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How teenage girls can manage stress

Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand stress. Those were the results of a dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 25 Jun 2009 11:28


Internet-based programs effective in treating depression - new study

In a discovery that could lead to new treatment approaches for depression, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have shown that internet-based therapy programs are as effective as face-to-face therapies in combating the illness. 4 Jun 2009 10:41


Money worries make women spend more

At times of crisis women are more inclined to spend themselves out of misery than at stable times, a new survey suggests. Psychologists say that the recession could force more women to overspend or increase their risk of mental illness. 21 May 2009 07:22


Research looks at the effect of sexual jokes, innuendo and flirtation in the workplace

Be careful of that raunchy joke that gets all the laughs. As funny as folks at work may find it, it's probably hurting morale. 21 Apr 2009 07:27


How men, women handle stress… it's in your genes

How men and women cope differently with stress has been traced to genetic differences. 6 Apr 2009 06:32


Psychiatric disorders common in adults who have had anorexia

Many adults who were diagnosed as teenagers to be suffering from anorexia nervosa cannot work due to psychiatric disorders. A follow-up 18 years after the onset of anorexia has shown that one in four are on disability benefit or have been signed off sick. The long-term follow-up by the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, does, however, show some encouraging results. 27 Mar 2009 06:43


Virgin Active breaks down ‘Bigorexia'

Current lifestyle trends in South Africa are seeing more and more people move towards healthier lifestyles. 3 Mar 2009 16:21


Unhappy children grow into sick adults

Children who are unhappy are more likely to grow into adults who are permanently sick or disabled, according to a new UK study. 2 Mar 2009 07:43


When less attention improves behaviour

Confabulation, a devastating memory disorder consisting in the uncontrolled production of "false memories", often leads patients to act upon these memories. Now a new study indicates, among other findings, that lack of attention during memory retrieval is not the reason for confabulation. 27 Jan 2009 06:10


Possible test for autism raises calls for an ethical debate

New research by British scientists means prenatal testing for autism is a possibility, but has evoked calls for an ethical debate on the issue. 13 Jan 2009 08:56


Yes, you CAN spread a little happiness

[David Cameron] Harvard researchers in the US have found that happiness spreads through social networks like an emotional contagion, according to a study that looked at nearly 5,000 individuals over a period of 20 years. 7 Jan 2009 07:37


Patients at risk of self-harm after discharge from psychiatric care

Non-fatal self-harm may occur in over 10% of adults discharged from psychiatric inpatient care in England and Wales, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in the BMJ. The risk was found to be greatest in the first month, Professor David Gunnell and colleagues found. 24 Nov 2008 06:57


Weathering the storm - money worries bring on marital stress

Many US couples are finding what happens in the nation's boardrooms also affects what happens - or doesn't happen - in the bedroom. The same could apply in some South African boardrooms, and bedrooms, as we weather the financial crisis. 18 Nov 2008 09:50


News for medical professionals

The risk of suicide with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors: a review 5 Feb 2009 11:49

Comparing new generation antidepressants 30 Jan 2009 11:36

A Global Movement for mental health 11 Oct 2008 14:35

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