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Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, Noted Psychiatrist, Apologizes for Study on Gay ‘Cure’
Posted: May 19th, 2012, 4:42pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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At the end of his career, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer has reached a painful conclusion: “I believe,” he wrote in a letter, “I owe the gay community an apology.”
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Paralyzed, Moving a Robot With Their Minds
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 1:27pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Scientists said a tiny brain implant allowed two people who are virtually paralyzed below the neck to manipulate a robotic arm.
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Psychiatry Panel Backs Down on D.S.M. Changes
Posted: May 9th, 2012, 1:37am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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In a rare step, doctors revising psychiatry’s diagnostic manual have retreated from two controversial proposals that would have expanded the number of people identified as having psychotic or depressive disorders.
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Psychiatry Panel Backs Down on D.S.M. Changes
Posted: May 9th, 2012, 1:37am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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In a rare step, doctors revising psychiatry’s diagnostic manual have retreated from two controversial proposals that would have expanded the number of people identified as having psychotic or depressive disorders.
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Crowd-Sourcing Brain Research Leads to Breakthrough
Posted: April 16th, 2012, 5:43pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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In “an example of social networking in science,” data from more than 100 centers identified genes that play a role in intelligence and memory.
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Scientists Link Rare Gene Mutations to Heightened Risk of Autism
Posted: April 4th, 2012, 2:04pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Scientists have for the first time identified several gene mutations that they say sharply increase the chances of autism, and have found that the risk increases with the age of the parents, particularly the father.
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Scientists Link Rare Gene Mutations to Heightened Risk of Autism
Posted: April 4th, 2012, 2:04pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Scientists have for the first time homed in on several gene mutations that they say sharply increase the chances of autism, and have found that the risk increases with the age of the parents, particularly the father.
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News Analysis: Where Have All the Neurotics Gone?
Posted: April 1st, 2012, 10:31am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The restless, grumbling, needy presence that once functioned in the collective mind as an inner voice that hedged against excessive optimism is slipping into the past.
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Rate of Autism Diagnoses Has Climbed, Study Finds
Posted: March 30th, 2012, 3:50pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A review of 2008 data found a 20 percent rise in diagnoses among children over the previous two years.
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Paul Allen Adding $300 Million for Brain Research
Posted: March 22nd, 2012, 9:18pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Mr. Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, announces a $300 million gift to the neuroscience institute he created.
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Male Fruit Flies, Spurned by Females, Turn to Alcohol
Posted: March 16th, 2012, 11:07am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A new study finds that young male fruit flies that have been rejected by females apparently self-medicate just like humans do.
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Parkinson’s Disease Drug May Help Brain Injuries, Report Says
Posted: March 2nd, 2012, 10:20am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The study showed that patients made progress when taking the medicine. If replicated, the improvements could offer doctors a standard treatment, experts say.
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Feeling Anxious? Soon There Will Be an App for That
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:47pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Therapy apps may soon make psychological help accessible in the grocery store line, on the bus, or just before a work presentation.
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Study Explores Electrical Stimulation to Aid Memory
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 1:40am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A small study shows promise that could lead to clues to encoding memory and treating neurological diseases.
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Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:02pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.
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Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 9:02pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A proposed change to depression’s definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.
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New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 5:34am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Changes to the way autism is diagnosed may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, researchers say.
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Nicotine Replacement Doesn’t Help Smokers Quit, Study Finds
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 2:04am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Nicotine replacements have no lasting benefit in helping smokers quit and may backfire, according to the most rigorous long-term study to date.
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Nicotine Replacement Doesn’t Help Smokers Quit, Study Finds
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 2:04am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Nicotine replacements have no lasting benefit in helping smokers quit and may backfire, according to the most rigorous long-term study to date.
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Lives Restored: Ex-Convict Uses Battle With Addiction and Mental Illness to Help Others
Posted: December 20th, 2011, 12:50am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The mental health care system has long made use of former patients as counselors, like Antonio Lambert, an ex-convict turned mental health educator in Delaware.
