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Warning signs of sexual abuse often overlookedupdated: Fri Nov 11 2011 05:59:00

The teen's mother began to suspect something was wrong a few weeks before her son told a school principal that former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky had molested him.

Money Magazine: Three ways to cut financial stressupdated: Wed Nov 02 2011 05:23:00

Are your finances keeping you up at night? Here are a few tips and tricks to break free and relax.

Proud to be 'Born This Way'updated: Tue Sep 27 2011 10:34:00

A blog featuring the childhood photos of gay and lesbian men and women seeks to inspire and encourage struggling youth.

Transgender kids: Painful quest to be who they areupdated: Tue Sep 27 2011 10:34:00

One of the first things Thomas Lobel told his parents was that they were wrong.

Psychological association calls for legalization of same-sex marriageupdated: Thu Aug 04 2011 22:36:00

The American Psychological Association is calling on state and federal officials to stop anti-gay legal measures and to legalize same-sex marriage.

People.com: Mickey Rooney: Elder Abuse Made Me Feel Trappedupdated: Thu Mar 03 2011 16:50:00

The screen legend, 90, says, "When a man feels helpless, it's terrible"

When adult children fail, parents suffer tooupdated: Thu Aug 12 2010 18:19:00

Some kids continue to be their parents' pride and joy for years after they've flown the nest. But the pleasure parents can experience from a grown child's success cuts both ways, new research suggests.

Could I have PTSD from a hospital stay?updated: Tue Apr 06 2010 12:15:00

I recently had a terrible experience in the hospital. After surgery, while I was still mostly under and groggy, someone came and pulled the tube out of my mouth rather roughly then inserted another tube without ever speaking one word. This trauma has left me with a rather large problem: I do not eat solid food anymore. I know that this is all in my head, but I cannot overcome this. I am on antidepressant med and have seen a throat specialist. Can anyone help?

What makes people happy?updated: Tue Aug 11 2009 14:38:00

We are bad at predicting what will make us happy. In a 2006 special Dr. Sanjay Gupta looked at what actually works.

More happiness may come with age, studies sayupdated: Tue Aug 11 2009 14:38:00

Richard Rose used to challenge his wife, Joyce, if he thought she was misstating something, but these days he lets it go.

Your family dog may be smarter than your toddlerupdated: Sat Aug 08 2009 07:03:00

Your dog may not actually be smarter than somebody's honor student -- popular bumper stickers aside. But your canine companion might well be smarter than their toddler, according to a growing body of research on how dogs think.

Programs to change gays to straights don't work, report saysupdated: Thu Aug 06 2009 12:15:00

The American Psychological Association concluded Wednesday that there is little evidence that efforts to change a person's sexual orientation from gay or lesbian to heterosexual are effective.

Torture injuriesupdated: Mon Jun 22 2009 09:59:00

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports how torture injuries can be physical and psychological.

Torture's psychological impact 'often worse' than physicalupdated: Mon Jun 22 2009 09:59:00

Amir was a salesman before being arrested and taken to the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003. During his time there, he says, he was forced to lay down in urine and feces, stay naked in his cell for days, and "howl like dogs do" while being pulled by a dog leash. According to his accounts, he was also sodomized with a broomstick and had his genitals stepped on.

Dangerous stress and how to wrangle itupdated: Sun May 17 2009 02:21:00

Feel as if you're about to snap? Learn what causes stress, along with proven strategies for controlling it.

Study: 8 out of 10 Americans stressed because of economyupdated: Fri Mar 20 2009 11:00:00

If you're lying awake at night, feeling angry or fatigued, because of stress, you're in the majority, according to a nationwide report released Tuesday.

Why we're sleeping lessupdated: Fri Mar 06 2009 16:08:00

Yes, Americans are stressed over the economy.

Recession relief -- many are stretching for itupdated: Fri Jan 30 2009 11:04:00

As recession-rattled Americans look to stretch their dollars, it looks like yoga is a little luxury they're holding on to -- or adding to -- their schedules in the hopes of shedding some stress.

From $80,000 a year to eviction: Hard times in Americaupdated: Thu Jan 29 2009 14:56:00

Amber Easton has gone from $80,000 a year in salary to scrambling for work. At a time in her life when she should be scaling the corporate ladder, she has instead spiraled into a deep depression. She recently lost her car and now faces eviction from her apartment.

Sugar substitutes may make weight loss tougherupdated: Mon Dec 22 2008 12:52:00

A February 2008 laboratory study from the American Psychological Association says the widespread use of no-calorie sweeteners may actually make it harder for people to control their intake and body weight. Here are tips on the healthiest ways to get that sugar fix without packing on the pounds.

Managing angerupdated: Mon Nov 03 2008 16:08:00

Controlling a hot temper is good for your health, as CNN's Judy Fortin reports.

How to keep anger from bubbling overupdated: Mon Nov 03 2008 16:08:00

Experts are predicting a record voter turnout for tomorrow's presidential election.

Stressed about money? Free help is a call awayupdated: Thu Oct 16 2008 13:14:00

Marquitia Fell isn't sure how she got to the Web site -- she linked from one site to another to another -- but finally, in black and white, she found the promise she'd been looking for: a promise to make her mortgage problems go away.

