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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

In body dysmorphic disorder, a person is preoccupied with an imagined deficit in the appearance of one or more body parts.

2013/01/08

Teasing Kids Effects Behavior As Adults

Children who were teased about their weight are more likely to try fasting, skipping meals, vomiting, or using diet pills or laxatives as adults.

2012/08/31

Psychologists say somewhere between “checked out and freaked out is an anxiety sweet spot… which keeps us our toes” and alert for potential problems. Therapists treat people for both too much or too little anxiety.

2012/06/25

Temple Professor Offers Tips To Keep Facebook From Giving You The Blues

Facebook can be a way to express oneself, but there are also some guidelines you can use to avoid heartache.

2012/02/25

Health: Hypnosis Lap Band, A Non-Invasive Way To Lose Weight

Think Yourself Thin. A new kind of hypnosis for weight loss is now being done in our area. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has results from some of the first success stories.

2012/02/07

Blogging As Therapy For Teens

New research finds that when teenagers detail their angst in a blog, the therapeutic value is even better than writing to ‘dear diary’.

2012/02/06

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a major psychiatric problem where people have recurrent or persistent thoughts, impulses, or images they find distressing. It is estimated that 2 to 45% of the population can experience it.

2012/01/31

New Book Examines Your ‘Emotional Calendar’

A new book looks at your “Emotional Calendar” and how you can ‘rebrand’ some of the tough moments of your life.

2012/01/09

Violence May Make Women Mentally Ill

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, women who experience violence – including domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, and stalking – have a greater risk of developing mental health disorders.

2011/12/09

Childhood Trauma Affects Health As Adult

We know that problems we face as children can have long term psychological effects on people as adults. Now results of a new study show that they also have substantial effects on physical health as well.

2011/08/15

Temple Psychology Professor Speaks On Heroic Fathers Of Today

Despite the climbing divorce rate, influence of the internet in helping to disintegrate long-term relationships and public figures behaving badly, a Temple University psychologist still believes there are heroic fathers out there on this Father’s Day.

2011/06/19

New Book Offers Advice On Raising Kids To Be Young Adults

Sorry to say, but adolescence now begins earlier and lasts longer, according to Dr. Laurence Steinberg Temple psychology professor and author of “You and Your Adolescent: the Essential Guide for Ages 10 to 25.”

2011/03/20

Effects of Affectionate Motherhood

by KYW’s Dr. Marciene Mattleman Recent findings involving 482 participants provided interesting information on the connection between maternal affection for infants with their later health. Most studies of this type ask adults to rely on […]

2010/08/04

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