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Lives Restored: Man Uses His Schizophrenia to Gather Clues for Daily Living
Posted: November 26th, 2011, 12:07am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Profiles about people who are functioning normally despite severe mental illness.
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Study Finds Foster Children Often Given Antipsychosis Drugs
Posted: November 21st, 2011, 2:40pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Powerful drugs intended for people with severe mental illness are prescribed for children in foster care at a disturbingly high rate.
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Brain Exam Detects Awareness in 3 ‘Vegetative’ Patients
Posted: November 10th, 2011, 1:25am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Three severely brain-injured people thought to be in an irreversible “vegetative” state showed signs of full consciousness on a commonly used brain exam, doctors reported in the journal The Lancet.
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Noted Dutch Psychologist, Stapel, Accused of Research Fraud
Posted: November 3rd, 2011, 2:07pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A Dutch scholar was found to have falsified findings in dozens of papers, in a field that critics say is vulnerable to such abuses.
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James Hillman, Therapist in Men’s Movement, Dies at 85
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 6:50pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Mr. Hillman was a therapist and author whose theories helped revive interest in the ideas of Carl Jung and animated the so-called men’s movement in the 1990s.
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TV Limits for Children Urged by American Academy of Pediatrics
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 10:50am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Video screen time provides no educational benefits for children under age 2 and leaves less room for activities that do, pediatricians say.
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Drugs Found Ineffective for Veterans’ Stress
Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 6:56pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Drugs prescribed to treat severe post-traumatic stress are no more effective than placebos, researchers reported.
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Sept. 11 Revealed Psychology’s Limits, Review Finds
Posted: July 29th, 2011, 3:03am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A wide-ranging psychological review found a succession of missteps after the attacks.
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The Then and Now of Memory
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 12:20am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Scientists recorded traces in the brain of how one memory can start a cascade of other memories about things learned or experienced around the same time.
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Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas
Posted: June 8th, 2011, 9:00am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A study at New Roads School in Santa Monica, Calif., asked high school sophomores to match graphs and equations in an online drill.Traditional classroom learning is generally rules first, application later. However, researchers are finding that repeated exposure to patterns seems to deepen understanding.
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Need Therapy? A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 8:39am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Mental health care is dominated by women, giving rise to concern that some men in need of help may go without.
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Mind: Come On, I Thought I Knew That!
Posted: April 19th, 2011, 12:40am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Most of us think bigger is better in terms of font size and memory, but new research shows we are wrong.
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Special Issue: Emotional Power Broker of the Modern Family
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 3:00am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Pets alter not only a family’s routines but also its hierarchy, social rhythm and web of relationships.
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Special Issue: Emotional Power Broker of the Modern Family
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 3:00am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Pets alter not only a family’s routines but also its hierarchy, social rhythm and web of relationships.
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A Deep Dive to Retrieve and Fortify Memories
Posted: March 8th, 2011, 12:00am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Researchers report that they have been able to strengthen memories formed well in the past.
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Herschel W. Leibowitz Dies at 85; Studied Night Vision’s Tricks
Posted: February 17th, 2011, 9:52am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Mr. Leibowitz’s research found that people can become myopic in the dark, so that drivers see not only less but less clearly, increasing the risk of accidents.
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Wariness on Surgery of the Mind
Posted: February 15th, 2011, 5:34pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A recent paper argues that a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder has not been sufficiently tested, and that even calling it “therapy” raises people’s hopes beyond what is scientifically supportable.
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Mind: A Home Treatment Kit for Super Bowl Suffering
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:02am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Therapists in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are prepared for an onslaught of cases of what could be called Football Attention Neurosis (F.A.N.).
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Mind: A Home Treatment Kit for Super Bowl Suffering
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:02am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Therapists in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are prepared for an onslaught of cases of what could be called Football Attention Neurosis (F.A.N.).
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Mind: A Home Treatment Kit for Super Bowl Suffering
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:02am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Therapists in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are prepared for an onslaught of cases of what could be called Football Attention Neurosis (F.A.N.).
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You Might Already Know This ...
