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June 2015

Parents Who ‘Over-Value’ Their Kids May Turn Them into Narcissists

By |2015-06-29T08:50:31+10:00June 29th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , |

Parents who shower their child with too much praise, making them feel superior to others, may be cultivating a narcissist, researchers suggest. Psychologists from the Netherlands studied more than 500 children for several years and found kids who had been "overvalued" by their parents were more likely to suffer from narcissism. While parents may think telling [...]

Children Bullied by Peers ‘at Greater Mental Health Risk’

By |2015-06-29T10:12:06+10:00June 29th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , |

Children who are bullied are at greater risk of mental health problems in later life than those who are maltreated by adults, according to research. The authors of the study say it is time that bullying is taken more seriously. They found children who were bullied were five times more likely to experience anxiety and [...]

What Causes Bipolar Disorder? Aside from Genes, These Are The Things Most Likely To Increase Your Risk

By |2015-12-14T15:19:37+11:00June 27th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , , |

pixshark.com The thought of developing bipolar disorder seemingly out of nowhere can be scary. Also known as manic-depressive illness, the disease can be severe and life-changing. Drastic changes in mood, including lows that leave you unable to function and highs that remove you from reality, can make it nearly impossible to make it [...]

Potentially Hazardous Effects of Mechanical and Chemical Characteristics of E-cigarettes

By |2020-10-30T17:25:28+11:00June 27th, 2015|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol|Tags: , , , , , , |

Unlike standard cigarettes, the components of electronic cigarettes are not regulated and standardized, thus they vary widely between products. The characteristics of these e-cigarette elements, including their delivery systems, combustion apparatuses, and the composition of the nicotine solutions they contain may affect the levels of potentially hazardous substances in the vapor they produce. - American Thoracic [...]

Give Yourself Some Loving, Parents Urged

By |2015-06-27T17:14:43+10:00June 27th, 2015|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , |

The struggle of parenting is real, but are mothers and fathers making the situation worse by failing to give themselves sufficient credit? The struggle of parenting is real, but are mothers and fathers making the situation worse by failing to give themselves sufficient credit? University of Queensland School of Psychology's Dr James Kirby has commenced [...]

Three-Year-Old Aboriginal Girl Left in Tears after Being Subjected to Racial Abuse

By |2015-06-27T17:04:23+10:00June 27th, 2015|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , |

Dressed as Elsa while attending a Disney themed event, something heartbreaking happened to Samara Muir. A three-year-old Aboriginal girl was left in tears after being victim to racial abuse during a trip to Melbourne. Samara Muir, from Ballarat, was in Melbourne at a Disney event at Watergardens shopping centre in Taylors Lakes last month with [...]

Rashida Jones on the Pornification of Pop Culture

By |2015-06-27T16:50:01+10:00June 27th, 2015|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , |

I don't know when the pornification of pop stars became so extreme, but as Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" video played in the background—naked fantasy women bouncing around and licking things—I realized that the lines were not really blurry at all. They were clear. A new era had arrived. - Rashida Jones Source: Rashida Jones on the [...]

Prenatal Mercury Levels From Fish Tied to Attention Issue

By |2015-06-27T16:38:34+10:00June 27th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Children exposed to low levels of mercury in the womb through their mothers eating fish high in the metal have an increased chance of developing attention deficit-related disorders, according to a study that suggests pregnant women avoid some types of seafood. The research online today in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine also showed [...]

Scientists Have Discovered How The Month You’re Born Matters For Your Health

By |2015-06-22T16:49:08+10:00June 22nd, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: , , , , , , |

A new study suggests that your birth month has a connection with the diseases you might develop in your lifetime. - Ana Swanson Source: Scientists have discovered how the month you're born matters for your health I The Sydney Morning Herald

Smoking Skunk Cannabis Triples Risk of a Serious Psychotic Episode

By |2020-10-30T17:26:19+11:00June 21st, 2015|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol|Tags: , , , , , |

Smoking powerful skunk cannabis triples the risk of suffering a serious psychotic episode, scientists have found. In the population studied by the researchers in south London, where cannabis use is widespread, the drug is linked to one quarter of all new cases of psychosis, the team found. The findings add to a compelling body of [...]

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