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• Antidepressant medication protects against compounds linked to dementia

  01-12-2015 21:26
  In addition to treating depression, a commonly used antidepressant medication also protects against compounds that can cause memory loss and dementia.
  
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• How different are men's and women's brains?

  01-12-2015 20:00 via today.com
  
  Scientists tried very hard to find differences between male and female brains, and couldn't do it.
  
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• Community mental health cuts tied to spike in ER visits

  01-12-2015 19:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Study shows that reducing community treatment services can have wide-ranging negative consequences.
  
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• How mental miscues can sink your portfolio

  01-12-2015 19:58 via usatoday.com
  
  How you think, how you view the world and how you deal with that little voice inside your head could be the difference between your investment portfolio performing well or suffering harm.
  
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• Muslims are far more likely to face racism than others

  01-12-2015 19:57 via washingtonpost.com
  
  The hardening of attitudes toward Muslims, said researchers, was possibly a consequence of the rising jihadism in the Middle East.
  
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• Study 'opens gate' to understanding depression

  01-12-2015 19:00
  A new scientific model that incorporates the myriad drivers of depression could lead to more precise treatment for an illness that affects 350 million worldwide, report investigators.
  
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• Novel peptide enhances natural mechanism to protect brain cells following cardiac arrest

  01-12-2015 19:00
  A novel peptide appears to enhance a natural mechanism for protecting stressed brain cells and improve cognitive function following cardiac arrest, scientists report.
  
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• HIV/AIDS drugs interfere with brain's 'Insulation'

  01-12-2015 19:00
  Commonly used antiretroviral medications disrupted the function of oligodendrocytes, research shows, crucial brain cells that manufacture myelin, the fatty material that serves to insulate neurons, helping them transmit signals in the brain fast and efficiently.
  
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• First language wires brain for later language-learning

  01-12-2015 17:52
  You may believe that you have forgotten the Chinese you spoke as a child, but your brain hasn't. Moreover, that "forgotten" first language may well influence what goes on in your brain when you speak English or French today.
  
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• Study reveals why and when straight women form close friendships with gay men

  01-12-2015 17:00
  
  A new study led by psychology researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington sheds new light on why many heterosexual women develop close friendships with gay men.
  
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• New study reveals why and when straight women form close friendships with gay men

  01-12-2015 17:00
  
  Understanding social norms.A new study led by psychology researchers with The University of Texas at Arlington sheds new light on why many heterosexual women develop close friendships with gay men.
  
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• It's time to celebrate the fact that there are many ways to be male and female

  01-12-2015 16:17
  
  Research published yesterday, showing that brains don’t come in male and female forms, fits with what we know about gendered behaviourIt’s the first thing we want to know when a newborn arrives. We state it on every form we fill out. We mark it with pronouns, names, clothing, and hairstyle. It’s the first thing we register about a person.Sex categories – whether you have female or male genitals – are fundamental for reproduction. They are also the principal way we c
  
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• Why and When Straight Women Form Close Friendships with Gay Men

  01-12-2015 16:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyPsychology researchers examine the dynamics behind gay-straight friendships in one of the first empirical studies of its kind. The research affirmed that women place more trust in dating advice from a gay male friend than from heterosexual men because gay men have fewer ulterior mating motives.
  
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• Stress Management Improves Breast Cancer Survival

  01-12-2015 16:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyWomen who were provided with skills to manage stress early in their breast cancer treatment show greater length of survival and longer time till disease recurrence over eight to 15 years after their original diagnosis, newly published research from a randomized trial shows.
  
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• Human Brains Aren't Distinctly Male or Female, Study Concludes

  01-12-2015 16:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThere's no such thing as a distinctly male or female brain, new research suggests. An analysis of more than 1,400 MRI scans suggests that biologically unmistakable sex differences don't extend to the brain. Instead, the brain is home to a mix of masculine and feminine characteristics, the researchers found.
  
