Psychology news

• Child mental health wait increases 'are horrifying'

  01-03-2015 22:50 via bbc.com
  
  The number of Scottish children waiting to be treated by mental health services has increased 10-fold in a year.
  
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• Suicide in fast rise among some Americans

  01-03-2015 22:49 via newsweek.com
  Researchers note that the increase is similar to that of the worst years of the Great Recession.
  
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• Medicating women’s feelings

  01-03-2015 22:49 via nytimes.com
  Emotion should be seen as a sign of health, not disease.
  
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• Truth in advertising

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  Undergraduate psychology
  programs aren’t always coded as
  STEM. Here’s why that matters
  and what psychologists are
  doing about it.
  
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• Social psychology on the silver screen

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  A movie on the Stanford Prison Experiment won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at its debut at
  the Sundance Film Festival.
  
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• Mindfulness holds promise for treating depression

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  New research suggests that practicing
  mindfulness may help prevent a relapse.
  
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• Making the case for integrated care

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  An APA collaboration with Deloitte is building
  awareness of patient-centered medical homes.
  
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• In search of cultural competence

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  Psychologists still know little about what constitutes
  good treatment for people of diverse cultures. But
  researchers are getting closer by taking a variety of
  scientific approaches, including studying cultural
  adaptations of proven treatments.
  
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• Helping immigrant children heal

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  Psychologists are working to help undocumented immigrant children recover from trauma and deal with the uncertainties of their lives.
  
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• Grant support for research with children

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  The Sparks Foundation renews its commitment to APF to support early career psychologists' research on children with serious emotional disturbances.
  
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• Funding for patient-centered research

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  Psychologists who are studying real patients in real-world settings are encouraged to apply.
  
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• Fostering independence

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  Cameron Camp is helping people with dementia stay engaged by applying Maria Montessori’s
  famed educational techniques.
  
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• Easing tensions

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  Federal efforts tap
  psychologists to help
  defuse tensions between
  communities and police.
  
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• An epidemic of fear

  01-03-2015 22:20
  
  Psychologists’ research
  is guiding governments
  and health leaders in their
  efforts to communicate
  with the public during
  disease outbreaks.
  
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• Are humans getting cleverer?

  01-03-2015 20:59 via bbc.com
  
  Research shows that education is training people to think better.
  
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• Transgender Hormone Therapy Not Found to Pose Major Health Risk

  01-03-2015 13:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: MedicineNet.comHormone therapy for transgender adults is generally safe, according to a new review. The findings should ease the concerns of some doctors and transgender people who've wondered about the safety of such therapy, the researchers said. These findings may also help reduce some of the barriers faced by transgender people.
  
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• Same-Sex Marriage Proponents Claim "Right Side of History"

  01-03-2015 13:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - U.S. NewsInitial briefs for same-sex marriage plaintiffs are filed with the Supreme Court.
  
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• Introverts Prefer Mountains, Study Finds

  01-03-2015 13:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIn a series of three studies, researchers tested whether there is a link between personality and an aspect of physical ecology: flat terrain versus mountainous terrain. The study found that only one of the Big Five personality traits predicted terrain preference -- extraversion.
  
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• Finding Psychological Insights Through Social Media

  01-03-2015 13:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailySocial media has opened up a new digital world for psychology research. Researchers are developing new methods of language analysis, and how social media can be leveraged to study personality, mental and physical health, and cross-cultural differences.
  
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• Can Money Really Buy Happiness? Researchers Weigh In

  01-03-2015 13:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyResearchers have delved into the effects of experiential purchases, potential negative impacts on abundance, the psychology of lending to friends, and how the wealthy think differently about well-being.
  
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• Blood Biomarkers Found for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

  01-03-2015 13:03 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthChronic fatigue syndrome is a disease with distinct stages that can be identified through biomarkers in the blood, researchers said Friday, offering hope that earlier diagnosis may improve treatment. With no known cause or cure, chronic fatigue syndrome -- known formally as encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) -- has long puzzled the medical community. "We now have evidence confirming what millions of people with this disease already know, that...
  
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• Playful adults preferred in choice of partner

  01-03-2015 09:00
  Playful adults are fond of wordplay, like improvising, approach a challenge lightheartedly, take pleasure in unusual things, deal with others in a playful way, enjoy teasing - and create situations...
  
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• Beliefs about nicotine 'may override its effects on the brain'

  01-03-2015 09:00
  Participants who believed their cigarettes were nicotine-free when they actually contained the substance displayed different brain activity as a result, according to new research.
  
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• What proportion of psychology doctorate holders work in the psychology field?

  01-03-2015 06:00
  
  News from APA's Center for Workforce Studies.
  
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• Ethics, self-disclosure and our everyday multiple identities

  01-03-2015 06:00
  
  APA’s Ethics Code speaks to our psychologies — and our clients’
  psychologies — on many levels.
  
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• Alyssa Kaying Vang, PsyD

  01-03-2015 06:00
  
  The first Hmong-speaking licensed psychologist in Minnesota.
  
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