Tag: "antisocial" at medical news

Late Nights may Make Preteens Antisocial and Aggressive

If your pre-teen kid is exhibiting antisocial behaviour, breaking the rules you lay down, or hav...ences in the readings with clinical depression and antisocial behaviour. As a part of the study the researchers analysed the preference for morning or evening ...

Extrovert People Drink More Alcohol

...parental support is generally associated with less antisocial behaviour and is correlated with less alcohol consumption in the presence of peers. The drinking behaviour of the father affects that of the young person: if he drinks regularly then the children readily do the same. If, however, he is more reserve...

Meth Users Involved in Violence, Sexual Risk-Taking: Study

...were more likely to be involved in risk-taking and antisocial behaviors such as selling drugs and engaging in vi... between crystal methamphetamine use and risky and antisocial behaviors. The National Institute on Drug Abuse or NIDA funded the research. "Interestingly, we al...

BMA Calls for Flexible Working as Number of Women Doctors Swell

...that do succeed in getting posts will have to work antisocial hours in an NHS thats increasingly saddled with unnecessary bureaucracy and government interference. Its to their credit that so many doctors are still enthusiastic about their careers. The survey also shows: Most of the doctors were in debt whe...

Childhood Abuse Increases the Risk of Alcoholism

...impact of childhood sexual abuse on alcoholism and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in women, says Dr. Duc...od were much more likely to develop alcoholism and antisocial behavior if they had the low activity variant whereas the high activity variant was protective. In c...

Violent Videogames Attract Criticism Again

...e Wii's increased interactivity raises the risk of antisocial behavior. In the United States the nation's Entertainment game has received the most restrictive rating possible, Adult Only, from the Software Rating Board. In Britain, the game is banned. An AO rating, which is rare and typically applied for se...

Link Between Teenage Violence and Domestic Violence Found

... been tracing youth development and the social and antisocial behaviour of more than 800 participants between the ages of 13 and 18. The Seattle Social Development Project had shown four patterns of youth: Non-offenders, the largest group (60 percent), did not engage in violent behavior in adolescence. D...

Emergency Department Strain As Ice Problems Grows

...en. Amphetamine use is associated with violence, antisocial behaviour and risk-taking, Dr Gray andcolleagues said - 20 per cent of all amphetamine-related presentations to the RPH ED involvedthe police at some stage. "Also of great concern is emerging evidence of serious long-term effects, including depress...

ADHD Problem in Children – a Risk Factor for Alcohol Problems in Later Lif

... with ADHD – namely, those with more aggressive or antisocial behavior patterns –are at risk by young adulthood." Molina says her findings support this theory. "For example, 42 percent of those children with ADHD who also had serious, persistent behavior problems [later] had alcohol abuse or dependence by the...

Genetic Tests to Reveal ‘substance Abuse’ Tendencis

...ple to become victims of substance abuse or suffer antisocial personality disorder. Such tests would not dictate who would become substance dependent or have behavioral problems, as genes do not function in isolation but are influenced by other genes and environmental factors, said the study's lead author Rob...

Activation of a Particular Brain Region Predicts Altruism: Study

...ther understanding of disorders, such as autism or antisocial behavior, that are characterized by deficits in interpersonal interactions. The researchers are now exploring ways to study the development of this brain region early in life, Tankersley said, adding that such information may help determine how the...

Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Predict Drug, Alcohol Abuse

...Also, early identification of children who exhibit antisocial tendencies could allow for interventions before drug use even begins. Although this research has significant implications for drug abuse prevention approaches, Dr. Tarter notes that the study has some limitations. First, as only male behaviors wer...

A New Research Explores Connection Between Emotionality And Alcoholism

...time history of major depressive disorder (MDD) or antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) had effects on regional asymmetry. "Major depression and antisocial behavior are both problems that commonly co-occur with alcoholism," explained Hayden, "but alcoholic...

‘Upliftment of Mental Health Services’, Keynote of Queen’s Spech

... a peek into other changes in store – bill to curb antisocial trends, revamp of the probation service, and enabling certain privileges to the old and disabled. <B...

Steroid Use Linked to Crimes

...ic steroids) is associated not only with impulsive antisocial behavior but also with an antisocial lifestyle involving various types of criminality." The study appears in the journal Archives of G...

Impatient hospital? Violent patients will pay heavily, rules hospital

...e fine factor may deter patients from resorting to antisocial behavior, a spokesman said. Dr Parris said: 'I have had people threatening to kick my head in for no apparent reason - and not just in the hours you expect, although it is more common in the evenings and weekends. Drink can play a part, but it can ...

Opioids Linked to Worse Outcomes After Back Injury

...ad prior surgery, 2.6 times more likely to have an antisocial or borderline personality disorder, about twice as likely to have had a pre-injury substance use disorder, and 1.7 times more likely to have a major depressive or anxiety disorder. Even after controlling for these factors, the researchers found tha...

Naughty Boys, Pocket-Unfriendly?

...belonged to the 1 per cent nation-wide figures for antisocial behavior. Nearly two thirds of the parents resorted to additional nursery assistance and one third were still soliciting counseling from a psychologist. This study is published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. ...

Eating Seafood Results In Brighter Babies

...iends as a child grew up, which are also linked to antisocial behavior in later life. Edited (ANI)...

UK public misled over downgrading cannabis: Govt

... in the long run. Mr Clarke will champion curbs on antisocial behavior this year, which strategists say is undermined by a soft approach to cannabis....

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