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• Race and Reality: The Scourge of Segregation

  01-12-2015 16:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CNN - US NewsReginald Jackson drove along the desolate streets of a once-vibrant African-American neighborhood, laying out long-established racial and behavioral codes perfected in this Midwestern city.
  
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• Processing facial emotions in persons with autism spectrum disorder

  01-12-2015 16:00
  
  Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulty recognizing and interpreting how facial expressions convey various emotions - from joy to puzzlement, sadness to anger.
  
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• Physicians and burnout: It's getting worse

  01-12-2015 16:00
  
  Burnout among U.S. physicians is getting worse. An update from a three-year study evaluating burnout and work-life balance shows that American physicians are worse off today than they were three...
  
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• Many Parents "Never Talk About Mental Health" with Kids

  01-12-2015 16:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - UK NewsMore than half of parents in England have never spoken to their children about stress, anxiety and depression, a survey suggests.
  
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• Making backup plans can be a self-fulfilling prophecy

  01-12-2015 16:00
  
  Many goals, from finding your dream job to finding a date to the movies, can feel completely out of your control. A common piece of advice to manage this uncertainty is: "Always have a backup plan.
  
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• High-quality foster care reduces chance of callous-emotional trait development for abandoned children early in life

  01-12-2015 16:00
  
  A study to be published in the December 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that high-quality foster care can mitigate the...
  
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• Distracted dining? Steer clear of it!

  01-12-2015 16:00
  
  A new University of Illinois study reveals that distracted dining may be as dangerous to your health as distracted driving is to your safety on the highway.
  
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• Certain Birth Defects Linked to Abuse of Infants and Toddlers

  01-12-2015 15:59 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthBabies with certain birth defects are much more likely to be abused as infants and toddlers than other young children, a U.S. study suggests. Babies with malformations of the mouth and jaw known as cleft lip and palate were 40 percent more likely to be abused by their second birthday than those born without birth defects, the analysis of about 3 million children in Texas found.
  
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• Northern Irish Abortion Laws Breach Human Rights, Court Rules

  01-12-2015 15:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthNorthern Ireland's restrictive abortion laws are in breach of human rights by failing to provide exceptions in the case of fatal fetal abnormality and sexual crime, Belfast's High Court found in a landmark ruling on Monday.
  
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• Harvard to Change Controversial "House Master" Title

  01-12-2015 15:58 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineSome students associated the title with slavery.
  
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• MPs Urged to Ban Underfed and Underage Fashion Models

  01-12-2015 15:57 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianModelling agencies defiant as parliamentary group on body image hears of girls living on just popcorn and hidden nature of eating disorders Models have urged MPs to consider tougher rules for the fashion industry, describing catwalks full of models with advanced eating disorders, some surviving solely on popcorn. Rosie Nelson, whose Change.org petition calling for new laws for health standards in the fashion industry has attracted more than...
  
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• Cancer Patients May Benefit from Mindfulness-Based Therapy

  01-12-2015 15:57 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthMindfulness-based therapy may help ease anxiety and depression in some patients with cancer, a small research review suggests. As medical advances have helped transform cancer from a death sentence to a chronic disease for many patients, more attention is being paid to the physical and mental health problems that can linger even after tumors subside. Depression and anxiety, common in terminal cancer patients and people with persistent pain, can...
  
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• Food and Emotions: 90 percent overlook key to weight loss, survey finds

  01-12-2015 15:36
  The results of a national survey about weight loss barriers finds 90 percent of respondents discounted one of the most important factors -- your mind. A neuropsychologist says the most crucial factor is your psychological relationship with food and exercise, yet the majority (60 percent) listed diet and exercise to be the biggest barriers of weight loss, and only 10 percent of people thought psychological well being was the biggest barrier to weight loss.
  
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• Adolescents are less adept at multitasking than adults, psychological study suggests

  01-12-2015 13:18
  Dr Iroise Dumontheil is co-author of an international study that investigated how well adolescents coped with multi-tasking, compared with adults.
  
