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July - August 2002 articles

15% of major college athletes may have symptoms of eating disorders  (August 30, 2002)

Men Less Stressed Than Women  (August 30, 2002)

Post-partum depression interventions “effective”  (August 30, 2002)

Self-esteem linked to remission in bipolar patients  (August 30, 2002)

Stress survey  (August 30, 2002)

Duke scientists warn that caffeine adds to stress  (August 29, 2002)

Fatty Acids May Fight Dementia  (August 29, 2002)

Neuroticism and Extraversion "Do Not Predict Depression"  (August 29, 2002)

Study: Where There Are Guns, There Are Suicides  (August 29, 2002)

Personality disorders “unstable” in major depression  (August 29, 2002)

Keeping a journal about traumatic event may help you deal with it  (August 28, 2002)

Smoking pot alters human immune system affected, USF/UCLA study finds  (August 28, 2002)

Early Breast Cancer Linked to Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk  (August 28, 2002)

Internet addiction linked to stress  (August 28, 2002)

After Terrorism, Sustained Increases in U.S. Character Strengths  (August 27, 2002)

APA to Launch Campaign To Help People Learn to Build Resilience  (August 27, 2002)

Exercise May Lower Risk of Colds  (August 27, 2002)

Osteoarthritis exercise pain “is short-lived”  (August 27, 2002)

Extent of social phobia among the young  (August 27, 2002)

Genetic link between back pain and depression  (August 27, 2002)

Teens Take Lesson from Job Stress Study: Work Builds Coping Skills for Later  (August 27, 2002)

Ecstasy may be drug of choice for those trying to cope with loneliness  (August 26, 2002)

Cancer Patients with Past Mood Disorders Most at Risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder  (August 26, 2002)

Stress and Diabetes Don't Mix  (August 26, 2002)

Practical stress management program found to improve health with type 2 diabetes  (August 26, 2002)

Researchers cite depression, susceptibility to advertising  (August 26, 2002)

Shy Kids May Be Hiding Something More Serious  (August 26, 2002)

Sexual violence may increase risk of anxiety and depression  (August 26, 2002)

Marijuana-Derived Compound Targets Pain, Inflammation  (August 23, 2002)

Study: After 60, stress eases - even for women  (August 23, 2002)

Procrastinators Get Poorer Grades in College Class, Study Finds  (August 23, 2002)

Delayed Brain Development Could Explain Bed-Wetting  (August 23, 2002)

Commitment, Affection, Values Hold Couples  (August 23, 2002)

Running Calms President, Helped Him Quit Drinking  (August 23, 2002)

Guys Who Eat Whole Grains a Day Can Keep Diabetes Away  (August 23, 2002)

Taking America's pulse: Resilient spirit takes front stage  (August 22, 2002)

Counseling and Medication Together May Help African Americans Quit Smoking  (August 22, 2002)

Late-life Depression Associated with Blood Flow Changes in the Brain  (August 22, 2002)

Caffeine clue to fighting cancer  (August 21, 2002)

Maternal mental health “buffers” effects of poverty on adolescents  (August 21, 2002)

Disease severity and drugs predict early recovery from depression  (August 21, 2002)

Synthetic 'Pot' Relieves Arthritis Pain  (August 21, 2002)

Aromatherapy May Do More Than Soothe Your Spirit   (August 20, 2002)

MRI Studies Provide New Insight Into How Emotions Interfere With Staying Focused  (August 20, 2002)

Mind, Brain Perform by Working in Concert  (August 20, 2002)

"Jolly Fat" Hypothesis Doesn't Carry Weight  (August 20, 2002)

Belief Helps Bereavement  (August 20, 2002)

Scientists Confirm Link Between Premature Birth And Later Learning, Behavioral Problems  (August 19, 2002)

Coping Strategies Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa  (August 19, 2002)

Individualized Music Therapy May Help Insomnia  (August 19, 2002)

Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Kid's Asthma Risk  (August 19, 2002)

Obesity Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Rates in Hispanic Women  (August 19, 2002)

