When a person experiences impairment or declining health, caregiving typically falls to a family member, most often a spouse. This increased burden can cause burnout, stress, and illness in the caregiver. The health care system focuses first on the patient and provides little support for the caregiver. Check the end of this report for a […]
Do smarter people live longer and better lives? Are certain personality types more prone to premature death than are others? As our population continues to age in dramatic numbers, these questions become increasingly relevant. A new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, provides an overview […]
Use of medical, mental health, and case management services for young adults with an autism spectrum disorder appears to decline after high school, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Little girls growing up in western society are expected to be neat and tidy – “all ribbon and curls” – and one researcher who studies science and gender differences thinks that emphasis may contribute to higher rates of certain diseases in adult women. The link between increased hygiene and sanitation and higher rates of asthma, […]
A new study published in the final 2010 issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by a group of researchers of the University of Amsterdam has explored the relationship between multiple physical symptoms and the course of depressive and anxiety symptoms in primary care. They found that concomitant physical symptoms in patients with depression and anxiety are […]
Being a part of many different social groups can improve mental health and help a person cope with stressful events. It also leads to better physical health, making you more able to withstand and recover faster from physical challenges, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE). Hurry […]
New research from the University of Leicester and the Leicestershire Partnership Trust (UK) shows that people with mental illness are receiving lower levels of preventive medical screening compared with the general population. Dr. Alex Mitchell, of the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine at the University of Leicester, led the study which has been […]
Older Americans are less healthy than their English counterparts, but they live as long or even longer than their English peers, according to a new study by researchers from the RAND Corporation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London. The paper was co-authored by James Banks and Alastair Muriel of the Institute for Fiscal […]
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