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A major review in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice reveals that research indicates people who are obese may be more likely to become depressed, and people who are depressed may be more likely to become ...

Impeccable judgement ... science proves shaken is better than stirred. Shaken, not stirred turns out to be the perfect recipe for healthier and better-tasting cocktails, writes Roger Highfield.

It's not good to talk: Bottling up emotions can ease trauma By Fiona Macrae Last updated at 9:58 AM on 02nd June 2008 Talking about traumatic events is not always the best way, experts find Our stiff upper lip ...

A study by a University of South Carolina psychology researcher featured in the journal, Experimental Psychology, provides a better understanding of why language talking and listening, including on a cell phone ...

Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting ...

Convicted rapist and former policeman Brad Shipton now acknowledges he has devastated the lives of his victim and family, the Parole Board said.

Ask a mom if she's happier now that she has a child, and she'll usually say yes.

Psychiatrist Wang Jian is used to conducting consultations with patients in a single, quiet room, where there are paintings on the wall and comfortable couches to sit on.

Nine-year-old Xia Xueyin, her face badly bruised from a fall during last week's earthquake, poses for a photo by her father in front of her family's damaged home in Hanwang town of Sichuan province, Thursday, ...

A teenager who claimed he once trained to become a serial killer is competent to stand trial in the 2004 murder of a middle-school classmate despite indications of continuing mental illness, two psychologists ...

THE mind wraps itself around losing a job, one of life's great traumas, in jagged and swerving fits.

Teenage girls are more susceptible to exam stress than male students, research into study stress has revealed.

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress ; Mental Health Article Date: 22 May 2008 - 1:00 PDT This study investigates the relationship between personality constructs and ...

Graphic shows percentage of U.S. troops with a mental health condition or traumatic brain injury and barriers to seeking mental health care; two sizes; 1c x 4 inches; 46.5 mm x 101.6 mm; 2c x 3 1/4 inches; 96.3 ...

She held hands of her mum and dad on the way to kindergarten, with no idea that she would soon lose her parents to the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Beichuan County in China's southwest Sichuan Province on ...

Lone asylum seeking children are more likely to have experienced high levels of war trauma, combat and torture than those who arrive in a country with adult carers, according to a new study looking at the ...

Psychology / Psychiatry New findings from research supported by NARSAD, the world's leading charity dedicated to mental health research, and conducted by scientists at Washington University's School of Medicine ...

Tony Soprano, the TV mob boss who seemed to spend as much time with his psychotherapist as his consigliere, was no stranger to analysis.

Tucson will pay a former psychologist for the police department $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit he filed alleging three high-ranking police officials sabotaged his bid to renew his contract with the ...

The more Democrats think they know about global warming, the more concerned they are.