Lose Yourself Through Giving

Taken from psychcentral.com: “I used to have a friend who often neglected herself. She put other people’s needs first. She gave up her time and energy not because she was selfless, but because… Continue reading →

CBT as a Treatment for Diabetes Neuropathies.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a treatment actively used to treat mental health disorders, such as depression. It teaches patients valuable skills needed in order to tackle the tasks and issues faced in… Continue reading →

Does ADHD Need Treating Into Adulthood?

Up until recently, the focus of ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) treatment has been on dealing with the symptoms in children. However, the first large follow up study of children with ADHD, led by… Continue reading →

Is it Time to Get Active?

I found this article on Beyond Blue‘s site this morning, and thought some of you might appreciate it. It isn’t very often that you find help for depression in a diet book, but… Continue reading →

Is Your D.O.B a Factor in Your Life Happiness and Well Being?

Researchers in the US are saying that happiness and life satisfaction can increase as we get older. As well as this, overall well-being can depend on when we are born.  Two large scale… Continue reading →

Does Optimism Have Benefits?

  In conjunction with a previous post I’ve made (Optimism, or Pessimism) the Atlantic has posted this article about the benefits of optimism. It seems that there are some conflicting views about the… Continue reading →

A Neurobiological Graphic Novel

The Guardian has a video about the collaboration between neuroscientist Hana Ros and artist Matteo Farinella as they’ve been working on the neurocomic project to create a brain science graphic novel. The finished… Continue reading →

Diagnosis, and Treatment of Mental Disorders.

  When you think there is something wrong with your mind, it’s likely that you will want to get some kind of help for it. But when it comes to your mind and… Continue reading →

Facial visualizations of women’s voices suggest a cross-modality preference for femininity

Women with higher-pitched voices and more feminine facial features are commonly judged as being more attractive than are women with lower-pitched voices and less feminine faces, possibly because both features are affected by… Continue reading →

Close Personal Relationships and Learning Disabilities

The link between relationships and learning disabilities is one that has been investigated a lot over the years. Mainly this has involved the attachments that children with learning disabilities develop with their mothers.… Continue reading →

Optimism, or Pessimism?

“Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research published by the… Continue reading →

To Vaccinate, or Not To Vaccinate?

Did you inoculate your child against swine flu in 2009? Researchers have now found that there may be a link between the swine flu vaccine and the development of narcolepsy in children who received the inoculation.… Continue reading →

Method-Of-Loci as a Tool for Depression.

  Depression is tough, especially when it comes to thinking positively – a crucial part of dealing with issues and problems life may throw at you. But new research has highlighted a memory… Continue reading →

Giving, or Receiving?

Is giving better for us than receiving? New research published by the APA is stating; YES. Dr Lara Aknin of Simon Fraser University in Canada states that, “Our findings suggest that the psychological reward… Continue reading →

Conversations While Driving can be Fatal.

Since using a telephone whilst driving has been made illegal, hands free sets for mobiles have been a great and legal way to have conversations with friends and family whilst on the move.… Continue reading →