News tagged with emotional problems

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Study: No higher mental health risk after abortion

(AP) -- Having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does, one of the largest studies to compare the aftermath of both decisions suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Researchers probe causes of math anxiety

Math problems make more than a few students - and even teachers - sweat, but new brain research is providing insights into the earliest causes of the anxiety so often associated with mathematics.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Happy children make happy adults

Being a 'happy' teenager is linked to increased well-being in adulthood, new research finds.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

International law permits abusive fathers custody of children

A new survey of court cases against battered women living abroad shows that when the women left their abusive partners and returned with their children to the United States, half of the time, U.S. courts sent the children ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Parents: Slow Down and Get Off the Marriage-Go-Round

After a divorce or break-up, parents need to be very cautious about bringing new love interests into their homes, according to Andrew Cherlin, a professor in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Mind out of balance, body out of balance

Many of the 40 million American adults who suffer from anxiety disorders also have problems with balance. As increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with anxiety, Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

One in ten 16 year olds have self-harmed

One in ten 16 year olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed in the past year, according to new research by ARK at Queen’s University and the University of Ulster.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Extremely preterm children are three times as likely to have psychiatric disorder

Significant advances in the neonatal intensive care have resulted in increased survival rates of children who are born at less than 26 weeks of gestation, so termed "extremely preterm children". Notably, however, improved ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Emotional response may predict how the body responds to stress

Your emotional response to challenging situations could predict how your body responds to stress, according to research published this month in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find genetic link to children's emotional problems precipitated by bullying

Bullying victimization is common among children of school age, although its consequences are often anything but benign. The recent death of a Massachusetts teen by suicide prompted state lawmakers to pass one of the most ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Up to 1 in 4 patients report more physical problems a year after surgery than before

One in seven patients experience more pain, physical and emotional problems a year after surgery than before their operation and a quarter have less vitality. Those are the key findings of a research study of more than 400 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young adults with chronic illnesses have poorer educational, vocational and financial outcomes

Most young adults who grow up with chronic illness graduate high school and have employment, but those with cancer, diabetes, or epilepsy are significantly less likely than their healthy peers to achieve important educational ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Boy toddlers need extra help dealing with negative emotions

The way you react to your two-year-old's temper tantrums or clinginess may lead to anxiety, withdrawal and behavior problems down the road, and the effect is more pronounced if the child is a boy who often displays such negative ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Close relationships can perpetuate individual health problems

Human problems rarely occur in a vacuum, but persist as part of ongoing social interaction in which causes and effects are interwoven. One person's behavior can set the stage for what another does. A new study in the journal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Disabilities strike the middle-aged: Sedentary lifestyle, obesity among major reasons

Lucille Morris was in her mid-50s when she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Not long after, she began experiencing pain and numbness in her feet from neuropathy. Walking felt painful and wobbly.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0