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Carbon dioxide triggers inborn distress
PLoS ONE publishes a study showing that inhalation of carbon dioxide (CO2) triggers emotional distress and a panic response in healthy individuals. The findings of the study posit panic as an inborn survival-oriented response. The results may be relevant for a better understanding and the further prevention of emotional disorders.   view more (2007-10-03)

Doctors are often strongly affected by patient deaths
Doctors are often powerfully affected by the deaths of patients for whom they care, and some may need emotional support, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at two teaching hospitals in the United States investigated the emotional reactions of 188 doctors who cared for 68 patients at the time of their death. Most doctors (74%)... view more... (2003-07-23)

MU Researchers Find Internet Search Process Affects Cognition, Emotion
Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey.   view more (2009-11-05)

Depressed Patients May Need Treatment for both Physical and Emotional Symptoms
Physical symptoms (such as headache, back pain, stomach problems, joint or muscle pains, and dizziness) are nearly as common in depression as emotional symptoms and are the predominant complaint depressed patients present with in the primary care setting.   view more (2004-09-08)

Regulating emotion after experiencing a sexual assault
After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?   view more (2009-10-22)

Pictures of hot fudge sundaes arouse: Understanding emotions improves our food choices
Menus and advertising affect our emotions, and if we understand those emotions, we make better food choices, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.   view more (2008-09-16)

Emotional Intelligence and the use of tobacco and cannabis
The term Emotional Intelligence could be defined as the capacity to perceive, comprehend and regulate one's own emotions and those of others so as to be able to distinguish between emotions and use this information as a guide for one's thoughts and actions.   view more (2007-11-02)

Parents who argue harm children
Parents who have frequent angry arguments may be harming their children, causing them to suffer poor emotional adjustment and to be more aggressive, psychologists warned today. Lauren Wild and Professor Martin Richards of the University of Cambridge Centre for Family Research presented their research findings to The British Psychological Society's... view more... (2000-09-12)

The keys to keeping and developing good staff
Delegation, open responsive management and managers with greater assertiveness, emotional intelligence and self-confidence are the keys for businesses wanting to keep and develop good staff. These are the findings of research by Robert Myatt of Kaisen Consulting to be reported at the British Psychological Society's Division of Occupational... view more... (2005-01-07)

Facial expressions of emotion are innate, not learned, says new study
Facial expressions of emotion are hardwired into our genes, according to a study published today in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The research suggests that facial expressions of emotion are innate rather than a product of cultural learning.   view more (2008-12-29)

How can we measure the emotional states of animals?
Rats housed in standard conditions show a stronger response to the loss of an expected food reward than those housed in enriched conditions, perhaps indicating a more negative emotional state.   view more (2008-05-21)

Communication problems affect one in four 999 ambulance calls
Communication problems affect more than a quarter of emergency ambulance calls, finds a study in this week's BMJ. A sample of 999 calls received by West Midlands Ambulance Service and Derbyshire Ambulance Service during one week of December 1998 was assessed for communication difficulties. Of 1830 calls, 26% were associated with a communication... view more... (2001-10-03)

Emotions can help predict future eating disorders
A PhD thesis at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has analysed the role played by a number of emotional variables, such as the way in which negative emotions are controlled or attitudes to emotional expression, and to use these variables as tools to predict the possibility of suffering an eating disorder.   view more (2009-03-17)

Brain imaging reveals breakdown of normal emotional processing
Brain imaging has revealed a breakdown in normal patterns of emotional processing that impairs the ability of people with clinical depression to suppress negative emotional states.   view more (2007-08-17)

Penn researchers find emotional well-being has no influence on cancer survival
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that emotional well-being is not an independent factor affecting the prognosis of patients with head and neck cancers.   view more (2007-10-22)

How 'hot' emotional brain interferes with 'cool' processing
For the first time, researchers have seen in action how the "hot" emotional centers of the brain can interfere with "cool" cognitive processes such as those involved in memory tasks.   view more (2006-02-17)

Why are some young victims of domestic violence resilient?
More than 10 million U.S. children witness domestic violence yearly, resulting in a range of emotional and behavioral problems.   view more (2009-04-29)

Childhood depression may encourage ecstasy use
Children with symptoms of anxiety and depression may have an increased tendency to use ecstasy in adolescence or young adulthood, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.   view more (2006-02-24)

Mothers cradle babies to their left side for a better bonding experience
Mothers cradle babies on the left side because it helps them to better understand their child's emotional and physical needs, University of Sussex psychologists claim. Research by Victoria Bourne and Dr Brenda Todd indicates that left cradling is the best way for a mother to notice and respond to a baby's behaviour, such as tears, laughter or big... view more... (2004-02-05)

Key to subliminal messaging is to keep it negative, study shows
Subliminal messaging is most effective when the message being conveyed is negative, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust.   view more (2009-09-28)
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