Will Baum, LCSW Psychotherapy

Category: Studies

  • The Apology Gap

    Scientific American relays research that finds a reason that may explain why Women Apologize More Frequently Than Men: Researchers analyzed the number of self-reported offences and apologies made by 66 subjects over a 12-day period. And yes, they confirmed women consistently apologized more times than men did. But they also found that women report more offenses…

    Read more: The Apology Gap

  • Anger and Pain

    WebMD reports on a new study: Anger Increases Pain in Women.  Treatment–in this case CBT–shown to help. Treatment effects were significant, showing positive differences in pain, fatigue, and functional disability, and in anxiety and negative mood, the researchers say. “Our results demonstrate that offering high-risk [fibromyalgia] patients a treatment tailored to their cognitive behavioral patterns at an…

    Read more: Anger and Pain

  • Massage Study

    Getting a massage does more than put your muscles at ease. [Recent research has f]ound that a single session of massage caused biological changes. Volunteers who received Swedish massage experienced significant decreases in levels of the stress hormone cortisol in blood and saliva, and in arginine vasopressin, a hormone that can lead to increases in cortisol. They also…

    Read more: Massage Study

  • Cyber Bullying and Depression

    CFAH: In Cyber Bullying, Depression Hits Victims Hardest Young victims of electronic or cyber bullying – which occurs online or by cell phone – are more likely to suffer from depression than their tormentors are, a new study finds. Traditional bullying, the kind that occurs in the school building or face-to-face, is different. Victims and bully-victims – those…

    Read more: Cyber Bullying and Depression

  • The Out Crowd

    The high price of trying to be accepted: Social Exclusion Drives Bad Choices (PsychCentral). A new study reveals people who feel excluded will go to any length to try to become part of a group. The desire to be accepted or be a member of an “in” group can include spending large sums of cash, eating…

    Read more: The Out Crowd