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Most preschoolers with mood

Few Preschoolers Receiving Tx for Mood, Behavioral Disorders

American Academy of Pediatrics wants to expand access to family-based therapies
Any skill enhancements linked to gaming among those aged 7 to 11 max out after two hours of gaming a week

Negative Effects Seen With Video Gaming 9+ Hours/Week

Benefits seen with one hour a week, but behavioral problems appear to rise at nine hours a week
In an experimental study

Anti-Anxiety Medication May Limit Empathetic Behavior

Midazolam-treated rats show less helping behavior than those receiving saline or no injection
Overweight/obese men receiving a dose of oxytocin nasal spray act less impulsively and exert more control over their behavior compared with men receiving placebo

ENDO: Oxytocin Shows Promise in Overweight/Obese Men

Men receiving nasal spray of oxytocin act less impulsively and exert more control over behavior
Exposure to rudeness has adverse consequences on the diagnostic and procedural performance of neonatal intensive care unit team members

Exposure to Rude Behavior Harms NICU Team Performance

Information-sharing and help-seeking can mediate effect of rudeness
Higher levels of dopamine may increase risk-taking behaviors in healthy people

Dopamine May Up Risk-Taking Behaviors in Healthy People

Study findings echo those of Parkinson's patients taking meds to increase dopamine levels
Adverse health behaviors in adolescence are only moderately associated with later musculoskeletal pain in adulthood

Adolescent Lifestyle Not Strongly Tied to Later Muscular Pain

Smoking, alcohol use, overweight/obesity weakly tied to later pain
In a series of experiments

Caution in Social Media Age: Self-Promotion Can Backfire

Too much self-promotion can offend others, researchers note
For patients with borderline personality disorder with high suicide risk

Dialectical Behavior Tx Aids Borderline Personality Disorder

DBT interventions that include skills training component found to be more effective
A smartphone application providing real-time advice about sun protection offers some improvement in sun protection behaviors

Real-Time Mobile App Can Improve Sun Protection

Two studies demonstrate some improvement in sun protection behaviors