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Online Self-Trolling: New Form of Self-Harm Among Teens?
About 6% of teens have anonymously bullied themselves online, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The phenomenon, known as self-trolling or self-bullying, ... Read More
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Anxiety, Child Abuse May Be Risk Factors for Marijuana Abuse
Adults with a long history of marijuana abuse may be more likely to have a long history of anxiety, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & ... Read More
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Acknowledging Teens’ Perspectives May Improve Their Mental Health
Adolescents who feel heard have better mental health and a greater sense of self-worth in both the United States and Ghana, according to a study published in the journal Child Development. ... Read More
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Survey Explores Mental and Physical Health Effects of Caregiving
39.8 million Americans (16.6%) provide unpaid care to a loved one, according to a 2015 report from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Caregiving is known to be emotionally, ... Read More
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Study Identifies Substance Abuse Risk and Protective Factors
According to a study published recently in Frontiers in Public Health, substance abuse rates are low, even among black adults and adults of Latin-American or Hispanic descent who have ... Read More
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Study Links School Shootings to Male Gender Role Pressure
School shooters may feel unable to live up to their school’s masculine norms, according to a study published in the journal Gender Issues. All 29 of the shootings the study identified ... Read More
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Handgun Waiting Periods Could Reduce Suicides and Homicides
Requiring gun purchasers to wait just a few days could save nearly a thousand lives each year, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study ... Read More
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Young People Today Are Less Narcissistic than Previous Generations
Despite blog articles, media reports, and concerns from older generations, a new study suggests there is no narcissism epidemic among today’s college students. The study, which was published ... Read More
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Study: Empathy for Unfairness Linked to Depression
The way a person’s brain reacts to inequity may correlate with the risk of later depression, according to a study published in Nature Human Behavior. The study used a video game with ... Read More
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Study Claiming Link Between Autism, Vaccines Retracted, and Other News
A study claiming a link between vaccines and autism is set for retraction. The study claims that small quantities of aluminum found in some vaccines may be neurotoxic, potentially causing ... Read More
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Study Finds Beliefs About SSRIs Can Alter Their Efficacy
A person’s belief about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, a popular class of antidepressant drugs, may affect treatment outcomes, according to a study ... Read More
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Study: Just an Hour of Weekly Exercise Could Prevent Depression
Even a single hour of exercise each week could reduce the risk of depression, according to a study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry. The study found that any level of exercise ... Read More