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Opioid abuse can be treated successfully in primary care settings, study finds
Combining substance abuse treatment with regular medical care can successfully treat people with opioid or alcohol addiction, providing an option that might expand treatment and lower the cost of caring for people caught up in the nation s opioid epidemic, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Patients who enrolled in a program that combined substance abuse treatment with primary medical care ...
EurekAlert - Tue. Sep 5
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World Sexual Health Day: Study raises concerns about drug-resistant STI
4 September World Sexual Health Day Greater understanding of testing and treatment is needed to mitigate the rapid increase in drug resistance of a common sexually transmitted infection STI , according to a study by the University of Bristol, published in the BMJ Journal of Sexually Transmitted Infections . Mycoplasma genitalium MG is an emerging and relatively common STI currently affecting two p ...
EurekAlert - Tue. Sep 5
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Birds choose mates with ornamental traits
A recurring theme in nature documentaries is that of choosy females selecting brightly colored males. A new study shows that, in monogamous mating systems, male birds may select their lifelong mates in much the same way. Some traits, such as the tuft of feathers atop a crested auklet, signal attractiveness to the other sex and competitive rank within the same sex. Research has traditionally focuse ...
EurekAlert - Tue. Sep 5
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Making the Case for Prediction Over Explanation
Through centuries of study, physical scientists have sought good explanations for the phenomena they study, helping the field generalize specific observations to the wider world. It was Sir Isaac Newton s theory of gravity that led astronomers 200 years later to mathematically predict the discovery of a major planet, Neptune. But in psychological science, explanations don 8217 t always yield usefu ...
Psychological Science - Tue. Sep 5
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Behavior and Brain Sciences Help Optimize Labor Programs
Change in large organizations tends to come slowly. Despite a growing knowledge base of evidence-based practices that can help organizations save money, work more effectively, and keep employees engaged and satisfied, institutional inertia remains a huge roadblock. A new program from a large government agency, the US Department of Labor DOL , aims to accelerate change within their own system. The ...
Psychological Science - Thu. Aug 31
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Trying to Get Ahead? Plan in Reverse, Study Suggests
Motivation research has found that we tend to be the most driven and enthusiastic about a project when we begin it and when we re about to complete it. It is the pile of problems, work, and minor hassles in the middle of the two that turn determination wet-graham-cracker soft. Researchers from the Peking University HSBC Business School, the Korea University Business School, and the University of I ...
Psychological Science - Thu. Aug 31
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Romantic Matches Are Hard to Predict Before People Meet
Dating websites often claim attraction between two people can be predicted from the right combination of traits and preferences, but a new study casts doubt on that assertion. The findings are published in the journal Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science . The study , which used speed dating data, found that a computer-based algorithm could predict who is ...
Psychological Science - Thu. Aug 31
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What is erotomania? Symptoms and treatment
A person with erotomania has a delusional belief that another person is in love with him or her despite clear evidence against it.
Medical News Today - Thu. Aug 31
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More and Less
I no longer call my daughter, but instead wait to hear from her. That way, I m certain that she has both the inclination and time to visit. That way, I protect myself against the fear of hearing even the slight hesitation as she adjusts and juggles whatever it was she was planning to do at the moment the phone rang. I don t trust my spontaneous impulse just to hear her voice but instead send a tex ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Aug 31
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What Psychoanalysis Can Do For You
I ve been practicing as a psychoanalyst for 10 years now, and as a clinical psychologist for 10 years more. For many professions, such tenure is considered seasoned but, in psychoanalytic circles, I m just getting started. It s true that it takes a long time to get the hang of practicing psychoanalysis . One learns the theories in training and has the experience of conducting a few analytic cases ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Aug 31
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Abusive Teen Dating Relationships
Dating violence is a serious and widespread problem facing today s youth. According to the data from the Centers for Disease Control CDC approximately 10 of high school students have reported physical and sexual victimization from a dating partner in the past 12 months. Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 are the most susceptible to dating violence about triple the national average ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Aug 31
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Parenthood's End
I saw the documentary March of the Penguins more than 10 years ago, but a scene from it still comes back to me often. In the movie, pairs of emperor penguins in Antarctica endure months of staggering hardship to keep their offspring alive and growing, and then they all go down to the sea. Despite all the sacrifices the parents have made, they all dive in, parents and children apparently going on t ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Aug 31
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