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• Fishing for answers about mercury consumption

  02-02-2016 18:40
  A new study has provided the first report on the relationship of brain concentrations of mercury to brain neuropathology and diseases associated with dementia.
  
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• Closed-loop stimulation promises fewer side effects

  02-02-2016 18:24
  Could potential side effects in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with stimulation be avoided with a closed-loop approach, which constantly adapts to the symptoms? This is one of the key questions that researchers address in a new study. In their article, they describe how adaptive stimulation could make a significant difference for patients with neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s.
  
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• Inflammation attacks brain's reward center

  02-02-2016 18:12
  A brain reward center, the striatum, may be directly affected by inflammation and that striatal change is related to the emergence of illness behaviors, scientists report.
  
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• The therapeutic relationship in internet intervention can be measured

  02-02-2016 18:00
  
  A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics analyzes the therapeutic relationship in internet intervention.
  
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• Can well-being therapy be helpful in cocaine use disorder?

  02-02-2016 18:00
  
  A case report published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores the therapeutic potential of a special form of cognitive behavioral treatment that includes well-being...
  
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• Newly identified pathway links fetal brain development to adult social behavior

  02-02-2016 17:09
  Abnormalities in embryonic brain development in mice, including transient embryonic brain enlargement during neuron formation, are responsible for abnormal adult brain structures and behavioral abnormalities, researchers have discovered.
  
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• When can sleep restore your energy?

  02-02-2016 16:00
  
  An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by a group of Danish investigators explores the characteristics of restorative sleep.
  
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• The subtle link between thoughts and distress

  02-02-2016 16:00
  
  In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics the link between irrational thoughts and distress is critically examined.
  
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• A new psychotherapy for overcoming trauma

  02-02-2016 16:00
  
  A randomized controlled trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics sheds new therapeutic opportunities for overcoming trauma.
  
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• Study may offer answers for treating depression in alcoholics

  02-02-2016 15:14
  A new study is offering a glimmer of hope to alcoholics who find it hard to remain sober because their abstinence is hounded by stubborn, difficult-to-treat depression.
  
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• What feeling well actually means

  02-02-2016 14:00
  
  In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Giovanni fava (Italy) and Per Bech (Denmark) analyze the clinical meaning of feeling well, which is indicated by the Greek word of euthymia.
  
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• Psychoeducation may affect brain plasticity in bipolar disorder

  02-02-2016 14:00
  
  An investigation in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores how psychoeducation may affect white matter plasticity in bipolar disorder.
  
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• Helping teens who self-harm and their families deal with shame and blame

  02-02-2016 13:00
  
  Talking openly about blame and shame can benefit teens who self-harm, their families, and therapists, according to a new article.
  
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• Electrical forehead patch could treat chronic PTSD

  02-02-2016 12:00
  
  An external patch worn during sleep that uses a 9-volt battery to send a weak current to stimulate nerves in the forehead shows promise in treating chronic PTSD.
  
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• Restructuring affects staff well-being regardless of job cuts

  02-02-2016 09:00
  
  Restructuring in organisations has a mainly negative effect on the welfare of employees regardless of whether there are job losses, according to a new study involving the University of East Anglia...
  
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• Easily stressed teens have increased hypertension risk later in life

  02-02-2016 09:00
  
  Being an easily stressed 18-year-old might predict high blood pressure later in life, according to a study following the health of 1.5 million Swedish men.
  
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• Research Supports Later School Start Times for Teens’ Mental Health

  02-02-2016 07:02 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: APA MonitorMany American teenagers stumble into classrooms before the sun has crested the horizon. Some have forgotten their homework, will fall asleep in class and act as beastly to their friends as to their parents.
  
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• Scientists Make Major Genetic Discovery About Schizophrenia

  02-02-2016 07:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthSchizophrenia is a devastating and often destructive mental disorder, one that overtakes a young mind and sends it spinning out of touch with reality. About one in 100 Americans is estimated to have schizophrenia, and although the word itself has been...
  
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• Mindfulness Craze Now at a University Near You

  02-02-2016 07:01 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianEven Cambridge is offering sessions to combat an increase in student stress. But is mindfulness, as some critics insist, just a silly fad? Slowly take a raisin and examine every wrinkle and fold of its surface. Feel its texture with your fingers. Inhale its scent. Squeeze it and hear how it sounds. Raise it to your lips, place it in your mouth, explore it with your tongue. Prepare to chew. As you bite into it, notice the bursts of taste and how...
  
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• Adding Behavioral Therapy to Meds Reduces Depression Long-Term

  02-02-2016 07:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - HealthWhen depression does not respond to antidepressant medication, replacing it with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or adding CBT to treatment may be effective and last for several years, according to a trial in the U.K.
  
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• Nestlé Admits Slavery in Thailand While Fighting Child Labour Lawsuit

  02-02-2016 06:59 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianIt’s hard to think of an issue that you would less like your company to be associated with than modern slavery. Yet last November Nestlé, the world’s largest food maker and one of the most recognizable household brands, went public with the news it had found forced labour in its supply chains in Thailand and that its customers were buying products tainted with the blood and sweat of poor, unpaid and abused migrant workers.
  
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• Daughters of Interracial Couples More Likely to Say They're Multiracial

  02-02-2016 06:59 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Time MagazineStudy suggests it's because they're considered "intriguing." One of the fastest growing racial groups in the country isn’t a single racial group–it’s people from multiracial backgrounds, the children of interracial unions. A new study has found however, that young women are much more likely to call themselves multiracial than young men are...
  
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• The psychology of fresh starts

  02-02-2016 01:26 via health.usnews.com
  
  Research suggests those who adopt intrinsic as opposed to external motivators better maintain and adhere to goals.
  
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• Onetime party drug hailed as miracle for treating severe depression

  02-02-2016 01:25 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Dozens of studies have reported that ketamine can reverse the kind of severe depression that traditional antidepressants often don’t touch.
  
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