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Behind a child with aggressive behavior there is a negative family environment

Children who use violence usually come from conflict-ridden families; as has been shown by a number of research studies. (original story)

New Study Sheds Light On A Neurochemical Vulnerability That Could Contribute To Psychopathic Behaviors

Normal individuals who scored high on a measure of impulsive/antisocial traits display a hypersensitive brain reward system, according to a brain imaging study by researchers at Vanderbilt University. The findings provide the first evidence of differences in the brain's reward system that may underl... (original story)

Babies Are Born To Dance According To New Research

Researchers have discovered that infants respond to the rhythm and tempo of music and find it more engaging than speech. The findings, based on the study of infants aged between five months and two years old, suggest that babies may be born with a predisposition to move rhythmically in response to m... (original story)

Acres Molestation Trial On Hold While Doctors Evaluate His Mental Health

The prosecution of a once-renowned San Mateo child psychiatrist accused of molesting his male patients is on hold while doctors decide whether he is fit to stand trial, an attorney said Tuesday.The se... (original story)

Childhood Adversity May Promote Cellular Aging

Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse could be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research published by Elsevier in Biological Psychiatry. It's an easy fact to forget - the aging process begins at birth... (original story)

OptumHealth Honors "Forgotten" Mental Illness Patients, Recognizes Important Progress In Behavioral Health Care

OptumHealth Inc. is supporting a national memorial being built to honor people nationwide who died in state psychiatric hospitals and are buried in unnamed graves. While noting the significant advancements in behavioral health care that today are helping millions find paths to recovery, OptumHealth... (original story)

Ohio Judge Was Source Of Psychiatric Evaluation

CLEVELAND — An Ohio judge has learned that a colleague allowed a newspaper reporter to see a psychiatric evaluation on a Cleveland man accused of killing 11 women. Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh)... (original story)

Psychiatrist Molest Case Delayed By Mental Tests

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a San Mateo child psychiatrist facing a retrial on charges that he molested his patients. Seventy-eight-year-old William A... (original story)

Aussies Summon Sports Psychologist

A sports psychologist has flown to Wellington to help Michael Clarke and the Australian team prepare for the first test against New Zealand. Cricket Australia enlisted Ross Chapman to assist the Aust... (original story)

8 Studies Demonstrating the Power of Simplicity

Psychological research on cognitive fluency shows why easy to understand = more profitable, more pleasurable, more intelligent and safer. Which of these would you say sounds like the more dangerous food additive: Hnegripitrom or Magnalroxate? The majority of people say Hnegripitrom sounds more dang... (original story)





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