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August 5, 2010

Drugs, Death, and Disconcerting Dilemmas

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An Overview of Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults

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January 30, 2010

Condom Or No Condom? It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It!

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The way a woman negotiates condom use influences how she is perceived by others Whether it's the man or the woman who suggests using a condom makes no difference to how he or she is viewed. However, how the woman suggests it makes a difference...

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January 24, 2010

Temporary Assistance For Families Funds Available For Families Needing Short Term Mental Health And Substance Use Treatment Services

In the face of growing need for mental health and substance abuse treatment, the U.S...

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December 18, 2009

Gender divide in children’s use of cell phone features, study finds

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A recent sociological study finds that the way the kids will use their new phones depends on their gender.

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August 14, 2009

Intervention helps reduce homophobia

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A problem with interventions that use role-playing to beat prejudice is that bigots usually aren't motivated to take the perspective of the groups that they discriminate against. In a new study, Gordon Hodson and colleagues have tested the effectiveness of an unusual alien-themed intervention for reducing homophobia that involves participants taking the perspective of a homosexual person, without

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July 28, 2009

Computer Games at Work are Good For You

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I’ve told you that so now and than I am playing computer games. Not only at home but since I’ve installed some games on my IPhone I also play while waiting for patients, meetings etc. It relaxes me. Getting my mind of. That’s why a recent study got my attention. The study investigated the [...]... Reinecke, L. (2009) Games at Work: The Recreational Use of Computer Game

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June 16, 2009

Brain Energy Use Key To Understanding Consciousness

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High levels of brain energy are required to maintain consciousness, a finding which suggests a new way to understand the properties of this still mysterious state of being, researchers report.

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