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• Teens who take ADHD meds are bullied more

  20-11-2015 18:45 via cbsnews.com
  
  Teenagers who take drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to be bullied as their peers who don't have ADHD.
  
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• Yin and yang of serotonin neurons in mood regulation

  20-11-2015 14:00
  
  More nuanced view of brainstem neurons could lead to better drugs for depression and anxiety.
  
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• The search for happiness: Using MRI to find where happiness happens

  20-11-2015 14:00
  
  Exercising, meditating, scouring self-help books... we go out of our way to be happy, but do we really know what happiness is?
  
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• ADHD meds may be a prescription for bullying

  20-11-2015 14:00
  
  Kids and teens who take medications like Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to be physically or emotionally bullied by peers than those who don't have ADHD...
  
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• Youth violence undermines social and economic development in poorest corners of the world

  20-11-2015 13:00
  
  Most comprehensive look at youth violence on a global scale. Youth violence undermines social and economic development, especially in the poorest corners of the world, according to research from...
  
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• Poorer areas need better access to mental healthcare

  20-11-2015 13:00
  
  People who live in poorer areas in England are more likely to need mental healthcare but are less likely to access support and to recover from their symptoms following treatment, according to...
  
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• Smoking hits all-time low... but not for these 3 groups

  20-11-2015 12:00
  
  Largest non-profit quitline in the US hires Native counselors, looks to help LGBT smokers and those with mental health issuesWhile the overall number of people who smoke in the United States is...
  
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• U.S. Falls to 28th on Global Gender Equality List

  20-11-2015 09:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: USA Today - World NewsThe drop is mostly due to U.S. wage similarity for similar jobs dropping and fewer women in high government positions.            .
  
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• The Couple Who Beat Kirk and Uhura to TV's First Interracial Kiss

  20-11-2015 09:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianIt’s a milestone often (wrongly) attributed to Star Trek, but the BFI has stumbled upon the seemingly historic footage of a televised play from 1962 It’s an honour often awarded to Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek . More accurately it should go to the young doctors Giles Farmer and Louise Mahler on Emergency Ward 10. But now the British Film Institute has discovered an even earlier incidence of the televised interracial kiss. A...
  
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• Empathy Is Key to Political Persuasion, Research Suggests

  20-11-2015 09:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyIt's not news that liberals and conservatives are lousy at winning each other over. But if they really care about making even modest in-roads with each other, they'll pay attention to research showing that arguments based on a political opponent's moral principles, rather than one's own, have a much better chance of success.
  
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• A Computer That Knows What You're Feeling

  20-11-2015 09:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - TechnologyMIT and others are working on giving machines emotional intelligence.
  
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• Antipsychotic drug guidelines need "urgent review" for people with dementia

  20-11-2015 06:00
  
  Guidelines for the use and review of antipsychotic drugs need to be urgently reassessed in light of new findings from a study of how the drugs are used in people with dementia in nursing homes.
  
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