the victims… Read more »