Adolescence is a time of dramatic change. It marks a period of significant physical transformation — such as the drive toward sexual maturity. But it can also be a time of considerable psychological ...

Approximately 20% of American adolescents experience a mental health disorder each year, a number that has been on the rise.

Psychotic syndromes can be understood as disorders of adaptation to social context. Although heritability is often emphasized, onset is associated with environmental factors such as early life ...

The relationships between individuals in an organization are influenced by many factors. Personalities, ways of working and cultural backgrounds all combine to create a workplace that can be vibrant ...

When scientists study obesity and weight-loss treatment, it's most often about genetics, lack of physical activity and poor eating habits. However, new findings show that stress, hardship, isolation ...

California mouse (Peromyscus californicus): Working with females of this species, UC Davis researchers found a form of social anxiety that can be a model for human stress and anxiety disorders. (Sarah ...

Five years ago, Bakari Itembe stopped fishing with mosquito nets in the shallow waters of Lake Tanganyika near his home in western Tanzania. Instead, he began protecting fish breeding stocks by using ...

Successful marketing depends partly on the ability of a company to manage its marketing programs within its social environment. Social environmental forces are those forces that involve attitudes and ...