News tagged with psychological consequences

Lack of free play among children is causing harm, say experts

Hovering helicopter parents who restrict their kids' unstructured play may actually harm, rather than help, children according to the latest issue of the American Journal of Play, a scholarly journal which has gathered a dist ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The blame game in work-family conflict

When the demands of work and family conflict, is the job blamed, is the family role blamed or is blame placed on both? And what are the consequences?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cleansing the soul by hurting the flesh: The guilt-reducing effect of pain

Lent in the Christian tradition is a time of sacrifice and penance. It also is a period of purification and enlightenment. Pain purifies. It atones for sin and cleanses the soul. Or at least that's the idea. Theological questions ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Peace of mind closes health gap for less-educated

Psychological well-being is powerful enough to counteract the pull of socioeconomic status on the long-term health of the disadvantaged, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mental health affected by perceived life-threat

Feeling like your life is in danger during an accident or disaster can have long-term negative effects on health - whether or not the threat to your life was real. This is one of the results of a new doctoral thesis from ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medicinal cannabis review highlights dilemmas facing health care professionals

Nurses have a responsibility to respect and support patients who use cannabis for medicinal purposes, but must stay within the law and follow professional guidance at all times, according to a research review in the September ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Childhood psychological problems create long-term economic losses, study finds

A first-of-its-kind study examining the long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders finds the conditions diminish people's ability to work and earn as adults, costing $2.1 trillion over the lifetimes ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Counterfactual' thinkers are more motivated and analytical, study suggests

(PhysOrg.com) -- "If only I had..." Almost everyone has said those four words at some time. Rather than intensifying regret, '"what if" reflection about pivotal moments in the past helps people to weave a coherent life story, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Study examines effect of heart surgery on employment

A new studying appearing in Congenital Heart Disease compares the careers and long-term occupational successes of men and women who underwent surgery for congenital heart disease to those of the general population. The pr ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0