Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Gedeon Richter Plc. today announced preliminary top-line results from an 8-week Phase II clinical trial of the novel, investigational antipsychotic agent cariprazine for the treatment of bipolar depression. Cariprazine is currently undergoing Phase III trials for separate indications of schizophrenia and bipolar mania...
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Genetics Affect Whether We're Willing To Take Surveys, According To Survey
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A new study from North Carolina State University shows that genetics play a key factor in whether someone is willing to take a survey. "We wanted to know whether people are genetically predisposed to ignore requests for survey participation," says Dr. Lori Foster Thompson, an associate professor of psychology at NC State and lead author of a paper describing the research...
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… Sm;)e and whole Frontal Gyrus sm;)es with you
Posted by admin 1 day 20 hours ago (http://www.psycasm.com)
[Wherein our hero smiles, and the whole Frontal Gyrus (and parts of the Occiptal Gyrus) smile with him.] Given that I’m leaving the country tomorrow night and I’m cramming some major assignment pre-deadline, I have to keep this post light. Here’s a mind-map a colleague and I put together. It was tiny piece of assessment, [...]... Ekman P, Hager JC, & Friesen WV. (1981) T
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Are you high or low functioning? Examples from autism research
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If you are autistic and ever venture or are pushed into public, a near-certainty is that you will publicly be ranked and classified by total strangers. For example, you will be assigned to the "high end" or the "low end" of the autistic spectrum, according to whether you are claimed to have a good or bad outcome (I've been claimed to have both). Non-political observers may notice how ethically an
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If I am not for myself: The Trials and the Triumphs of the Transgendered
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It is unknown whether the legendary Rabbi Hillel ever knew any transgender people, for certainly they were around in his time.
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How do I find a good therapist? Guest article by Dr.Jill Holm-Denoma
Posted by admin 1 day 21 hours ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)
by Jill Holm-Denoma, Ph.D. Whether I am asked this question by students in my Clinical Psychology course at the University of Denver, potential clients who have heard about my private practice (therapydenver.webs.com), or friends who are having a tough time,...
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Research Helps Explain Causes Of Seemingly Irrational Human Decision-Making
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Gamblers who think they have a "hot hand," only to end up walking away with a loss, may nonetheless be making "rational" decisions, according to new research from University of Minnesota psychologists. The study finds that because humans are making decisions based on how we think the world works, if erroneous beliefs are held, it can result in behavior that looks distinctly irrational...
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Measuring changes during graded exposure & acceptance treatment
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I have been pondering about the best way to monitor ‘Matt’s progress during graded exposure therapy for his avoidance of activities involving back movement. I introduced you to Matt yesterday. He’s a ‘man’s man’, a real bloke who, for the past four years since he had surgery for a prolapsed disc, has avoided things like … Read more... Wi
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