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June 19, 2010

Adolescents Raised by Lesbians Found to Be Doing Just Fine

Children raised in lesbian-mother families appear to grow up to be well adjusted and have fewer psychological problems than do children reared in more traditional families.

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February 12, 2010

Association Discovered Between Eczema In Early Childhood And Psychological Problems In Children At Age 10 Years

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Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life. This is a key finding of a prospective birth cohort study to which scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen contributed...

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December 31, 2009

When new psychological symptoms emerge after a head injury

If a patient with a complicated psychiatric history suffers a traumatic brain injury and then develops new psychological problems, how do you know whether the new problems are related to the head injury or the prior psychiatric diagnoses? This dilemma forms the latest 'complex case' to appear in the journal Personality and Mental Health where it is accompanied by five expert commentaries. The com

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December 21, 2009

Psychological Problems Present Even When Witnesses Had Never Been Victims Of Bullying

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Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical abuses of another student could become as psychologically distressed, if not more so, by the events than the victims themselves, new research suggests...

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August 30, 2009

Psychocutaneous Disorders

Psychological problems are often manifest in the skin. In fact, it is estimated that between 20% and 30% of all skin disorders have some psychological component. Many patients who have psychocutaneous disorders-which are often direct evidence of or secondary to psychological abberations-drift from one physician to another, trying to find one savvy enough to cure their "skin condition." Furthermor

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