A sincere and effective apology acknowledges the wrong and takes responsibility for it without making excuses. A genuine apology can be an important first step toward rebuilding a personal or professional relationship.
Japanese researchers used brain scans to demonstrate that social discomfort and physical pain stimulate the same areas of the brain.
Researchers found that homeowners facing foreclosure have to bear a heavy psychological burden and, not surprisingly, have a higher incidence of symptoms of depression.
Concern about antidepressants increasing the risk of suicide in children could have the unintended effect that children suffering from depression may not receive needed treatment.
I think I have essential tremor – all the symptoms fit. The tremors have dramatically increased over the last several months and now I can't hold my head still. What medication would help with this?
A study found that many adolescents who are prescribed medication give or sell the drugs to other teens. Some of this diversion is recreational, but some may be for therapeutic purposes or performance enhancement.
An intervention program intended to reduce dating violence among high school students was effective in boys but not girls.
A survey found that in certain situations of domestic disputes, women were more likely than men to have hit, pushed, or thrown something at their partner.
Informal evidence shows that alcoholics who choose to attend AA meetings do better than those who do not, and the longer they are involved in attending meetings, the better their chances of remaining abstinent.
Researchers have found that it may be possible to reduce the fear from traumatic memories by recalling the memory and then interrupting the brain’s process of reconsolidation.