Posted: January 10th, 2011, 5:27pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Name three things that have inflamed a dispute.A report on ESP to be published this year has inflamed a debate on the standard technique used to analyze data in much of social science and medicine.
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Journal’s Paper on ESP Expected to Prompt Outrage
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 2:20am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A prominent research psychologist’s assertions about strong evidence for extrasensory perception is already mortifying scientists.
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Mind: On Road to Recovery, Past Adversity Provides a Map
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 11:49pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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New research suggests that resilience may have at least as much to do with how often people have faced adversity in the past as it does with who they are or what they’re facing now.
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Tracing the Spark of Creative Problem-Solving
Posted: December 7th, 2010, 12:35am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Research suggests that the idea of doing a puzzle shifts the brain into an open, playful state that is itself a pleasing escape.
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No Memory, but He Filled In the Blanks
Posted: December 7th, 2010, 12:17am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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H.M. has brain surgery to ease seizures.A man who had brain tissue removed in 1953 stunned researchers over the years by learning some new facts and maintaining his addiction to crossword puzzles.
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In Cybertherapy, Avatars Assist With Healing
Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 1:15am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Stéphane Bouchard, of University of Quebec in Ottawa, reacting with his very similar avatar.Patients can experience and work through social challenges without real-world consequences.
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Bush Recollection Puts Spotlight on Miscarriage
Posted: November 10th, 2010, 3:08am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The image of a mother handing her son a jar containing a fetus — a scene from George W. Bush’s youth — has stirred a debate about the psychological fallout of miscarriage.
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Genes as Mirrors of Life Experiences
Posted: November 8th, 2010, 4:11pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Scientists are focusing on epigenetics, the study of how people’s genes adapt to experience and environment, in exploring the causes of mental disorders.
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Mental Health Visits Rise as Parent Deploys
Posted: November 8th, 2010, 2:22pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Children in military families are about 10 percent more likely to see a doctor for mental health concerns when a parent is deployed, a study found.
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Mind: Cede Political Turf? Never! Well, Maybe.
Posted: November 2nd, 2010, 12:30am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The campaign has been all about irreconcilable differences, but recent research suggests that several psychological factors will be pushing the parties toward engagement instead of name-calling and nastiness.
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Mind: Why Indiscretions Appear Youthful
Posted: October 4th, 2010, 5:45pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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In piecing together a life story, the mind nudges moral lapses back in time and good deeds forward, new studies suggest.
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Mind: Why Indiscretions Appear Youthful
Posted: October 4th, 2010, 5:45pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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In piecing together a life story, the mind nudges moral lapses back in time and good deeds forward, new studies suggest.
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Tsung-yi Lin, 89, Psychiatrist With Global Approach, Dies
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 3:20am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Dr. Lin also all but built the mental health system from the ground up in his native Taiwan, later helping governments in other developing nations to do the same.
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Mind: Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 12:50am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong.
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Mind: A Snapshot of a Generation May Come Out Blurry
Posted: August 3rd, 2010, 12:28am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Social scientists have been surveying young people for decades, looking for trends in thinking and behavior, but assessing a generation’s collective personality is a far slipperier territory.
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Mind: Polishing Tools for Your Fuse Box of Emotions
Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:03am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The psychological devices people use to manage what they express can affect social interactions in unintended ways.
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Legal Fight Delays Paper on Psychopathy Scale 3 Years
Posted: June 11th, 2010, 11:01pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A psychologist claimed his words were distorted in a paper critical of his rating scale of psychopathy, and a long legal battle ensued.
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Mind: ‘Vital Exhaustion’? Just Don’t Call It ‘Nervous Breakdown’
Posted: May 31st, 2010, 5:35pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Clockwise from top left, William James, Isaac Newton, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gene Tierney are among the well-known people said to have had a nervous breakdown, or something like it, during their lives. Modern medicine all but stamped out the term “nervous breakdown.” But it may be hard to improve upon.
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Every Hug, Every Fuss: Scientists Record Families’ Daily Lives
Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 12:29am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Researchers videotaped nearly every waking moment in the homes of 32 families. Did someone say stressful?
