Many elderly alcoholics may go undiagnosed because the symptoms of alcoholism are problems typically attributed to old age, such as insomnia, poor concentration and depression, says a Purdue University nursing expert.
American society need to take a critical look at treatment programs for men who batter their wives or girlfriends and stringently test them to make sure that they actually work to end domestic violence, says one of the leading researchers of abusive relationships.
Widespread human rights abuses in apartheid-era South Africa have been extensively detailed, most recently in hearings conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). However, what is the psychological effect of testifying before the TRC among victims of human rights abuses?
Children of divorced parents are more liekly to become smokers as adults than children who parents stayed together. Boys are more likely to become problem drinkers as adults than boys from intact families
Every day in communities across the US a bond is broken. It's the bond between people and their pets, resulting in millions of pets being surrendered to shelters each year. And little has been known about the reasons why until now.
The Lifeline(tm) program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center provides seniors with a continuum of care, emergency assistance, peace of mind, and the ability to maintain their dignity through independence.
Political experts from the University of California, San Diego are available to provide commentary to the news media on politial issues and the upcoming elections in November.
Patients who viewed videotapes explaining how they would feel after coronary bypass surgery generally recovered more quickly from their procedures, resulting in shorter stays in intensive care and in the hospital.
Adults embroiled in a long, bitter divorce fight often put their kids in the middle. A program implemented eight years ago in Champaign County in Illinois, however, appears to be taking the sting out of cases with the highest levels of conflict among moms and dads, researchers say.
A new study finds that the daily employment grind for two-income couples actually has little effect on the frequency or quality of their sex life.
Although many Americans wish the entire public current debate about sexual behavior in high place would just go away, that's not necessarily a good thing, claims a sociologist who says "sexuality is a precious, positive part of life, not a prurient part."
Women are making substantial political progress worldwide as members of parliaments and Cabinet ministers, but after a century of participation in politics they still constitute just 12 percent of elected legislators and 9 percent of Cabinet appointees, according to a new study by a University of Notre Dame political scientist.
Smoking reduction goals in U.S., Canada unattainable without massive spending probram, UC Irvine Study Shows.
Two Johns Hopkins University experts are available to comment on the upcoming German elections, in which longtime chancellor Helmut Kohl faces a serious challenge.
Are jurors influenced by the race of defendants? According to a University of Michigan study, the answer is yes. But the juror's race, as well as the defendant's, affects courtroom decisions, with different types of criminal trials affecting Black and white jurors in different ways.
If you're still waiting for adult children to settle down and start producing some grandchildren, University of Michigan research suggests you may have only yourself to blame.
A new book by a University of Georgia genetics professor brings together the most recent discoveries in evolutionary and molecular genetics and uses them to show a vital link between all aspects of human life -- including religion.
Amid growing concerns that not enough Americans are pursuing technical careers, a new Harris Poll survey released today shows that the U.S. public feels uninformed about the engineering enterprise and betrays a startling lack of knowledge about engineers' involvement in key areas of American endeavor.
A University of Kansas economics professor and associate director of KU's Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, is currently in Moscow and is available to discuss Russia's economy on a first-hand basis.
How do I look? Even if the answer is "Great," just asking the question can have a harmful effect on a woman's emotional health and mental performance, according to a University of Michigan study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
The European Union will issue a statement on Russia's deepening political and economic crisis on Wednesday, Sept 2, 1998. "The continuing turmoil in Russia threatens not only Russian President Boris Yeltsin, but also poses a threat to the European Union," said Alan Cafruny, Ph.D., Hamilton College, a leading expert in the formation and governance of the European Union.
When it comes to equal pay for equal work, one would expect women in the '90s to have a stronger sense of entitlement and self-esteem than women did two decades ago. But an experiment conducted by Stanford Business School assistant professor John Jost found that women paid themselves 18 percent less than men paid themselves for the same work.
The AFL-CIO, over time, has become more interested in issues of concern to women in its policy agenda, which has major implications for the revitalization of the labor movement.
Previous research has shown that having many siblings is associated with poorer school performance for all the children in a family. But a new nationwide study has found an intriguing exception among Mormon families.
Our most effective presidents have mastered the transactional skills of bargaining and maneuvering while also practicing moral or transforming leadership, according to the author of a new book on presidential leadership, a Vanderbilt University professor.
