Feature Channels: Psychology and Psychiatry

Filters close
18-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Sleep deprivation makes us less happy, more anxious
American Psychological Association (APA)

Sleep loss does more than just make us tired. It can undermine our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us at higher risk for anxiety symptoms, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association that synthesized more than 50 years of research on sleep deprivation and mood.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST
Telepsychiatry failed to replace in-person counseling during the pandemic
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Because of the lockdown during the pandemic, mentally ill patients could not get in-person psychiatric counseling on a regular basis.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:05 PM EST
Socialization for success: Two recent studies expand our understanding of how early social housing helps dairy calves thrive
Elsevier

Dairy industry professionals continuously work to ensure the highest possible welfare for dairy calves, including fine-tuning their housing to improve overall health, well-being, and performance.

Newswise: Gorelick_David.jpg
Released: 19-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
UM School of Medicine Review Highlights Rise in Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Increased Cannabis Use
University of Maryland School of Medicine

The widespread use of cannabis (marijuana) and its increased potency are associated with a rise in cannabis-related psychiatric conditions, according to a new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) review article that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It highlights the urgent need for doctors to screen for and treat patients who are experiencing symptoms of cannabis use disorder, which means they are experiencing significant problems from their use of the drug.

18-Dec-2023 6:30 AM EST
Nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Nearly 30% of caregivers of severe stroke patients experience high levels of anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress during the first year after the patient leaves the hospital.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, research to-date highlights
Taylor & Francis

Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chronic pain and related disability in adulthood, according to new research.

Newswise: New Study Explores How Young People With Early-Onset Psychosis View Substance Use and Interventions
Released: 19-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
New Study Explores How Young People With Early-Onset Psychosis View Substance Use and Interventions
Southern Methodist University

A new study led by SMU medical and psychological anthropologist Neely Myers indicates that while young people diagnosed with early psychosis understand the importance of discontinuing use of substances like cannabis, many are ambivalent about stopping.

Newswise: image.jpg
Released: 19-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Expert says forget the resolution, focus on mindfulness & behavioral interventions in the New Year
Virginia Tech

As 2023 comes to a close and 2024 approaches, many people will be thinking about how to reset goals and make lifestyle changes. Individuals often set challenging resolutions and tend to lose motivation as time progresses.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
From interests to employment (or not): New study explores gender gaps in career paths
Michigan State University

A recent study out of Michigan State University found significant variations in career interests between men and women. Surprisingly, even with these interest differences, gender gaps in career opportunities are more substantial than anticipated.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 8:05 PM EST
Move over dolphins. Chimps and bonobos can recognize long-lost friends and family — for decades
University of California, Berkeley

Researchers led by a University of California, Berkeley, comparative psychologist have found that great apes and chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, can recognize groupmates they haven't seen in over two decades — evidence of what’s believed to be the longest-lasting nonhuman memory ever recorded.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 8:05 PM EST
Trust or distrust? Neither! The right mindset for confronting disinformation
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The review, entitled "Trust or Distrust? Neither! The Right Mindset for Confronting Disinformation," offers a nuanced exploration of how mindsets impact our beliefs and responses to information.

Not for public release

This news release is embargoed until 18-Dec-2023 5:00 PM EST Released to reporters: 12-Dec-2023 2:00 PM EST

A reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 18-Dec-2023 5:00 PM EST The Newswise PressPass gives verified journalists access to embargoed stories. Please log in to complete a presspass application. If you have not yet registered, please Register. When you fill out the registration form, please identify yourself as a reporter in order to advance to the presspass application form.

Newswise: UTSW expert: Resilience strategies can help avert holiday blues
Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
UTSW expert: Resilience strategies can help avert holiday blues
UT Southwestern Medical Center

While the holiday season can bring joy to people of all ages, it also leaves many feeling depressed and lonely.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Psychology programming at CES 2024 to focus on intersection of humans, technology
American Psychological Association (APA)

Making social media safer for kids, using games to promote prosocial behavior and reduce violence and managing ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence are some of the topics to be presented in a new programming track developed by the American Psychological Association for CES 2024.

Newswise: BGSU research finds people struggle to identify AI from human art, but prefer human-made works
15-Dec-2023 11:45 AM EST
BGSU research finds people struggle to identify AI from human art, but prefer human-made works
Bowling Green State University

People generally can’t tell the difference between AI and human art, but they prefer the latter — even if they can’t explain it

Released: 15-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Parents underestimate the importance of guided play in education, finds US study
Frontiers

Child psychologists have long known that play is essential for children’s cognitive development because it boosts their social, physical, and emotional skills. But beginning in the 21st century, specialists repeatedly sounded the alarm that ‘play is under siege’ for US children. Kids were playing less, and – it was feared – with a lesser quality.

