The Psychwatch Newsletter
Volume 11, September 21, 2008
Editors: Chris Nuesell, Ph.D. and Fritz Galette, Ph.D.

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Psych in the News: 

1) "Why Delaying Gratification Is Smart"- Science Daily, 9/11/08.

2) "Unproven therapies used on traumatized kids: study"- Reuters, 9/9/08.

3) "How You Spend Affects How Much You Spend: Credit, Scrip, and Gift Certifiate Purchases Found to be Higher than Cash"- APA, 9/7/08.

4) "Illusion vs. reality: Age-related differences in expectations for future happiness"- Eurekalert, 9/11/08.

5) "National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients"- Eurekalert, 9/11/08.

6) "Abuse Of Painkillers Can Predispose Adolescents To Lifelong Addiction"- Science Daily, 9/11/08.

7) "How Parkinson's Develops: Protein Found That Regulates Gene Critical To Dopamine-releasing Brain Cells"- Science Daily,
9/11/08.

8) "Magic Can Conjure Up Confidence And Social Skills"- Science Daily, 9/11/08.

9) "Cannabis linked to earlier psychosis onset"- Reuters, 9/10/08.

10) "Sept. 11 attacks left 70,000 with stress disorder"- MSNBC, 9/11/08.

11) "Older problem gamblers may face greater suicide risk than younger counterparts, study finds"- 9/16/08.

12) "Baby eyes are taking in the world, applying self-experience to other people"- Eurekalert, 9/16/08.

13) "Move over mean girls -- boys can be socially aggressive, too"- Eurekalert, 9/16/08.

14) "Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Drug in Treating Child and Adolescent Schizophrenia"- NIMH, 9/15/08.

15) "Cold and Lonely: Does Social Exclusion Literally Feel Cold?"- APS, 9/15/08.


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