Family child care home providers with high diet self-efficacy are better equipped to manage stress
For individuals who care for other people's children in their home, building self-efficacy for healthy eating is an important component ...
Tag: Coping/Phobias
Study sheds light on interplay among PTSD, combat experience, alcohol use
Credit: Joshua Edson A new Veterans Affairs study finds that combat experience is associated with a higher risk of alcohol ...
Psychologist shares skills to help families cope when a loved one has OCD
Credit: The Guilford Press New York, NY--When a loved one has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), it's a constant struggle. It hurts ...
Transcendental Meditation effective in reducing PTSD, sleep problems, depression symptoms
Credit: Maharishi International University Research Institute Veterans with PTSD who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique showed significant reductions in PTSD ...
Fear of COVID-19 :
Psychological, not environmental factors are importantCredit: (© Stephanie Eder) During pandemics, protective behaviors need to be motivated by effective communication. ...
Helpful behavior during pandemic tied to recognizing common humanity
Credit: Barragan et al., 2021, PLOS One During the COVID-19 pandemic, people who recognize the connections they share with others ...
Shimmer launches Pulse+ the first line extension for its Verisense® wearable sensing platform for clinical trials
Shimmer's Verisense platform can now measure clinical trial participants' heart rate, oxygen saturation and emotional responses in addition to their ...
Alcohol and tobacco sales climb during early months of COVID-19 pandemic
Keck Medicine of USC study notes more dramatic increases among younger adults, ethnic minorities, those with younger children and/or large ...
Microneedle patches for microdosing psychedelic pharmaceuticals
Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - Although one may think of psychedelic pharmaceuticals as being dangerous and detrimental, scientists have ...
A fifth of adults in Sweden report dental anxiety
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg. In Sweden, approximately one in five adults suffers from dental anxiety or phobia. The number ...
Material hardship taking a mental and physical toll on young adults during pandemic
Credit: Data Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) Wave IV (2007-2008) N=13,313 U.S. adults ages ...
Friends fur life help build skills for life
Dogs put the fun into learning vital social skillsCredit: UBC Okanagan A new UBC Okanagan study finds children not only ...
COVID-infected mothers separated from their babies affects breastfeeding outcomes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 10, 2021--It may be safe for COVID-infected mothers to maintain ...
Virtual reality helping to treat fear of heights
Credit: Bentz et al., npj Digital Medicine 2021 Researchers from the University of Basel have developed a virtual reality app ...