Newswise: Blood Testing Identifies Biomarkers of Suicidal Thoughts
Released: 15-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Blood Testing Identifies Biomarkers of Suicidal Thoughts
University of California San Diego

Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that people with depression and suicidal ideation have compounds in their blood that could help identify people at higher risk of becoming suicidal. They also found sex-based differences in how depression impacts metabolism.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
The Neurochemical Bases of Verbal Suggestion and Hypnosis
University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies

David J. Acunzo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, is the co-author of chapter 19 of the new book "The Routledge International Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis." The chapter is titled, "The Neurochemical Bases of Verbal Suggestion and Hypnosis."

Released: 14-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Menstrual cycles affect day-to-day suicide risk, UIC researchers find
University of Illinois Chicago

Patients with a history of suicidality experience increased risk in the days surrounding menstruation

   
Released: 14-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST
Facial symmetry doesn’t explain “beer goggles”
University of Portsmouth

A new study led by the University of Portsmouth in England has tested the hypothesis that people are more likely to find someone attractive while drunk, because their face appears more symmetrical.

 
Released: 13-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Can telehealth assessments identify infants more likely to be on the autism spectrum?
UC Davis MIND Institute

UC Davis researchers are recruiting infants ages 6-12 months for a new national telehealth study aimed at understanding which developmental delays could indicate autism or other conditions.

7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Yoga nidra might be a path to better sleep and improved memory
PLOS

Two weeks of 20-minute yoga nidra sessions led to a higher percentage of delta-waves in deep sleep and better memory, decision-making, and abstraction.

   
Newswise: New Theory Claims that Identity Resides in the Human Genome and is Compatible with Cognitive Perspectives of ‘Self’
Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
New Theory Claims that Identity Resides in the Human Genome and is Compatible with Cognitive Perspectives of ‘Self’
Our Own Identity

One of the greatest philosophical thought exercises that has challenged the concept of identity, is the Ship of Theseus paradox. It poses the question: Are we the same person over time? The original meaning of ‘Identity’ is derived from Medieval Latin identitas or idem meaning ‘sameness’ or ‘same’. But ‘sameness’ has been difficult to comprehend.

   
Newswise: Katherine Johnson, MD, Named Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Loyola Medicine
Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Katherine Johnson, MD, Named Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine has announced the appointment of Katherine Johnson, MD, as chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) and Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago. She is the first woman to chair the department.

14-Nov-2023 1:00 PM EST
Early research shows Gen Z perceives more dangers in life than previous generations
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

As presented at the 2023 Society for Risk Analysis Annual Conference, Gabriel Rubin from Montclair State University conducted 40 interviews with members of Gen Z (as of publication) in an ongoing study about risk factors that have led to the current mental health crisis in young people.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Adults With Cognitive Disabilities Are More Likely to Have Worse Experiences With Health Care System
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University

Rutgers Institute for Health researcher Elizabeth Stone published new research finding that people with cognitive disabilities are less satisfied with their health care than those in the general population.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Feeling lonely? Chances are you lost both social support, personal control
University of Michigan

While the holiday season typically brings joy, cheer and celebration, a significant number of people feel lonely.

   
Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
You can always become a better reader
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

A number of factors affect how we learn to read for the first time. Some of these factors benefit girls more than boys

Released: 11-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
Novel compounds promise success in the fight against tuberculosis and depression
Technische Universität Dresden

Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent infectious disease that affects millions of people each year. It was previously the leading cause of death from a single pathogen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Detecting TB early is challenging because the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) can hide in human macrophages, which are part of the immune system

Released: 11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Genetic “protection” against depression was no match for pandemic stress
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Living through a historic pandemic while handling the stress of the first year of college sent one-third of students in a new study into clinical depression. That’s double the percentage seen in previous years of the same study.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
New research identifies several warning signs that could predict intimate partner violence
Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Intimate partner violence is widespread and can have severe physical and psychological health repercussions, but there is a shortage of research on reliable predictors of abuse before it occurs. New research, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, identifies several warning signs that preceded and predicted intimate partner violence.

   
Released: 11-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
How to make "Jeopardy!" work for you at the office
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

Showing strength and confidence is often touted as the way to get things done at work, but a new study from the University of Iowa suggests that people might have more success if they were less assertive and act like they're on "Jeopardy!" and phrase their statement in the form of a question.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded mapping-emotions-researchers-to-track-psychology-equity-of-public-spaces
VIDEO
Released: 11-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Mapping emotions: Researchers to track psychology, equity of public spaces
DePaul University

Psychologists and geographers at DePaul University are creating a new protocol to measure a new dimension of public spaces: Whether people of diverse backgrounds feel welcome in a community space.

