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Families suffer from problem gambling

Many people perceive gambling to be a harmless recreational activity. However, it is estimated that six to eight million people in the United States personally suffer from a gambling related problem. This problem seems to ...

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Can't buy me love: Study shows materialistic couples have more money and more problems

New research to be published Oct. 13 confirms The Beatles' lyrical hypothesis and finds that "the kind of thing that money just can't buy" is a happy and stable marriage.

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Black men at both ends of economic spectrum at risk for depression

Jobless African-American men might be at a greater risk of suffering from depression, new research shows. More surprising, at the other end of the income spectrum, African-American men making $80,000 and upward ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Study cautions: Psychotropic medications overprescribed to children

A new study from the Journal of Marital & Family Therapy warns of the dramatic rise in the use of psychotropic medications for children. One in every fifty Americans is now considered permanently disabled by mental illnes ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Research corroborates mindfulness meditation effective in Marriage and Family Therapy curriculum

Virginia Tech is one of few universities to integrate mindfulness meditation into its Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program curriculum, according to Eric McCollum, professor of human development and MFT ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient

A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Differences in Couples' Drinking and Smoking Habits Threaten Long-Term Marriage

(PhysOrg.com) -- Excessive drinking or smoking by a husband or wife can strain a marriage. However, is it substance use specifically that causes problems within a relationship, or is it the difference in the amount of drinking ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Depression and Inflammation Linked to Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. More than 1.3 million adults in the U.S. suffer from RA with 75% of those afflicted ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment may need to be modified for elderly brain cancer patients

Glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, accounts for a majority of the brain tumors seen in patients 65 years or older. This segment of the population is growing faster than any other age group and ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Family problems affect African-American children more than other races

It is a common belief that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize their problems, turning to violence against people or property. A new study in the Journal of Marital an ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gender affects perceptions of infidelity

A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy explored how men and women perceive online and offline sexual and emotional infidelity. Results show that men felt sexual infidelity was more upsetting and women felt e ...

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created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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