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Selwyn Mills served an apprenticeship in decorative painting before starting his own business in 1956, which lasted until his retirement in 1992. Dr. Mills worked as a craftsman painter, wrote for the National Paint Journal , served as President of the National Painting Contractor Association in Nassau County, New York, and taught faux painting.

Millions of healthy people - including shy or defiant children, grieving relatives and people with fetishes - may be wrongly labeled mentally ill by a new international diagnostic manual, specialists said on Thursday.

That is the finding of a new study published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

The simpler and more pronounceable your name, the more it is likely to win you friends and favour at the workplace, say scientists.

It seems that where there is a sleepy post-coital partner, there tends to be another partner longing for bonding and affection.

Billy Connolly recently walked off stage in Scarborough, furious at being heckled by a drunk.

Psychology is a science. Psychologists train to research, test and perform therapy on human mental processes and behavior.

TV: News, Weather and Sports for Columbus, GAThe truth about online dating sites selling you the science of love Ever tried to find love through your computer ? Online dating has grown into a large, billion dollar industry over the past 15 years, and has become a mainstream way to meet your future mate.

What the experts haven't been able to agree on is which comes first, the depression or the social difficulty.

The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.

Road and 195 made headlines when a man had to be rescued from a flaming car. Freshman ROTC student Robert "I heard this really really loud revving, then all of a sudden, I was hit from behind," and became wedged in between two cars, he recalled.

A new study published in the upcoming issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest is shedding light on the science - or lack thereof - behind online dating services.

Users flock to online dating sites in ever greater numbers, but despite their marketing claims, services such as Match.com and eHarmony may not be offering potential mates chosen through rigorous scientific methods, a group of psychologists and sociologists have charged.

The war between Iran and whoever says anything about its nuclear ambitions and hegemonic goals is currently being waged in a series of confusing psychological feints, proclamations and general political rhetoric.

Most of us think that the markets are complex numbers games for which we have neither the time nor the education to truly understand.

GOP Candidate Mitt Romney has been accused of flip-flopping on many issues from health care to gay marriage.

Tel Aviv, Feb 7 : An employee experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop stomach ache or headache, compelling him to take leave of absence.

But now the shoe is on the other foot, you might be wondering how to make it an effective tool for managing your child's behaviour.

MONDAY, Feb. 6 -- Adding more fuel to the controversial topic of children and spanking, two Canadian child development experts have published a new analysis that warns that physical punishment poses serious risks to a child's long-term development.

Michelle Neumann, 22, left, and Sam Sekulich, 20, are president and vice president, respectively, of Active Minds, a suicide awareness student organization at Lake Forest College in Illinois.