News tagged with antisocial personality disorder
MDMA: Empathogen or love potion?
15 December 2010, MDMA or 'ecstasy' increases feelings of empathy and social connection. These 'empathogenic' effects suggest that MDMA might be useful to enhance the psychotherapy of people who struggle to feel connected ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Research shows what you say about others says a lot about you
How positively you see others is linked to how happy, kind-hearted and emotionally stable you are, according to new research by a Wake Forest University psychology professor.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 02, 2010 |
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An underlying cause for psychopathic behavior?
Psychopaths are known to be characterized by callousness, diminished capacity for remorse, and lack of empathy. However, the exact cause of these personality traits is an area of scientific debate. The results of a new study, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 27, 2010 |
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New ways to predict violent behavior?
In the future, diagnosing severe personality disorders, evaluating the childhood environment, assessing alcohol consumption and the analysis of the MAOA genotype may provide more accurate means for assessing risk among violent ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 25, 2009 |
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If bipolar disorder is over-diagnosed, what are the actual diagnoses?
A year ago, a study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers reported that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received an actual diagnosis of bipolar disorder after using ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 29, 2009 |
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