Stress and the financial crisisupdated: Thu Oct 16 2008 13:14:00

CNN medical correspondent has more on dealing with stress during these tough financial times.

Freaking out over economic fearsupdated: Thu Oct 02 2008 10:45:00

Another index to keep an eye on in these economically turbulent times is the "anxiety index": It goes up when markets go down and people get upset and worried about their future.

Rate your fearupdated: Thu Oct 02 2008 10:45:00

How $cared are you? CNN's Jeanne Moos asks folks to rate their financial fear.

Let's not fight!updated: Tue May 27 2008 09:28:00

For the sake of argument, imagine a world without conflict. That's the full-time job for members of a relatively new field called peace psychology who focus on problems like the genocide in Darfur, hatred in the Middle East, gang warfare in our cities, and rape everywhere.

Time.com: Psychologists Review Gay Counselingupdated: Wed Jul 11 2007 10:15:00

The American Psychological Association is embarking on the first review of its 10-year-old policy on counseling gays and lesbians, a step that gay-rights activists hope will end with a denunciation of any attempt by therapists to change sexual orientation

Fresh ways to decompress: Stress busters that really workupdated: Thu Feb 08 2007 16:36:00

I have close, meaningful relationships with espresso brownies, cold beer, and reruns of "The West Wing." Until recently, it hadn't occurred to me that these paramours are, in fact, three of the major players in my stress-management strategy. Hey, I wasn't even aware I had a stress-management strategy.

Stress? It's everywhereupdated: Thu Dec 07 2006 09:28:00

If finding the right amount of time for work, family and fun in your life turns into more of a juggling act than a balancing act, you're not alone.

Fortune: What's wrong with dressing sexy at work?updated: Tue Nov 07 2006 15:36:00

Dear Annie: Please settle an argument. My daughter is bright, articulate, and ambitious. She is 26 and has worked her way up from an administrative-assistant job to loan officer at a large bank in Miami, and I really believe (okay, maybe I'm biased) that her talents and excellent people skills could take her all the way to the top. Just one problem: She dresses like a streetwalker. I have told her that wearing spike heels, ultra-short skirts, and low-cut blouses to the office will hurt her chances for advancement, but she says this is her style and she is sticking with it. Do you agree that she's making a mistake? If so, will you say so in your column? Maybe she'll listen to you. -Dade County Dad

Fortune: Swats unlimited, a personnel department veteran speaks out, Carnegieism, and other matters. ONLY IN AMERICA (Cont'd)updated: Mon May 16 1994 00:01:00

Instead of paying up, some late filers are taking their psychiatrists along with their lawyers to explain a new malady to the IRS: the ''failure-to-file syndrome.'' The purported syndrome has emerg...

Fortune: Hood rights, what dreams are about in Ann Arbor, Tom Hayden goes for the green, and other matters. FANTASYLANDupdated: Mon Jul 16 1990 00:01:00

Back when your correspondent was a callow collegian, the campuses were not crawling with professional sex researchers. In 1942, nobody was so rude as to inquire of Rutgers freshmen whether they spe...

Fortune: The price of ogling, Marxism-Leninism-Caponeism, rethinking the Golden Rule, and other matters. A TARNISHED GOLDEN RULEupdated: Mon Aug 01 1988 00:01:00

Your correspondent recently had a choice between a weekend in which he could (a) defy the dermatologist and loll on the white beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks or (b) defy common sense and vi...

Fortune: Whales With Ulcers, 43 Years of Misery, The Only Way to Travel, and Other Matters. Animal Crackersupdated: Mon Jun 06 1988 00:01:00

We keep an eye out for such locutions, yet had not previously tripped over the word ''speciesism.'' But there it was a few weeks ago in the New Republic, whose correspondent was reporting on effort...

Fortune: Some Think Smarter Than Othersupdated: Mon Oct 12 1987 00:01:00

Not all people are equally intelligent, and not all groups of people have the same average intelligence. Those statements are at once truisms and a center of raging controversy. They strike sparks ...

Fortune: Geometry for Jockeys, Foreign Affairs in Fantasyland, The Case Against Self-Esteem, and Other Matters. Pride and Prejudiceupdated: Mon Sep 28 1987 00:01:00

The American Psychological Association (APA) was conventioneering in the Big Apple recently, so naturally we Gothamites had to sit there and absorb still more lectures on the transcendent importanc...

Fortune: The Bad News About Latin, Guys and Dolls, Backtalk Before Breakfast, and Other Matters. The Esteem Teamupdated: Mon Sep 14 1987 00:01:00

The days go by, and the self-esteem man never writes. Oh, sure, he was fast enough at producing an aggrieved letter to the editor of FORTUNE (published in the last issue), complaining about our gen...

Fortune: Facial Feedback in Washington, A Future Shock for the Unions, One Way to Fight Fascism, and Other Matters. Reason to Smileupdated: Mon Sep 29 1986 00:01:00

The American Psychological Association recently held its annual meeting -- it was in Washington, D.C., this year -- and as usual we sent away for the program and a sampling of the papers submitted....

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