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Table of contents
In the news
Child & adolescent development
Teenagers are short-sighted, but not due to impulsivity
Three-month-old babies participate in complex interactions with their parents
Consumer behaviour
Money can make you happy—if you buy experiences, not money
Try before you buy: 30 seconds could be enough to create an attachment to an item
Decision-making
Trust your guts, not your head
Depression & suicidality
Nightmares increase risk of further suicide attempts
Domestic abuse
Fear of seeming weak often behind domestic abuse
Forensic psychology
False confessions and their effect on eye-witness testimony
Impulse-control disorders
Brain confuses near-misses with winning
Memory & ageing
Subconscious memories may be more accurate than consciously recalled memories
In confabulation, it pays to have divided attention
How memories change in the brain over time
Mental health
International observatory to improve mental health and fight human rights abuses
Difficult childhood linked to adult-onset headache
Being the “un-favourite” child does not lead to unhappy adulthood
Personality & behaviour
Mouse study reveals a genetic component to empathy
The neural mechanisms of empathy
Enjoying the present by being aware of the future
The paradox of temptation
Psychotherapy
Psychological interventions for premenstrual syndrome
Animals in a zoo gives clues to treating OCD
Treating recurrent depression with mindfulness-based therapy
Support group works better for smokers trying to quit, than going it alone
Body dysmorphic disorder: inadequate research on effective treatment
Psychotherapy benefits bipolar II depression patients
Race & racism
Race and faces: teaching people to overcome racial bias
Racial tension can occur in a second
Schizophrenia
Altered brain activity in schizophrenia may cause exaggerated focus on self
Autobiographical memory impaired in schizophrenia
Critical period of illness confirmed in early schizophrenia
School psychology
Addressing the role of the bystander in bullying
Expert opinion: Let the children play
Daily recess improves behaviour and learning
Do children understand how well-being affects school performance?
Intelligence: nurture has greater effect than nature
Students more likely to warn of dangerous intentions in others if they feel connected
Sex & gender
High levels of oestradiol may lead women to seek new partners
Sex differences in giving to charities
Low levels of sexual desire affects health and well-being in women
Prejudice—is gay the new black?
Revisiting bisexuality
Drugs & medication
Drug found that could reduce risk of Alzheimer’s
Ginkgo biloba ineffective in preventing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
PsychLits: on the psych radar
Heavy marijuana use can damage the developing brain
Young smokers may quit if the focus is on appearance
Smokers risk giving birth to aggressive children
Genes may make it more difficult to quit smoking
Further evidence that apple juice can delay onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Being socially active and not easily stressed can help prevent dementia
Alzheimer’s prevented or reversed with natural protein in animal models
Acceptance of organ key to psychological recovery after organ transplantation
Structured interview may better detect adolescent suicidality
Concussion in former athletes can affect mental and physical processes later in life
Length and quality of sleep linked to compromised immune system
Primary insomnia linked to a neurochemical abnormality in young and middle-aged adults
Genetic link found between sleep disorders and depression in young children
Workers exposed to lead show more cognitive problems later in life
Macbeth's curse: study identifies link between sleeplessness and paranoia
Obsessive–compulsive symptoms raised in adolescents at risk of psychosis
First-time mothers at greater risk of psychosis in month following childbirth
Adult-onset diabetes slows down mental functioning
Diabetes before age 65 more than doubles the risk for Alzheimer’s
Early childhood stress had lingering effects on health
Behavioural problems at school can lead to lifelong health and social problems
Transcendental meditation reduces ADHD symptoms among school children
Sleep duration can predict mood change
Books & publications
Conferences & events
