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Science Magazine
Behavior
Gene Therapy
Psychiatry
Depression
Personalized Medicine
Mental Health
For SAD Sufferers, Cognitive Behavior Better Than Light Therapy At Preventing Recurrence, Study Suggests
October 17, 2009 — A new research study examined the long-term effects of different treatments for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of severe depression that occurs annually in the fall and winter seasons. Of ... > full story
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Autism
Disorders and Syndromes
Genes
Birth Defects
Huntington's Disease
Mental Health
Mechanism Of Gene Linked To Autism, Schizophrenia Pinpointed
October 16, 2009 — A researcher has pinpointed the mechanism by which a gene associated with both autism and schizophrenia influences behavior in ... > full story
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Video Games
ADD and ADHD
Perception
Artificial Intelligence
Intelligence
Computer Graphics
Action Video Game Players Experience Diminished Proactive Attention
October 14, 2009 — Video game players are often accused of passively reacting to tasks that are spoon fed to them through graphics and stimuli on the screen. Researchers show that playing lots of video games has ... > full story
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Smoking Addiction
Smoking
Teen Health
Behavior
Child Psychology
Addiction
Teen Smoking-cessation Trial First To Achieve Significant Quit Rates
October 13, 2009 — For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to successfully recruit and retain a large number of adolescent smokers from the general population into a smoking intervention ... > full story
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Pregnancy and Childbirth
Children's Health
Teen Health
Child Psychology
Child Development
Infant's Health
Prenatal Exposure To BPA Might Explain Aggressive Behavior In Some 2-Year-old Girls
October 7, 2009 — Daughters of women exposed to a common chemical found in some plastics while they were pregnant are more likely to have unusually aggressive and hyperactive behaviors as 2-year-olds, according to a ... > full story
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Internet
Communications
Addiction
Privacy Issues
Mental Health
Relationships
Psychiatric Symptoms May Predict Internet Addiction In Adolescents
October 6, 2009 — Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a new ... > full story
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Mental Health
Depression
Behavior
Child Development
Child Psychology
Psychology
Where's The Science? The Sorry State Of Psychotherapy
October 3, 2009 — The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the ... > full story
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