Retail therapy is considered by many experts to be a wasteful and ineffective method of coping with depression and anxiety. Although there are definitely more efficient and less financially devastating ways to deal with negative emotions, retail therapy can nevertheless be an effective form of self-treatment. In addition to reducing sadness, some studies have found […]

For years, experts have stressed that teens are short on rest, needing at least nine hours of sleep per night. Lack of sleep can lead to problems such as reduced performance at school and poor decision making, exacerbating existing mental health or behavioral issues. However, a recent study has found that seven hours of sleep […]

A study performed by researchers at both the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine Research center has found that ADHD, conduct disorder and substance abuse share their origins in the same neurocognitive deficit which also explains why these issues often occur together. This study was published on July 30, 2014 in the American Journal […]

Video game violence has been a subject of contention over the years, being blamed for tragedies such as the 2011 Norway mass-shootings and exacerbating violent behavior in young adults. Although it seems easy enough to believe that spending large amounts of time killing other people in a realistic virtual environment would make it easier for […]