Weather and Workplace Performance (03-20-15)
Weather can create challenges that are difficult for workplace design to overcome.
Depressed/Anxious Adults
Personal Space and Anxiety (08-28-13)
New research confirms that people who tend to be anxious have a larger preferred personal space “bubble.”
More Evidence of Problems with Light at Night (07-24-12)
Researchers at The Ohio State University investigated the psychological repercussions of being exposed to dim light (5 lux) for 8 hours each day and normal daylight (150 lux) during the other 16.
Walk in the Park and Depression (05-18-12)
Research by Marc Berman, a post-doctoral fellow at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute in Toronto and colleagues has linked walking in natural settings and improved memory function in people with major depression.
Anxious and Oblivious (12-21-11)
Frankel and Bar-Haim, who are associated with Tel Aviv University, learned that the sensory systems of anxious people are not hyper-vigilant as previously believed, but instead not as alert as those in the non-anxious.
Art and Medication Use (03-22-11)
Nanda (American Art Resources) and colleagues Eisen (Texas Christian University) and Owen (East Alabama Medical Center) have investigated the relationship between art viewed by psychiatric patents and their medication use.
Psychological State Influences our View of the World
Depressed, schizophrenic, and autistic people experience the world in particular ways.
Psychological State Influences Color Perception (07-21-10)
Everyday expressions link psychological depression with the color gray.
Art and Posttraumatic Stress (04-29-10)
The general therapeutic value of visual art is well documented in the scientific literature and in earlier entries of this blog.
Color Associations and Choices
What do people associate with red and green? Are color choices different between healthy and depressed people?
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