BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN THE NEWS
 

From the media///

• Parents aren't the only ones to feel the stress of unemployment -- joblessness also affects children's wellbeing
   
• Memory Decline Linked to an Inability to Ignore Distractions
   
• Human brains grow, change and can heal themselves

From the National Institutes of Mental Health...

• Research Shows How Chronic Stress May be Linked to Physical and Mental Ailments
   
• Teens with Treatment-resistant Depression More Likely to Get Better with Switch to Combination Therapy
   
• Brain Matures a Few Years Late in ADHD but Follows Normal Pattern
   
• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens - A parent's Guide

From the Association for Psychological Science Psychological Science in the Public Interest

• Beyond Money: Toward an Economy of Well-being
   
• The Influence of Media Violence on Youth
   
• DOES HIGH SELF-ESTEEM CAUSE BETTER PERFORMANCE, INTERPERSONAL SUCCESS, HAPPINESS, OR HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES?
   
• The Science of Sex Differences in Science and Mathematics

From the Association for Psychological Science

• Psychological Science and the Quest for Romance

From the American Psychological Association's Monitor, some recent news and research reports...

• Nine psychological tasks for a good marriage
   
• Caffeine's wake-up call:  What the latest research says about the effects of caffeine
   
• Lost Boys:  Boys are losing interest in school more than in the past
   
• Anger can be a trigger for coronary heart disease.
   
• People with cheerleader-partners report high relationship satisfaction
   
• Why people make bad investment decisions
   
• Altruism may be more selfish than we think.  Why we give?
   
• Aging wisely - Keys to longevity and well-being
   

The American Psychological Association has FAQs concerning:

• Panic Disorder
   
• Depression in Older Adults

The American Academy of Family Physicians reports on the benefits of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for depression in their January issue of The American Family Physician.

DO OPPOSITES ATTRACT OR DO BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER?

WHY DO WE OVERCOMMIT? STUDY SUGGESTS WE THINK WE’LL HAVE MORE TIME IN THE FUTURE THAN WE HAVE TODAY

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA IN ADULTHOOD CAN WORSEN HEALTH IN LATER YEARS, SAYS NEW RESEARCH