Fitting Fitness Back in Your Life  (August 19, 2002)

Bedside Manner Wins Over Ethnicity  (August 19, 2002)

Interpersonal psychotherapy effective in treating binge-eating disorder  (August 16, 2002)

Managing anger, boosting activity helps substance abusers stick with treatment  (August 16, 2002)

The power of musical medication  (August 15, 2002)

“Significant” antidepressant effects of St John’s wort extract  (August 15, 2002)

Research shows that male smokers who want a long life should get married  (August 15, 2002)

Eating Disorders Rooted in Childhood  (August 15, 2002)

Tackling the Psychological Side of Breast Cancer  (August 15, 2002)

Materialism Is an "Attempt to Cope with Uncertainty"  (August 14, 2002)

Musical Interlude Helps Sleep Quality  (August 14, 2002)

Young Diabetics and Unhealthy Weight Control  (August 14, 2002)

Some Common Misconceptions About Child Sexual Abuse  (August 14, 2002)

Gender modifies depression symptoms  (August 14, 2002)

Study shows hope for depressed heart patients  (August 14, 2002)

Depressive symptoms can define subgroups of SAD  (August 14, 2002)

Doctors' Group Takes Aim at Atkins Diet  (August 13, 2002)

Stress linked to serious disease in Japanese women  (August 13, 2002)

Social class and birth weight impact success in school  (August 13, 2002)

Low Mood Linked To Alzheimer's  (August 13, 2002)

Will A Banana A Day Keep A Stroke Away?  (August 13, 2002)

Study Finds Optimists Report A Higher Quality Of Life Than Pessimists  (August 13, 2002)

Escalating doses of citalopram effective for dysthymic disorder  (August 13, 2002)

Influences on Adolescents experimenting with smoking vs Becoming Regular Smokers  (August 12, 2002)

Obesity linked to cancer in younger women  (August 12, 2002)

Aromatherapy Reduces Agitation  (August 12, 2002)

Hope for back pain  (August 12, 2002)

Support groups help HIV-positive to cope  (August 12, 2002)

Link between depression and mortality confirmed  (August 12, 2002)

Asthma In Kids Can Be Controlled  (August 12, 2002)

Backpacks Stress the Spine  (August 12, 2002)

The psychology of smiling - it does not always work  (August 12, 2002)

Problem Drinkers Are Alcohol's `Neglected Majority'  (August 12, 2002)

Bigger Hat, Better Cognition?  (August 12, 2002)

Lifestyle Trumps Age in Staying Healthy  (August 9, 2002)

Research Links Adolescent Steroid Use To Reduction In Serotonin, Altered Signaling  (August 9, 2002)

Complex physical learning may compensate for prenatal alcohol exposure, study shows  (August 9, 2002)

Coping with stress crucial to successful career, say psychologists  (August 8, 2002)

Stressful jobs exacerbate depression  (August 8, 2002)

Gay Men Are "High Risk" Group for Suicide  (August 8, 2002)

New Clinical Trials Explore Treatment To Restore Sexual Desire  (August 8, 2002)

Brain exercise “wards off Alzheimer’s”  (August 7, 2002)

Narcissists Make Lousy Lovers  (August 7, 2002)

How People Handle Fear of Death  (August 7, 2002)

Increased Risk of Cot Death in Infants of Depressed Mothers  (August 7, 2002)

Legislator: Stop Schools from Fiddlin' with Ritalin  (August 7, 2002)

Sports Participants Less Suicide-Prone: Study  (August 7, 2002)

Comparison of PoW trauma effects  (August 7, 2002)

“Millions” suffered September 11 trauma  (August 7, 2002)

PMS awareness survey  (August 7, 2002)

People With Low Self-Esteem Less Motivated To Break A Negative Mood  (August 6, 2002)
It's the Coffee Break That Lasts . . . and Lasts . . . and Lasts  (August 6, 2002)
Stuttering Tied to Brain Abnormality  (August 6, 2002)
Testosterone: Shot in the Arm for What Ails Aging Males  (August 6, 2002)

