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Psych in the news:
1) Child Psych:
a) "Television
can enhance children's intellectual
development"- Eurekalert, 9/21/01.
b) "Benefits
of quality child care last into elementary
school"-
Eurekalert, 9/21/01.
2) Depression:
a) "Depression
and hypertension linked, but not directly"-
Eurekalert,
9/24/01.
b) "Mental
Disorders May Surge After Attacks -Experts"-
Reuters
Health,
9/26/01.
c) "U.
Pittsburgh study finds depression hereditary"-
U-Wire, 9/21/01.
3) "We
"Hear" Personality In Computer-Generated
Speech And The More It
Sounds Like Us, The More We Like It"-
APA, 9/30/01.
4) "Post-traumatic
stress related to medical problems"-
Eurekalert,
9/24/01.
5) Health Psych:
a) "Study
Backs Comfort Effect of Music"- AP,
9/25/01.
b) "UCLA
study researches whether laughter is the best
medicine"-
U-Wire, 9/26/01.
6) "Provincial
spending on psychiatric drugs increases"-
U. of Toronto, 9/27/01.
7) "Nicotine
Patch May Aid in Tourette's Treatment"-
Reuters Health, 9/21/01.
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