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Researchers from the University of Illinois are proposing that the 4.4 million children in the United States diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might benefit from putting away the video games and playing outside. The study, which was recently published in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, involved 400 children diagnosed with ADHD. The

A report by Seattle Children’s Research Institute, the University of Washington and Group Health Research Institute revealed that more than 70 percent of teenagers are not getting the mental health services they need. The newly published report, “Adolescents With Suicidal Ideation: Health Care Use and Functioning,” discovered that merely “13 percent of

Two new studies reveal that laughing long and laughing often not only feels good but is also good for you on what might be described as an evolutionary level. Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore discovered through watching funny movies that laughing has positive impacts on

Previous studies have found more instances of high blood pressure, obesity, cardiovascular problems, poor self-reported health and premature disease-related disability in the African American population than in other races. A new study by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health suggests a link between these health problems

College students might not be “hooking up” nearly as much as their talk would suggest, but University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers say the fact that this kind of talk has become commonplace could be leading to an increase in risky sexual behaviors. Ninety-four percent of the students polled were familiar with

Although Don Quixote was pummeled by windmills throughout his fictional quest, new research from the University of Edinburgh and the University of California, San Diego put his delusions of grandeur in a more favorable light.  A newly published study in Nature reveals that overconfidence can sometimes yield winning strategies. The

Having trouble coping with stress and feeling confident? It could be linked to your genes, according to a UCLA study. Researchers analyzed the DNA saliva of 326 participants and discovered that the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) influences one’s ability to cope well with stress and depression. According to a UCLA

With nearly 50 percent of all Americans suffering from a mental illness at some point in their lifetimes, psychologist Alan Kazdin of Yale University asserts that the country’s mental health care system needs a reboot. Speaking about his latest study in Perspectives on Psychological Science, Kazdin tells Time magazine that

A positive attitude and high expectations can benefit many areas of one’s life, but a newly published study in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology found that this “Pollyanna” view can actually be detrimental in the workplace, turning workers into what the study called “disaffected Pollyannas.” Researchers followed 132 participants

Researchers from the University of Kent say that mental simulation, which has been successfully used with athletes who want to see an improvement in performance, can also be used in combating social intolerance. “The cognitive and neural systems used in remembering and imagining are surprisingly similar, which explains why repeatedly