Download PsychDigest 200801-Vol-1-No-9
Attention–deficit hyperactivity disorder
- ADHD brains develop later, but follow normal pattern
Aging & Alzheimer's
- Brain systems become less coordinated with age, even in the absence of disease
Anxiety & stress
- Night-time fears and coping mechanisms in children and adolescents
- US Institute of Medicine questions effectiveness of most treatments for PTSD
- Carbon dioxide can trigger panic as an inborn survival response in healthy people
Depression & suicide
- The accuracy of South African suicide mortality data
Educational & developmental psychology
- Children may imitate actions that even chimpanzees ignore
- Gesturing helps children solve math problems
Lie detection
- Simple test improves accuracy of polygraph results
Organisational psychology
- Organisations with fixed working hours should take note of twenty years of research
Psychotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for generalized social anxiety disorder
- Review: Transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder
Schizophrenia
- Surprising link between schizophrenia and cancer
Substance abuse
- Co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse may be due to a damaged amygdala
Focus on ...
… Subliminal information processing
- The expression on your face …
- Smelling good
- Subliminal exposure to national flags affects political thought and behaviour
… Paedophilia
- Paedophilia may be the result of faulty brain wiring
- Paedophiles show distinctly different thought patterns
- Paedophiles show the same brain abnormalities as people with OCD
- Child pornography offenses are a valid diagnostic indicator of paedophilia
Fun psychology
- Does time slow down during a frightening event?
Psychlits: on the psych radar
Psych-pointers to articles
Drugs & Medication
- Lexapro promises to be an effective treatment for MDD in adolescents
- Effects of medication on children still largely untested
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may protect against Parkinson disease
- Concerta effective for adults with ADHD
- Aripiprazole approved by FDA for treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents
Books & publications
Video & audio
Web resources
- Hypnosis and suggestion: exploring the science behind hypnosis
Conferences & events