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Mind: Enemies Can Be Good for a Child’s Growth
Posted: May 17th, 2010, 6:55pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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New research suggests that as threatening as they may feel, antagonistic relationships can often enhance social and emotional development more than they impede it.
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Experts Explain Psychology of Iraq Airstrike on Video
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 11:49pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Seemingly cruel chatter in a helicopter may reflect a wartime necessity to overcome inhibitions to kill.
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Mind: Seeking Emotional Clues Without Facial Cues
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 12:50am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Kathleen Bogart, with her husband, Beau, at Tufts University, where she is a graduate student. Ms. Bogart has Moebius syndrome, which causes facial paralysis.People with facial paralysis have no trouble reading others’ expressions, a study finds.
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House Votes to Protect Pupils Against Abusive Discipline
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 10:10pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The measure, yet to be debated in the Senate, would safeguard students against punishment including forcible restraint and seclusion.
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Mind: Evidence That Little Touches Do Mean So Much
Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 5:02pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A quick hug, fist pound, high five or belly bump can communicate a wide range of emotions, sometimes more accurately than words.New research analyzed physical contact to see whether a rich vocabulary of supportive touch is in fact related to performance.
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Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind
Posted: February 10th, 2010, 12:18pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Changes to the psychiatry guidebook that largely sets society’s line for normal behavior could affect treatment.
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The Riddle of Consciousness
Posted: February 6th, 2010, 11:20pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Patients in a “vegetative” state showed some bright blips on brain scans, but there’s still no real answer to what’s behind blank eyes.
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Trace of Thought Is Found in ‘Vegetative’ Patient
Posted: February 4th, 2010, 2:58pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Experts said a finding could raise ethical questions about consulting severely disabled patients on care.
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Coaching Baseball Rookies for Life in the Limelight
Posted: January 30th, 2010, 12:31am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Therapists and former major leaguers help top prospects avoid the pitfalls of living in the public eye.
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Morphine May Help Traumatic Stress
Posted: January 14th, 2010, 2:27am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Findings on combat casualties in Iraq could have implications for a wider variety of traumas, like those resulting from rape or muggings.
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Herbert Spiegel, Doctor Who Popularized Hypnosis, Dies at 95
Posted: January 9th, 2010, 6:54pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Dr. Spiegel was A New York psychiatrist who was the country’s most persuasive advocate for therapeutic hypnosis, having established it as a mainstream medical technique.
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Popular Drugs May Help Only Severe Depression
Posted: January 6th, 2010, 2:37am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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New findings indicated that some widely prescribed medications like Paxil might not provide much relief for most patients seeking treatment.
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Mind: Where Did the Time Go? Do Not Ask the Brain
Posted: January 5th, 2010, 12:44pm EST by By Benedict Carey
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Memories have a big impact on the sensation of passing time, scientists say.
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Building a Search Engine of the Brain, Slice by Slice
Posted: December 23rd, 2009, 10:54am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A project with Henry Molaison's brain, shown in a mold of gelatin, aims to create the first entirely reconstructed, whole-brain atlas available to anyone.The dissection of the brain of Henry Molaison, an amnesic, has opened the door to a much more ambitious project.
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Brain Power: Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them
Posted: December 21st, 2009, 9:29am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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New research on when young brains are best able to grasp fundamental concepts could reshape early education.
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Study Increases Prevalence of Autism
Posted: December 19th, 2009, 2:16am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The estimate of children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome or a related developmental problem is the highest to date from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Study Suggests Methods and Timing to Treat Fears
Posted: December 10th, 2009, 2:27am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The study says doctors can take advantage of the brain’s natural updating process to treat phobias, post-traumatic stress and anxiety.
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Dissection Begins on Famous Brain
Posted: December 3rd, 2009, 3:01am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The brain of a man who lost the ability to form new memories will be digitally mapped in exquisite detail.
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Mind: Story? Unforgettable. The Audience? Often Not.
Posted: December 1st, 2009, 7:05am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Researchers think they may understand why people are better at remembering what they have learned than whom they have shared it with.
