The Psychwatch Newsletter
Volume 11, March 1, 2008
Editors: Chris Nuesell, Ph.D. and Fritz Galette, Ph.D.

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Psych in the News: 

1) "In jazz improv, large portion of brain's prefrontal region 'takes 5' to let creativity flow"- Eurekalert, 2/27/08.

2) "Spanking may lead to aggression and sexual problems later in life"- Newsweek, 2/28/08.

3) "Antidepressants may not help many patients"- MSNBC, 2/26/08.

4) "The Evolution of Aversion: Why even children are fearful of snakes"- APS, 2/28/08.

5) "New genetic association with schizophrenia found by researchers"- Eurekalert,2/28/08.

6) "Stress and fear can affect cancer's recurrence"- Eurekalert, 2/27/08.

7) Children's under-achievement could be down to poor working memory"- Eurekalert, 2/27/08.

8) "University of Denver bullying victimization study"- Eurekalert, 2/27/08.

9) "Class Size Alone Not Enough To Close Academic Achievement Gap"- Science Daily, 2/28/08.

10) "Comparison Of Antipsychotic Treatments In Adolescents With Schizophrenia"- Science Daily, 2/28/08.

11) "Why Do We Love Babies? Parental Instinct Region Found In The Brain"- Science Daily, 2/27/08.

12) "Teens with Treatment-resistant Depression More Likely to Get Better with Switch to Combination Therapy"- NIMH, 2/26/08.

13) "Group Therapy Program Offers Meaningful Gains for People with Borderline Personality Disorder"- NIMH, 2/26/08.

14) "What a nightmare: Americans get too little sleep"- Reuters, 2/28/08.


CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS

1) National Communication Association 2008 SUMMER CONFERENCE - Methods and Measures for Communication and Cognition Research Thursday, July 10 – Sunday, July 13, 2008,...

F
or up-to-date conference listings, & more info about the conferences above, visit the Psychwatch Conference Page. To post a conference, write to webmaster@psychwatch.com.



POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) CALIFORNIA, USA: Senior Mental Health Worker Position - Bay Area Community Services is a non-profit, community-based agency serving Alameda County by providing a comprehensive array of mental health and older adult services...

2) BELGIUM: GHENT, BELGIUM: LECTURER / SENIOR LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY - The faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of Ghent University has a vacancy for a professorship...

Openings, visit the Psychwatch Job Page.


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