News tagged with physical distress
Link found between passive smoking and poorer mental health
Second hand smoke exposure is associated with psychological distress and risk of future psychiatric illness, according to new UCL research that suggests the harmful affects of passive smoking go beyond physical health.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Abused children more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a study led by University of North ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Rich people don't need friends
In a paper evaluated by f1000 Medicine, six studies tested relationships between reminders of money, social exclusion and physical pain.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Artwork at hospitals can help in the healing process
For most people, a word-association game starting with "hospital" would yield few positive adjectives. Bland. Drab. Depressing. Institutional. And studies have found that these aesthetic unpleasantries can affect patients' ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Rejection for $500, please: Money and its symbolic powers
When we are feeling blue we are told to count our blessings, but according to a study recently published in Psychological Science, counting our money might be a more useful activity. Psychologists Xinyue Zhou, Sun Yat-Se ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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