"Although rituals such as shaking hands or saying, "bless you" after a sneeze don't make practical sense, these arbitrary social conventions give people a sense of belonging in a particular social group. And according to a new psychology study from...
" In a paper published today in BMJ, researchers are suggesting that the 2008 global economic crisis could be to blame for the increase in suicide rates in European and American countries, particularly among males and in countries with higher levels...
"I dare anyone to try and watch the two-minute experiment that researchers call “The Still Face.” "In the still face experiment, Tronick videotapes a mother or father cooing, talking and laughing with their infants as young as three and...
"The Los Angeles Unified School District is considering spending new state money for disadvantaged kids to restore preschools and other early education programs to set them on the right path from the start. "Studies show that early childhood education...
"If you do that one more time, I'm going to pop you, and you know I will!" The mother's words stopped Marcy Witherspoon in her tracks. She turned to glance at the pair: a mother waiting impatiently for her son's appointment...
Emotional pain + failure of our mental health system = Tragedy. Who could see this video below and not know that Pastor Rick Warren is correct, we need to revamp the system? Just wanted to be sure you saw this from Piers Morgan CNN last night:...
"I should tell you now that what happened in the end with Section 8C could be called a success story. That class turned out to be my most defining experience in education. Educators knew so little back then about the brain or stress reactions. I flew...
"Ever since GEO editor Ines Possemeyer reported on thetraumatic fallout of 9/11, she wanted to learn more about the power of embodied memories. Her research led her back into childhood, even prenatal development. “The frequency of early...
“According to UNICEF, 275 million children worldwide experience childhood domestic violence (CDV) each year,” said Dee Sizemore, PR and Fundraising Development Coordinator for the WRC. “Combined with the adults who used to be these...
"An international review led by the University of Melbourne has found children and young people experience poor mental health, depression and anxiety following experiences of racism. "The first of its kind, the review showed 461 cases of links between...
"DHS assistant Commissioner Erin Sullivan Sutton said a variety of cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds makes for “a richer panel.” "Panelist Denise Graves agrees, encouraging those “who don’t trust the...
"But as Dr. Charles Raison explained to CNN at the time, having PTSD is not the same as having a psychotic break. And research on the subject, which the Washington Post last year aptly described as “voluminous and inadequate,” tells...
"The hormone oxytocin could play a role in treating psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, according to a review article in the September Harvard Review of Psychiatry . "Among other biological effects, oxytocin is "an important...
"A child sexual exploitation case which caused community outrage in Tasmania five years ago has prompted changes to the state's child sex laws. "Anyone caught having sex with a child under 13 can no longer use 'mistake of age' as a defence...."...