Fears that families could be used as ‘bargaining chips’ as landlords sell up and offer their houses to councils
Councils cannot afford to buy houses where tenants have been served notices to quit, as landlords are asking for too much money.
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Newly Discovered Trigger for Major Depression Opens New Possibilities for Treatments
Glycine, a common amino acid, appears to play a role in the development of major depression, anxiety, and other mood-related disorders.
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NI waiting lists: Man feared cancer would spread after waiting months to be treated
David Reid says the health system has let him down as statistics show a rise in cancer waiting times.
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Elon Musk among tech bosses and experts in call for 6-month pause on artificial intelligence systems amid ChatGPT fears
Elon Musk is among a group of technology sector experts and top industry executives calling for a six-month pause in developing artificial intelligence (AI) systems more powerful than new versions of ChatGPT.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in adolescents with multiple psychiatric diagnoses
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is a promising new treatment for a variety of mental disorders of adolescence. There is currently an adolescent mental health crisis, with a high prevalence of disorders, diagnostic complexity, and many adolescents failing to respond to conventional treatments. While there is strong evidence for the use of ketamine in adults for a variety
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Abnormal focal segments in left uncinate fasciculus in adults with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Although the specific role of the uncinate fasciculus (UF) in emotional processing in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) has been investigated, the exact focal abnormalities in the UF have not been identified. The aim of the current study was to identify focal abnormalities in the white matter (WM) microstructure of the UF and to determine
Adolescents’ Multi-Layered Media Processing: A Panel Study on Positive and Negative Perceptions Toward Ideals and Adolescents’ Appearance Anxiety
Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Selective exposure literature indicates that not all users take away the same messages from their media exposure; it is suggested that viewers are not merely exposed but rather reactive to multiple—and possibly opposing—messages. The current study aims to introduce an active media-processing perspective, focusing specifically on the media-body image association among an early adolescent sample. Results of a three-wave longitudinal survey among 971 early adolescents (Mage = 11.14; SD = 1.13) show that media-focused peer interactions (W1), but not media exposure (W1), were associated with contradictory perceptions of attractiveness (i.e., perceived benefits and perceived costs for investing in appearance) (W2). Polynomial regression analyses pointed out that the association between these contradictory perceptions (i.e., interaction between benefits and costs; W2) was curvilinearily related to body image investment (W3). The findings emphasize the variable vulnerability of adolescents to the media effect and the importance of acknowledging multi-layered media messages.
A closer look at the relationships between aspects of connectedness and flourishing
Everyone strives for personal happiness or well-being. Flourishing is a broader concept of well-being. To better understand which factors are associated to people’s flourishing, we took a closer look at the relationships of flourishing with three aspects of connectedness: Connectedness with oneself (self-love), with others (pro-socialness), and with the surrounding nature (nature connectedness). Participants were 138 adults between 18 and 71 years (M = 23.21, SD = 7.90, 98 women, 40 men). Significant positive correlations were found between flourishing and self-love and between flourishing and pro-socialness. Furthermore, nature connectedness correlated positively with self-love and with pro-socialness. A regression analysis revealed that all predictors explained 57.5% of the variance of the criterion flourishing. Self-love and pro-socialness were significant predictors of flourishing while nature connectedness was not. One explanation for the large correlations between self-love and flourishing could be overlapping aspects in both questionnaires. The fact that pro-socialness is a stronger predictor than nature connectedness could be due to a more reciprocal reinforcement of pro-social behavior. If a person treats another well, s/he is more likely treated well by that person which could reflect flourishing. Such a direct reciprocal relationship does not exist with nature.
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Political Scientists Say Gender Equity Is Key to Happiness
The science is clear: Electing more women makes everyone happier.
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Are You a Life Optimizer? What to Do About Perfectionism
Perfectionism can be exhausting and anxiety-inducing. Learn how to break the cycle through a healthier assessment of the risks and rewards of perfectionism.
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