From the UC Davis press release: Parents consistently overestimate their children’s optimism and downplay their worries, according to new research by psychologists at the University of California, Davis, Center for Mind and Brain. The findings…
From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release: Vulnerability to major depression is linked with how satisfied we are with our lives. This association is largely due to genes. This is the main finding…
From the Queen Mary, University of London press release via HealthCanal: Overworked employees with little power in the workplace are at an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a new study…
From the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center press release via Newswise: Low depressive symptoms and a longer telomere length are compelling factors that contribute to a prolonged life for bladder cancer patients,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: No matter which way you look at it, rejection hurts. Experiencing rejection from a boss, a friend, or a partner is difficult enough for many adults to…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia. This according…
From the Clemson University press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers are exploring how specific online communication attitudes — such as individuals’ tendency for online self-disclosure, online social connection, and online anxiety — predicted their compulsive and…
From the University of British Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study by researchers…
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 either adults or peers, according…
From the San Francisco State University press release via MedicalXpress: Walking with a slouched or despondent body posture can lead to feelings of depression or decreased energy, but those feelings can be reversed by walking…