A study published in JAMA Psychiatry looks at screen time and behaviour problems in children aged 12 and below. … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data looking at the behaviour of individuals required to self-isolate after testing positive … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non peer reviewed study posted on the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences website, … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released data from the COVID Test and Trace Contacts Behavioural Insights Survey on the behaviour … read more
A report, posted by University College London (UCL), looked at OVID-19 and social factors including compliance with government measures, and … read more
The association between domestic abuse and depression and anxiety is well established. However, most work in this field is conducted … read more
Research published in British Journal of Psychiatry shows that women who suffer domestic abuse are three times more likely to … read more
Use of video games and subsequent behavioural issues is the subject of paper published in the journal PLOS One, and the authors report a weak association between ‘shoot-em-up’ games and conduct disorder and no association between those games and depression. read more
Pornography has never been more immediately available than now, and smartphones mean parents have little control over their children’s exposure to the full gamut of sexually explicit material on the web. But what does the science say? And how do scientists even go about researching such a contentious subject? read more
Five year-olds who watch TV for three or more hours a day have a very slightly increased risk of developing antisocial behaviours, indicates research published in Archives of Disease in Childhood. read more
Research published in Translational Psychiatry suggested the diuretic bumetanide may mitigate some of the behavioral abnormalities associated with autism. read more
pharmacological treatments. Untreated ADHD is often associated with antisocial behaviour, substance misuse and criminal activity. read more
A paper in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine found adults with diseases were more likely to report they had been verbally or physically abused as children. read more
Research published in PLoS ONE suggested women who read negative news remember it better than men do, and have stronger stress responses in subsequent stress tests. read more
An observational study in the BMJ Open found an association between the amount of time spent seated every day to longevity. read more
An observational study in the BMJ Open found an association between the amount of time spent seated every day to longevity. A Before the Headlines analysis was also sent out to accompany comments. read more
A paper published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry suggested that the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (noradrenaline) may have a role to play in how people respond to financial loss. read more
A paper published in PNAS found that the volume of the hippocampus correlated with childhood depression and with maternal behaviour in early childhood. read more
A Swedish study published in PLoS Medicine concluded that there is no link between epilepsy and violent crime. read more
A paper from American researchers highlighted what they saw as a potential relationship between consumption of fizzy drinks and violent behaviour. read more
