Psychiatry

Research finds that scantily-clad women and men are judged in similar ways. Christie Nicholson reports

Dispute grows over revisions to diagnostic handbook.

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Halloween reminds us that we love to be scared. But too much of anything is not good. Christie Nicholson reports

A Harvard psychologist is developing evidence-based treatments for the devout

A new study finds that the humor gap between the sexes is more stereotype than reality. Christie Nicholson reports

Recent research finds that body language significantly improves how well we are understood by our audience. Christie Nicholson reports

A new study suggests that women on the pill are happy with their man's practical credentials, but are not necessarily swooning between the sheets. Christopher Intagliata reports

Research shows that young children tend to think that naturally occurring objects like pinecones or rocks cannot be owned. Christie Nicholson reports

Activity in the brain's "hate circuit" is out of sync across the circuit's three regions, leading to self-loathing and other failures to deal appropriately with feelings of hate, research suggests

A study in the journal Public Library of Science ONE finds that many judge race based on types of clothing. Christie Nicholson reports