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Sleeping less may help those at high risk for depression
A psychology researcher has found preliminary evidence that poor sleep can actually reduce the risk…
Large amount of wealth linked to increased happiness — especially among those who earned it
People with more wealth tend to report being happier with life, according to a new…
Strongly identifying with minority groups can have negative mental health impacts, studies suggest
New research suggests that feeling highly valued by your racial, ethnic, or sexual minority group…
People who think about leaving religion but don’t are more likely to feel depressed and hopeless
New research suggests that sticking with a religion you have doubts about is associated with…
Men’s moral choices can make them more or less sexy, study finds
Your morality could make you more or less desirable as a long-term partner, according to…
Facebook addiction linked to narcissism and other psychological factors, study finds
People who are more narcissistic are more likely to be compulsive Facebook users, suggests a…
Study on terror attack survivors suggests trauma can have long-term influences on how we make decisions
Humans have a natural tendency to seek out reward and stray away from punishments. This…
Study finds high body mass index predicts increases in depressive symptoms
Having a high body mass index increases the risk of depressive symptoms over a 5-year…
Socially anxious people learn more from negative social feedback, study finds
Social learning biases appear to play a role in anxiety. New research has found evidence…
Internet game overuse linked to impaired feedback processing for symbolic reward
Brain scans from young men in South Korea provide evidence that compulsive online video game…
People at-risk for Facebook addiction have a distorted sense of time, study finds
Our perception of time could serve as a “useful marker” of whether we’re at-risk for…
Intranasal formulation of ketamine helps clear treatment-resistant depressive symptoms
A ketamine-based nasal spray produces rapid improvement of depressive symptoms, according to new research published…
How many transgender kids grow up to stay trans?
The National Post recently covered the CBC’s cancellation of a BBC documentary about transgender children (Why CBC…
Problematic alcohol use linked to reduced hippocampal volume
Problematic alcohol use — that is, drinking that is accompanied by unpleasant consequences — is…
Case study: Brain tumor linked to intense spiritual interest, religious delusions and psychosis
A case study recently published in Frontiers in Psychiatry profiles a woman whose brain tumor…