Psychology News from Elsevier

Having a wider face could save your life

2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

Previously the size of a man’s face has been connected to their likelihood to react aggressively, cheat, deceive and dominate. Now research suggests that the width of a man’s face can predict how likely they are to die from contact violence (stabbed, strangled or bludgeoned to death). Study in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior by Michael Stirrat, Gert Stulp, Thomas V. Pollet.

Press Release for Biological Psychiatry - Psychiatric Medication Effects on Brain Structure

2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

Contrasting Effects of Haloperidol and Lithium on Rodent Brain Structure: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study with Postmortem Confirmation by Anthony C. Vernon, Sridhar Natesan, William R. Crum, Jonathan D. Cooper, Michel Modo, Steven C.R. Williams, Shitij Kapur. Volume 71, Issue 10, 15 May 2012, Pages 855–863. Read the full article http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.12.004

Press Release for the The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announces that it has entered into an agreement with the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) to publish The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (AJGP) beginning in January 2013.

Press Coverage for the Journal of Affective Disorders

2012-05-08T00:00:00Z

Reduced educational attainment in bipolar disorder by David C. Glahna, Carrie E. Beardenb, Charles L. Bowdena, Jair C. Soares. Volume 92, Issues 2–3, June 2006, Pages 309–312. Read the full article http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2006.01.025

Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director of Elsevier, interviewed in Research Information

2012-05-04T00:00:00Z

Suzanne BeDell was interviewed by Research Information, talking about Elsevier’s eBooks, Print on Demand and apps offering including the Oishi MRI Atlas.

Video introduction of Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science by Steve Hayes

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Steve Hayes introduces the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. For more information, visit the journal homepage at www.elsevier.com/locate/jcbs

Video introduction of Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science by Editor-in-Chief

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Editor-in-Chief, Joseph Ciarrochi, introduces the new Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. More information about the journal can be found on the journal homepage at www.elsevier.com/locate/jcbs

BBC Press Coverage Received for Elsevier Organized Conference - Planet Under Pressure

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Planet Under Pressure, organized by Elsevier, reaches beyond the science community to media and blogosphere. Watch the presentations from the conference online today: http://view6.workcast.net/?pak=8051301437434580&cpak=5876441157257134

Press Release for Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry-Higher Maternal Age Predicts Risk of Autism

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Advancing Maternal Age Is Associated With Increasing Risk for Autism: A Review and Meta-Analysis by Sven Sandin, M.Sc. Christina M. Hultman, Ph.D. Alexander Kolevzon, M.D. Raz Gross, M.D.M.Ph. James H. MacCabe, MRCPsych, Ph.D. Abraham Reichenberg, Ph.D. Volume 51, Issue 5, May 2012, Pages 477–486. Read the full article http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2012.02.018

Press Release for Biological Psychiatry-Protecting Your Brain: ‘Use It or Lose It’

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Multiple Biological Pathways Link Cognitive Lifestyle to Protection from Dementia by Michael J. Valenzuelaa, Fiona E. Matthewse, Carol Braynef, Paul Inceg, Glenda Hallidayd, Jillian J. Krili, Marshall A. Daltona, Kathryn Richardsonf, Gill Forsterg, Perminder S. Sachdevb, Volume 71, Issue 9, 1 May 2012, Pages 783–791. Read the full article http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.07.036,

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2012-04-09T00:00:00Z

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BIGGERBRAINS on Career Planning

2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

Watch the video interview with the author of Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career, Professor Alan M Johnson, Research Management Services International.

BIGGERBRAINS: A Perspective on Funding in Academic Research

2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

Interview with Prof Francesco Visioli. Chief Scientist at the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA)-Food, and Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacological Research, giving advice to young scientists about different aspects of funding.

Walking for depression or depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2012-04-23T00:00:00Z

Mental Health and Physical Activity. Roma Robertson, Ann R.R. Robertson, Ruth Jepson, Margaret Maxwell. Available online 4 April 2012. Physical activity has been shown to alleviate depression but it is not known whether the less vigorous activity of walking – a potentially widely acceptable and safe intervention - confers such benefit.

Win an iPad with Elsevier Mobile Application Competition

2012-04-19T00:00:00Z

Could your idea help authors to submit their papers while they are on the move? Or perhaps you have an idea for an application that involves several journals in a subject area? Whatever your journal app ideas, submit your suggestions to Elsevier’s Best Mobile App Competition today! You don’t have to be a Techie, you just need to have good ideas! Put your pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and write these ideas down. Who knows? You might even win an iPad for your efforts! Submit your idea before 31 May 2012! http://elsevierauthormobileapp.com/

Press Coverage for Intelligence

2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

A dynamic analysis of the effects of intelligence and socioeconomic background on job-market success by Yoav Ganzach. Available online 21 March 2011.

Press release for Biological Psychiatry - Activity in Brain Networks Related to Features of Depression

2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

Depressed individuals with a tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts, i.e. to repeatedly think about particular negative thoughts or memories, show different patterns of brain network activation compared to healthy individuals, report scientists of a new study in Biological Psychiatry. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.10.035 "Evidence of a Dissociation Pattern in Resting-State Default Mode Network Connectivity in First-Episode, Treatment-Naive Major Depression Patients" by Xueling Zhu, Xiang Wang, Jin Xiao, Jian Liao, Mingtian Zhong, Wei Wang, Shuqiao Yao. Volume 71, Issue 7, 1 April 2012

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Welcomes Two New Associate Editors

2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

The journal welcomes three new Associate Editors, as Katherine Robinson (University of Regina), Gene Ouellette (Mount Allison University) and Ramesh Bhatt (University of Kentucky) join in 2012.

Call for Papers - Early Childhood Research Quarterly Special Issue

2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

Early Childhood Research Quarterly is planning to publish a special issue dedicated to Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). Guest editors: W. Steven Barnett and Stacie G. Goffin Submission deadline: November 1, 2012

The cross-cultural significance of control and autonomy in parent-adolescent relationships

2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

Journal of Adolescence, Volume 35, Issue 2, pages 243-470 (April 2012)
Edited by Bart Soenens, Wim Beyers