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• Posttraumatic stress disorder reveals an imbalance between signalling systems in the brain

  01-12-2015 13:00
  
  Experiencing a traumatic event can cause life-long anxiety problems, called posttraumatic stress disorder.
  
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• Uncertainty is Exxon's friend, but it's not ours | Stephan Lewandowsky, Richard Panost, Timothy Ballard

  01-12-2015 12:00
  
  Greater uncertainty about climate change means bigger risks and more reason to act
  Beginning in the late 1970s, Exxon scientists started telling their top executives about the risk from climate change. By the 1980s, Exxon scientists shared the consensus view that the global climate was sensitive to greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.However, when the issue of cuts to carbon emissions became prominent in the early 1990s, Exxon assumed a different position in public and embarked on a campaign
  
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• Your first salary

  01-12-2015 06:00
  For early career
  psychologists, learning
  to negotiate is a key skill.
  
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• What’s confidential — and what’s not

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Can a therapist who warns a potential victim be
  liable for breaching client confidentiality?
  
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• Travel to Cuba with APA

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Join APA’s International Learning
  Partner Trip to Cuba in May.
  
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• Shaping the future

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Clinical neuropsychologists Janet Matthews and Lee Matthews talk about why they made a bequest to APF.
  
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• Post-ADA

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Twenty-five years after
  the Americans with
  Disabilities Act, some
  psychologists with
  disabilities say
  they’re still not
  seen as equals.
  
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• One-hit wonder

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Could the psychedelic
  drug psilocybin help
  ease the existential
  distress common in
  people with cancer?
  
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• Life on the outside

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Psychologists are working to increase and improve the reentry services that can help former inmates face the challenges awaiting them outside prison walls.
  
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• ICD-10-CM is now in effect

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Resources are available to help members comply with the transition.
  
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• How much (and what kind of) financial aid do undergraduate psychology majors receive?

  01-12-2015 06:00
  News from APA's Center for Workforce Studies.
  
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• How many psychologists have disabilities?

  01-12-2015 06:00
  People with disabilities appear to be
  underrepresented, both as practitioners
  and students.
  
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• Helping children recover from trauma

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Psychologist Anthony Mannarino
  and colleagues developed Trauma-
  Focused Cognitive Behavioral
  Therapy to address the needs of
  children who have experienced
  abuse and other types of trauma.
  
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• Fingerprinting psychologists

  01-12-2015 06:00
  A growing number of states are requiring psychologists
  to undergo criminal background checks.
  
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• Expanding the use of psychological science in the classroom — and beyond

  01-12-2015 06:00
  APA’s 2015 Education Leadership Conference
  focused on putting psychology to use for
  education, policy and the public.
  
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• APA urges for support for Syrian refugees

  01-12-2015 06:00
  A letter to the secretary of state asks the Obama administration to seek emergency mental health
  funds from Congress.
  
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• APA applauds call for end to ‘conversion therapy’ for youth

  01-12-2015 06:00
  The decision by the Substance Abuse and Mental
  Health Services Administration builds on APA’s
  research-based work on LGBT issues.
  
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• Ana Mari Cauce makes history as the University of Washington’s new president

  01-12-2015 06:00
  Cauce aims to boost access to education and promote diversity.
  
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• American Psychologist: Under new leadership

  01-12-2015 06:00
  American Psychologist.
  
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• A disservice to depressed people?

  01-12-2015 06:00
  APA responds to report that states
  that the efficacy of psychological
  treatments for depression may be
  overstated.
  
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• Lower survival rates in women with breast cancer diagnosed with depression

  01-12-2015 04:23
  Women with breast cancer who subsequently had a recorded diagnosis of depression had a 45% higher risk of death from all causes, according to a study. The researchers suggest this finding could help to target and support those women most at risk of depression.
  
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