7-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Just say no to that invitation
American Psychological Association (APA)

It may feel unforgivably rude to reject an invitation – even one to an event you would much prefer not to attend – but people often overestimate the social consequences of saying no, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Newswise: Researchers Compare Mental Illness, Gun Violence Rates in U.S., Australia and U.K.
Released: 11-Dec-2023 8:30 AM EST
Researchers Compare Mental Illness, Gun Violence Rates in U.S., Australia and U.K.
Florida Atlantic University

Mental illness rates were 15.7% in the U.S., 17.6% in Australia and 13.8% in the U.K. in 2019. Yet, the U.S. had 10 times higher death rates from gun violence than Australia and 40 times higher death rates than the U.K.

Newswise: Yesim_Orhun_Research_Feature.png?itok=HgaaQVmi
Released: 8-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Michigan Ross Professor Yesim Orhun Explores Information Preference and Avoidance in New Research
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

In her recently published research, Yesim Orhun, associate professor of marketing and Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow, explores unique insights into what information individuals seek when making important decisions and how policymakers, medical professionals, and business leaders should communicate anxiety-provoking news.

   
Newswise: UTSW-led studies are largest ever for stimulant use disorders
Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
UTSW-led studies are largest ever for stimulant use disorders
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center is leading three multicenter clinical trials funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) focused on potential treatments for methamphetamine or cocaine addiction.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Seu corpo sabe a diferença entre estresse bom e estresse ruim. E você?
Mayo Clinic

Pode ser uma surpresa para você, mas nem todo estresse é ruim. Níveis saudáveis de estresse ajudam a desenvolver resiliência, diz a cirurgiã Safia Debar, especialista em manejo do estresse na Mayo Clinic Healthcare em Londres.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Su cuerpo conoce la diferencia entre el estrés bueno y el estrés malo: ¿y usted?
Mayo Clinic

Puede resultar sorprendente, pero desde el punto de vista médico, no todo el estrés es malo. Los niveles saludables de estrés ayudan a desarrollar la resiliencia, dice la licenciada en Medicina y Cirugía Safia Debar, experta en el manejo del estrés de Mayo Clinic Healthcare en Londres. En esta alerta para los expertos, la Dra. Debar explica la diferencia entre el estrés bueno y el estrés malo y cómo saber cuando está en peligro de sufrir una sobrecarga.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
جسمك يعرف الفارق بين الإجهاد النافع والضار: ماذا عنك؟
Mayo Clinic

قد يكون من المدهش أن تسمع ذلك، ولكن من الناحية الصحية، فالإجهاد ليس كله ضار. فمستويات الإجهاد الصحي تُساعد على بناء المرونة، كما تقول الدكتورة سافيا ديبر، خبيرة علاج الإجهاد لدى مركز مايو كلينك هيلثكير في لندن. وفي تنبيه الخبيرة الدكتورة ديبر هذا، فإنها تشرح الفارق بين الإجهاد النافع والضار وكيف تعرف أنك تتعرض لخطر الإجهاد المفرط.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
Looking for unique stories about the winter holidays? Check out the Winter Holidays channel
Newswise

It's the moooost wonderful time...of the year! Are you looking for new story ideas that are focused on the winter holiday season? Perhaps you're working on a story on on managing stress and anxiety? Perhaps you're working on a story on seasonal affective disorder? Or perhaps your editor asked you to write a story on tracking Santa? Look no further. Check out the Winter Holidays channel.

       
Newswise: Can AI crave a favorite food?
Released: 7-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Can AI crave a favorite food?
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not yet, but a team of Penn State researchers is developing a novel electronic tongue that mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both needs and wants, providing a possible blueprint for AI that processes information more like a human being.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
JMIR Mental Health Call for Papers Theme Issue on Affective Computing for Mental Well-Being
JMIR Publications

JMIR Mental Health, a premier SCIE/PubMed/Scopus-indexed, peer-reviewed journal with a unique focus on digital mental health, is inviting submissions to a new theme issue titled “Affective Computing for Mental Well-Being.”

Released: 6-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Parentification: The impact of children taking on parental roles in their family
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

We expect parents to always take care of their children’s physical and emotional needs. But sometimes the roles are reversed, and the child assumes responsibilities beyond what is appropriate for their age – a phenomenon known as parentification. Adults may be unable to fulfill their parental duties for many reasons, and it can have serious consequences for their children. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reviews academic literature on parentification, identifying causes and outcomes in populations around the world.

Newswise: Expert shares strategies for managing holiday stress and anxiety
Released: 6-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Expert shares strategies for managing holiday stress and anxiety
Virginia Tech

The holiday season is often an overwhelming experience for many individuals. The combination of gift shopping, travel arrangements, and the expected anxiety of family and friends can create very stressful situations. Virginia Tech psychologist Rosanna Breaux shares her most effective tips for navigating seasonal stress.  “Planning and prioritizing what activities are the most important is a better strategy than exhaustingly trying to do everything and ending up not enjoying it,” says Breaux, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech.



close
2.86148