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• Well-Being No Different for Kids Raised by Same-Sex Parents

  16-04-2016 19:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Medical News TodayChildren reared in stable families with same-sex parents show no difference in health and well-being than those raised in families with different-sex parents, say researchers.
  
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• Sexist Video Games Lower Empathy for Real-Life Victims of Violence

  16-04-2016 19:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - BusinessMen who play violent, sexist games are less likely to care about real-life female victims of violence.
  
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• Investing in Treatment for Depression and Anxiety Leads to 4-Fold Return

  16-04-2016 19:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe six semester minimum gives you quite a bit of flexibility and allows you to study abroad for a year or do a semester abroad and a semester on leave. It even allows students to complete their B.A. in three years on campus. Since you chose to study abroad for two semesters, you have two more semesters as a full-time student on campus.
  
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• Despite Gains in Education, Gender Gap in Pay Persists

  16-04-2016 19:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyWomen are closing the education gap with men, but a global study of gender equality using two decades of data form more than 150 countries shows these advances are failing to bring equal access to quality jobs and government representation.
  
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• Claude Steele Resigns As Provost of UC Berkeley

  16-04-2016 19:43 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianClaude Steele, executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California Berkeley, announced his resignation on Friday in the wake of widespread criticisms of his administration’s handling of sexual harassment on campus. Steele did not mention the harassment scandal in his statement and cited personal family reasons. “[M]y wife’s ongoing health challenges remain quite significant, and this is simply not a time in our lives...
  
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• 50 Million Years of Work Could Be Lost to Anxiety and Depression

  16-04-2016 19:41 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianWorld Health Organisation says that without more treatment, 12 billion working days will be lost to mental illness each year to 2030. Global failure to tackle depression and anxiety is costing the world nearly $1 trillion a year in lost productivity and causing “an enormous amount of human misery”, according to a study that urges the international community to make mental health a priority rather than leave it languishing in the shadows. The...
  
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• Trailblazing in the Chinese LGBT Community

  16-04-2016 19:39 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: BBC News - Asia-PacificA transgender man is claiming unlawful dismissal at a tribunal in southern Guizhou province, in the first case of its kind in mainland China.
  
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• LSD's Impact on the Brain Revealed in Groundbreaking Images

  16-04-2016 19:39 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianFirst modern scans of people high on psychedelic drug has given researchers unprecedented insight into neural basis for its effects. The profound impact of LSD on the brain has been laid bare by the first modern scans of people high on the drug. The images, taken from volunteers who agreed to take a trip in the name of science, have given researchers an unprecedented insight into the neural basis for effects produced by one of the most powerful...
  
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• Concussions May Alter Parent-Child Relationships

  16-04-2016 18:16 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceDailyThe adverse effects of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) on the quality parent-child relationships are revealed in a new article. The young brain is particularly vulnerable to injury and one of the first visible signs of social difficulties in young children is a decline in their relationship with their parents. Parents should watch for emotional and behavioral changes in their children.
  
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• In Denmark, Muslim Women Unveil Their Ambitions

  16-04-2016 18:14 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportDenmark’s Muslim women are asserting their rights in a country known for gender equality.
  
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• At-home cognitive remediation may help cognitive symptoms in multiple sclerosis

  16-04-2016 15:47
  In a randomized controlled trial, people with MS who used a computer-based cognitive remediation training program at home for 12 weeks had significantly higher cognitive test scores than those who used a placebo computer program.
  
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• Heart attack patients more depressed but get fewer antidepressants

  16-04-2016 15:46
  Heart attack patients are more depressed but are less often prescribed antidepressants than people who have not had a heart attack, according to new research.
  
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