Brain Can Reorganize After Traumatic Injury  (August 6, 2002)

Stressed men “avoid sex”  (August 6, 2002)

Baby Boomers Need Help Beating the Bulge  (August 5, 2002)

Producing a Healthy Diet  (August 5, 2002)

Better Nutrition Leads to Less Reoffending  (August 5, 2002)

Half Full Or Half Empty?  (August 5, 2002)

Time-Release Stimulant Effective For Once-Daily Treatment Of ADHD  (August 5, 2002)

GPs “should not measure blood pressure”  (August 5, 2002)

Gene May Protect Abused Kids Against Behavior Problems  (August 5, 2002)

Personality Revealed by Phone Style  (August 2, 2002)

Study Links a Gene To Impact of Child Abuse  (August 2, 2002)

Stanford Researchers Study Controversial Drug As Treatment for Psychotic Major Depression  (August 2, 2002)

Students justify bullying, seldom defend peers: study  (August 2, 2002)

Schoolyard fights may improve social skills, researchers say  (August 2, 2002)

Suicide Rate a Rising Crisis in Japan  (August 2, 2002)

Whiff Your Way to Slumberland  (August 1, 2002)

Children who own pets said to be healthier  (August 1, 2002)

Dealing with back pain  (August 1, 2002)

Pot-like Chemical Helps Beat Fear  (August 1, 2002)

Seniors report fewer psychological problems than young  (August 1, 2002)

Humming a Few Bars May Bar Sinusitis  (July 31, 2002)

Nutritional supplements “reduce antisocial behavior” in prisoners  (July 31, 2002)

Caffeine's Effect is Long Lasting and Compounds Stress  (July 31, 2002)

Sleep Apnea Linked To Decreased Libido, According To New Study  (July 31, 2002)

Take Warnings About Sleep Apnea to Heart  (July 31, 2002)

Natural brain chemicals “wipe out” bad memories  (July 31, 2002)

Exercising Brain Can Help Keep It Fit  (July 31, 2002)

Antidepressant May Hold Key to Weight Loss  (July 31, 2002)

Psychotherapy-pharmacotherapy combinations improve depression outcomes  (July 31, 2002)

Pleasure of Cuddling Linked to 'Slow Nerve Network'  (July 30, 2002)

Neuroticism as a Vulnerability Factor for Panic and Smoking  (July 30, 2002)

Caregivers of Alzheimer's  (July 30, 2002)

Diet Supplements Linked To Increased Football Deaths  (July 30, 2002)

When You Can't Fall Asleep  (July 30, 2002)

New Research ID's Eating Disorder Risk Factors  (July 30, 2002)

Stress a “ leading cause ” of employee absence  (July 30, 2002)

Early-morning exercise “could be bad for your health”  (July 30, 2002)

Worry “worse than physical ills”  (July 29, 2002)

Thinking positively about aging extends life more than exercise and not smoking  (July 29, 2002)

Alcohol, Mental Problems Rife in U.S. Workforce  (July 29, 2002)

When It Hurts, Know What to Do  (July 29, 2002)

Are Teens Driving Dad Crazy Or Could It Be Vice Versa?  (July 29, 2002)

Anger "Attacks" May Accompany Depression  (July 29, 2002)

Positive thoughts may increase longevity  (July 29, 2002)

What motivates human behavior?  (July 26, 2002)

Emory brain imaging studies reveal biological basis for human cooperation  (July 26, 2002)

Personality Trait May Link Smoking to Panic Attacks  (July 26, 2002)

Brainwaves Differ in Troubled Youngsters  (July 26, 2002)

Anger “attacks” may accompany depression  (July 26, 2002)

Self-help books may make “depressed people feel worse”  (July 26, 2002)

Autobiographical memory in social phobia  (July 26, 2002)

Don't think thin, think realistic  (July 25, 2002)

Should Placebo Continue to Be in Depression Trials?  (July 25, 2002)

Little Couch Potatoes May Be More Switched On Than We Think  (July 25, 2002)

