Can thinking about your pet help you cope with social rejection?
Do animals have a unique ability to comfort people, or are they just distractions from social pain? A recent study reveals that people who are more likely to assign human-like qualities to animals or...
View ArticleMPs more likely to secure top jobs in safe seats
On the eve of the English parliamentary elections, Elad Klein & Resul Umit’s paper in The Journal of Legislative Studies commands attention. The authors study UK House of Commons data from...
View ArticleMedical Conditions Are More Common in Women Who Are Sexually Abused
Researchers have found that a variety of conditions are more common in women before and after sexual assault. Compared with women without a known assault experience, those who experienced sexual...
View ArticleNewspapers Often Publish False Depictions of Gout
A new analysis reveals that popular newspaper articles depict gout as a self-inflicted condition that is socially embarrassing and the focus of humor. Specifically, social embarrassment due to gout was...
View ArticleThe Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Special Issue - US-Russia relations:...
""Over the last year, the relationship between Russia and the United States has deteriorated to a level not seen since the days of the Cold War. Are we entering a Cold War 2.0? Read this special issue...
View ArticleMany European Schools Face Barriers to Providing Mental Health Support to...
In a cross-national study of what European schools are doing to support student mental health and well-being, 47% of surveyed schools indicated that mental health provision is a high/essential...
View ArticleTSRI Scientists Find Root Cause of Appetite Loss During Illness
Loss of appetite during illness is common and potentially debilitating; in cancer patients, especially, it can even shorten lifespan. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered how an...
View ArticleWhat role does biology play when people commit suicide?
""Suicide is one of the most important causes of death among young adults in modern societies. To develop more effective preventive measures, we have to be aware of and learn more about its...
View ArticlePanama Papers, $230 Bln in Market Capitalization Already Wiped out
This evening the whole Mossack Fonseca database will be released. In the meanwhile Bocconi’s Hannes Wagner have calculated the loss suffered around the leak by the 1,100 companies worldwide that could...
View ArticleThe Juliet Effect: Why your mum and your sister don't like your hunky boyfriend
Genetics explains why your mom prefers the respectable fellow with promising prospects, or maybe the rich guy from a good family.
View ArticleA Search Engine for Arguments
Discussions on the Internet are hard to analyze, whether it is controversy over the trade agreement TTIP (Transatlantic Treaty and Investment Partnership between Europe and the United States), or the...
View ArticleChildren who are more sensitive may also respond to psychotherapy better...
An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates that genetic biomarkers may predict response to psychotherapy in anxious children.
View ArticleHow children can overcome trauma with psychotherapy
A multicenter randomized controlled trial performed in Germany and published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses new indications for overcoming trauma in children and...
View ArticleAntidepressants do not prevent suicides. They may even increase the risk of...
A new analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses important findings as to the role of antidepressant drugs in preventing suicide.
View ArticleMindfulness may help more if no antidepressants are used.
An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates that mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is most helpful when antidepressant drugs are not used.
View ArticleHow depression develops
A novel study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses how depression may develop.
View ArticleHow the smartphone may help insomnia
An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates how the smartphone may have a potential in the treatment of insomnia.
View ArticleThe psychological consequences of the charlie hebdo attacks
An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores which were the psychological consequences of the terrorist attacks in Jan 2015 in Paris on the satirical...
View ArticleNew Research Perspectives from Japan and Poland
17/05/2016, The symposium "New Research Perspectives from Japan and Poland" will be held on 17 May 2016 at Jagiellonian University. It features an introduction to the latest collaborations between Kobe...
View ArticleGeographer to receive national award for promoting diversity in teaching
Royal Geographical Society announces 2016 medal and award recipients. A University of Leicester geographer’s efforts to bring the subjects of race and diversity into geography education have been...
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