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Brain Power: Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Both Hope and Risk
Posted: November 27th, 2009, 2:51pm EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Hundreds have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, even obesity.
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Mind: A Dream Interpretation: Tuneups for the Brain
Posted: November 10th, 2009, 8:46am EST by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A new theory suggests that dreams are a warm-up for the day ahead.
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Mind: How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 2:23am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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When things don’t add up, the mind goes into high gear.
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Vital Signs: Childhood: Autism Diagnoses Rising, U.S. Reports
Posted: October 6th, 2009, 1:44am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The question is whether more cases exist or whether it is just being diagnosed more.
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Dr. Leon Eisenberg, Pioneer in Autism Studies, Dies at 87
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 1:43am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Dr. Eisenberg conducted some of the first rigorous studies of autism, attention deficit disorder and learning delays.
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For Longtime Captives, a Complex Road Home
Posted: September 1st, 2009, 12:16pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Therapists say Jaycee Dugard’s biggest challenge may prove to be shaking the influence of her abductors.
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For Longtime Captives, a Complex Road Home
Posted: August 31st, 2009, 11:01pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Therapists say Jaycee Dugard’s biggest challenge may prove to be shaking the influence of her abductors.
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Mind: Sleep May Be Nature’s Time Management Tool
Posted: August 31st, 2009, 5:26pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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When the predators are out, best to be hidden and safe — in bed.
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Study Backs Heroin to Treat Addiction
Posted: August 19th, 2009, 10:11pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A Canadian study found that prescribed heroin was a safe and effective treatment for heroin addiction.
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Mental Stress Training Is Planned for U.S. Soldiers
Posted: August 18th, 2009, 11:22am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A new Army program is intended to prevent problems like post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
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Mark Rosenzweig, Brain Researcher, Is Dead at 86
Posted: August 12th, 2009, 1:11am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Dr. Rosenzweig proved that the rodent brain reshapes itself in response to experience, even into adulthood.
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Brain Power: After Injury, Fighting to Regain a Sense of Self
Posted: August 9th, 2009, 11:13am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Scientists are investigating delusions caused by brain trauma for clues to one of the most confounding problems in brain science: identity.
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Mind: Does a Nation’s Mood Lurk in Its Songs and Blogs?
Posted: August 4th, 2009, 7:11am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Statisticians at the University of Vermont analyzed song lyrics, blogs and speeches to try to determine the national state of well-being.
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Brain Power: In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable
Posted: July 29th, 2009, 3:57pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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U.S. soldiers are at the center of an effort to understand how it is that some people’s brains can sense danger before others’ do.
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Sidney W. Bijou, Child Psychologist, Is Dead at 100
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 12:15am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Mr. Bijou helped establish modern behavioral therapy for childhood disorders like autism and attention deficit disorder.
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Mind: Why the Imp in Your Brain Gets Out
Posted: July 7th, 2009, 12:47am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Having the worst thing come to mind might make it more likely to happen.
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Report on Gene for Depression Is Now Faulted
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 1:39am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The celebrated finding that a single gene helps determine one’s risk of depression has not held up to scrutiny.
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Mind: Hold Your Head Up. A Blush Just Shows You Care.
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 4:58pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Those red cheeks can help smooth over betrayals and blunders.
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Brain Power: At the Bridge Table, Clues to a Lucid Old Age
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 10:28am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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A study of people 90 and over without a trace of dementia has begun to alter understandings of the aging brain.
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Mind: Stumbling Blocks on the Path of Righteousness
Posted: May 4th, 2009, 4:10pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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It’s the situation, not the moral character, that often guides behavior.
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Task to Aid Self-Esteem Lifts Grades for Some
Posted: April 17th, 2009, 2:39am EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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The students who benefited most were blacks who were doing poorly, the study found.
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Mind: When All You Have Left Is Your Pride
Posted: April 7th, 2009, 6:31pm EDT by By BENEDICT CAREY
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Keeping up appearances, psychologists say, is about much more than appearance.