I can’t get it out of my head - How to cope with obsessive thoughts  (July 24, 2002)

Exercise therapy could help breast cancer survivors  (July 24, 2002)

Breathe and Eat Right  (July 24, 2002)

Researchers Shed Light On Early Brain Growth And Autism  (July 24, 2002)

It Takes a City  (July 23, 2002)

Emotional Memory Stronger in Women  (July 23, 2002)

Poor Rhythm Sense Linked to Dyslexia  (July 23, 2002)

Thumbs Up for Herbal Remedies in Dementia  (July 23, 2002)

Surge in Anti-Psychotic Drugs Given to Kids Draws Concern  (July 23, 2002)

Averages Misrepresent Depression Drug Data  (July 23, 2002)

Seafood the key to New Zealand’s mental health  (July 23, 2002)

Cigarette marketing can undermine good parenting  (July 22, 2002)

Psychopathology of Anorexia Nervosa  (July 22, 2002)

Adolescents with Inattention Problems More Likely to Smoke  (July 22, 2002)

Marijuana Neither Horrifying 'Gateway' Drug Nor Innocuous Cure-All  (July 22, 2002)

Study shows nearly half of Alzheimer's caregivers are forced to compromise their jobs to cope with disease toll  (July 22, 2002)

Anxiety is in the Gene  (July 22, 2002)

Adhd Risk in Parents and Children  (July 22, 2002)

Gene could play a role in anxiety disorders  (July 22, 2002)

Perk Up: Just how much caffeine are you getting?  (July 22, 2002)

Little help for stressed workers  (July 22, 2002)

Prediction of PTSD plausible  (July 22, 2002)

PTSD nightmares reduced by á-blocker  (July 22, 2002)

Agency to consult on kava-kava ban  (July 22, 2002)

Conditioned to addiction?  (July 22, 2002)

Gene May Bias Amygdala Response To Frightful Faces  (July 22, 2002)

If Mom Returns to Work Early. . .  (July 18, 2002)

How Low Can You Go?  (July 18, 2002)

One More Reason to Slim Down  (July 18, 2002)

Cancer patients’ pain, depression and fatigue “must be treated”  (July 18, 2002)

Anti-depressant effects of obesity drug  (July 18, 2002)

Psychopathology of Anorexia Nervosa  (July 18, 2002)

If you do just one thing, make it exercise  (July 17, 2002)

Why Feel the Pain?  (July 17, 2002)

The Heart Disease Guide - Prevention Approaches  (July 17, 2002)

Fruits and Veggies Boost Memory  (July 16, 2002)

Antioxidant-rich diets improve age-related declines in mental function of rats  (July 16, 2002)

Does that "Java-Jolt" affect coffee and non-coffee drinkers alike?  (July 16, 2002)

Depression "Common in Elderly"  (July 16, 2002)

For Better Sex: Less Conflict, More Friendship  (July 16, 2002)

Imbalance in Attitudes Tilts Psychologists' Couch  (July 16, 2002)

Antidepressant Drug Helps Obese Lose Weight: Study  (July 16, 2002)

Need a Vacation To Recover From Your Vacation?  (July 15, 2002)

Why Teens Run Away  (July 15, 2002)

Mental Illness Recognition Could Cut Suicides  (July 15, 2002)

Self-taught stress management techniques most effective in relieving stress of chemotherapy  (July 12, 2002)

Bingo "Boosts the Brain"  (July 12, 2002)

Black suicide survey finds faith, family keep rate low  (July 12, 2002)

Dealing With Grief After Having a Stillborn Baby  (July 12, 2002)

Dental test may help smokers quit  (July 12, 2002)

Behaviors Influenced by Personality Increase Risk of Cancer  (July 12, 2002)

Mental illness not a barrier to diet, exercise counseling  (July 12, 2002)

Teen anxiety, chances of harmful smoking and eating behavior higher than expected  (July 12, 2002)

Pessimism Can Be Kiss of Death  (July 11, 2002)