Cornell professor Dominick LaCapra's new book, "History and Memory After Auschwitz," examines interactions of history, memory, ethics and politics in the aftermath of the Holocaust.
According to Joanne Cantor, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of communication arts, television and movies present a constant parade of monsters of every description, "ready," Cantor says, "to pounce on your child's psyche at any moment."
According to new research, older people are less vulnerable to depression the more pessimistic and realistic they are about life events.
Educational programs aimed at helping women reduce their risk of sexual assault may not be very effective, a new study suggests. The study found that women participating in such a program were just as likely to experience sexual assault as those who didn't participate. .
Does Television News' Coverage of Violence Instill Fear in Children? News Briefing at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco: Monday August 17, 1998 at 10:30 AM
New research suggests that girls as young as ten years old who are teased or socially victimized by peers relate such experiences to their own body image.
One of the most widespread forms of bias crime among teenagers and young adults - violence against sexual minorities - is rarely motivated by genuine hatred, but is instead "an expression of cultural norms that are entrenched even among preadolescent children," says a forensic psychologist.
Eating disorders are a turnoff about equally for college men and women, but not so for obesity: Men are much more uncomfortable dating an obese person that women are, says Jeffery Sobal, a nutritional sociologist and associate professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University.
What is the Prevalence of Youth Gambling and How Addicting is it? News Briefing at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco: Saturday, August 15, 1998 at 10:00 AM
Between five and eight percent of young Americans and Canadians have a serious gambling problem (compared with one to three percent of adults). Research also shows that adolescents may become more addicted to gambling than they are to alcohol, smoking and drugs and sometimes gamble for reasons other than winning money.
Most older drivers are safe drivers, but older adults with cognitive impairments and those above age 80 have a much higher risk for causing and/or being in a car accident, say psychologists who have been studying the determinants of auto safety in older drivers.
Two University of Kansas researchers have learned that by sharing their homes with younger people who pay rent or help with chores, many senior citizens have found a promising alternative to moving into a nursing home or moving in with a relative.
Johns Hopkins University economist Steve H. Hanke--recently at the center of Indonesia's economic crisis--is the author of the only book on Russian currency reform. This dogged advocate of currency boards predicted the current Russian crisis and believes he has its cure.
It's not surprising that high-prejudice people think differently than others when they're asked to evaluate statements made by Blacks or homosexuals. But new research suggests that the difference between high and low-prejudice people isn't what common wisdom would dictate.
GLMA's 16th Annual Symposium will be held August 27-29 in Chicago at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. GLMA can provide background information on, and can arrange interviews for articles related to, these plenaries and workshops.
A study developed at the University of Kansas indicates that cooperative housing units are a satisfying alternative to nursing homes for senior citizens in the Midwest. In fact, an overwhelming majority of respondents to a survey indicated that living in a rural senior housing cooperative had a positive effect on their overall happiness.
Citizens who make a concerted effort to restrict teenagers' access to tobacco can significantly influence youth smoking rates in their community, according to a University of Minnesota study that will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
A Johns Hopkins constitutional expert has a surprising answer: Yes! And he says there may be political advantage to such a move.
As children prepare to go back to school this fall, memories of the tragic shootings in American schools last school year will cause anxiety and fear among many.
The problem of raising money by challengers is a major barrier to electoral competition in Illinois, two University of Illinois political scientists have found. Almost half of all Illinois General Assembly races in 1994 and 1996 were not actively contested in the general election.
Historian Peter Fritzsche disputes the standard explanation for the rise of Nazism in Germany -- that it came out of nowhere and succeeded beyond all expectation because Germany ìwas pushed to the very edge of crisisî by military defeat, inflation and economic depression.
When it comes to how Americans perceive different job-related activities, and how they relate to one another, people apparently think alike, says a University of Illinois researcher.
The 325th anniversary of the first European contact with the Illini, a once large and powerful confederacy of Native American tribes that lived in the Upper Mississippi River Valley, is being celebrated this summer, not with cake and ice cream, but with shovels and buckets.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and other institutions report that nearly 4 in 10 female emergency room patients have been victims of physical or emotional domestic abuse sometime in their lives, and 14 percent have been physically or sexually abused in the past year.
For mental illness patients, having a social network-even just one understanding friend to rely on-can mean the difference between hospitalization and the ability to cope in mainstream society, says Bernice Skirboll, exec. director of Compeer,a volunteer organization.
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