Heart-Felt Stress Can Be More Dangerous To Immune System  (July 11, 2002)

Can't buy me love, eminent academics tell us  (July 11, 2002)

Combined Serzone and C-B therapy bring improvements for insomnia  in depression  (July 11, 2002)

Overwork doubles heart attack risk  (July 10, 2002)

Baby Blues  (July 10, 2002)

Is Getting Old a Depressing Thought?  (July 10, 2002)

Depression in Childhood  (July 10, 2002)

Parents need to be informed of asthma triggers  (July 9, 2002)

Children With Asthma Plagued By Smokers And Pets  (July 9, 2002)

Census: 2.4 Million Grandparents Are Primary Caregivers  (July 9, 2002)

Alzheimer's Drug Keeps Healthy Minds Aloft  (July 9, 2002)

Addiction May Be in the Mind  (July 9, 2002)

U. Illinois study shows anxiety, depression hurts girls' grades  (July 9, 2002)

Green Tea Cancer Benefits Detailed  (July 9, 2002)

What is Yoga?   (July 9, 2002)

The Better You Sleep, the Better You Work  (July 8, 2002)

How to Say 'No' to Kids, Nicely  (July 8, 2002)

Study: Spare the Rod, Improve the Child  (July 8, 2002)

Study: Antidepressant Barely Better Than Placebo  (July 8, 2002)

"Most Change Mind" About Assisted Suicide  (July 8, 2002)

Pursuit of Happiness May Be the Secret to Well-being  (July 8, 2002)

Tackling Major Depression and Personality Disorders When Treating Panic  (July 8, 2002)

Traditional Healing May Relieve Mental Illness  (July 8, 2002)

Ambulance staff hit by trauma  (July 8, 2002)

Summer Stress Syndrome  (July 5, 2002)

Women “should have pre-abortion counseling choice”  (July 5, 2002)

Citalopram effective against recurrent depression  (July 5, 2002)

Tackling major depression and personality disorders when treating panic  (July 5, 2002)

A Skin Test for Cholesterol  (July 5, 2002)

Love: The Tonic That Cures Many an Ill  (July 5, 2002)

Pucker Up  (July 5, 2002)

Mounting evidence indicates depression may predict heart diseased  (July 5, 2002)

Night-Eating Syndrome: Much More Than Midnight Snacks  (July 5, 2002)

"Bullied" Ex-Pupils Sue School  (July 5, 2002)

Pressure Putting Academics at Mental Risk: Study  (July 5, 2002)

Learning About Anxiety Disorders  (July 5, 2002)

OCD what is it?  (July 5, 2002)

Couch Potatoes Court Cancer  (July 3, 2002)

Faith and social ties “protect against suicide risk”  (July 3, 2002)

Cost to Europe of stressed workers  (July 3, 2002)

"Power Nap" Prevents Burnout; Morning Sleep Perfects A Skill  (July 2, 2002)

Girls With Views Of Nature Have Better Chance Of Success  (July 2, 2002)

F. S. U. study finds boys have increased risk for addiction  (July 2, 2002)

Gender Matters When It Comes To the Blues  (July 2, 2002)

Teenagers with Attention Problems at Risk of Smoking  (July 2, 2002)

Pediatricians Lack Expertise for Helping Obese Kids: Survey  (July 2, 2002)

Male smokers reduce chance of successful IVF  (July 2, 2002)

Parents worry about child stress  (July 2, 2002)

HRT ‘boosts women's brain power’  (July 2, 2002)

More attention needed on cancer survivors’ emotional needs  (July 2, 2002)

Fit Seniors Are Quicker Thinkers  (July 1, 2002)

Bladder Control May Be in Your Mind  (July 1, 2002)

Benefits of new drug treatment for bipolar disorder  (July 1, 2002)

Abortion distress?  (July 1, 2002)

Some Personality Disorders Fade With Time: Study  (July 1, 2002)

Heart disease risk for people with depression  (July 1, 2002)

Parents With Mental Illness  (July 1, 2002)

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