According to a new study, women think that men with a lower-pitched voice are more likely to cheat, while men think that a woman with a higher-pitched voice is more likely to cheat. These findings were independent of whether a person preferred a certain voice pitch, or found a certain voice pitch attractive. In addition, [...]

I’ve written an article for New Harbinger’s “Off the Couch” series: Approximately 4 percent of the U.S. population has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – that’s 13 million people. If you find out you are one of these 13 million people (welcome to our exclusive club, by the way!), here are the top 5 things [...]

A study finds that 7- to 9-year-old children that have an idea/concept of a supernatural force are more likely to allow a “sign” to influence their behavior. Children in this age group who do not have an idea/concept of a supernatural force do not interpret “signs” as such. For younger children, the knowledge of a [...]

ScienceDaily (2011-02-14) — When psychotherapy is helping someone get better, what does that change look like in the brain? This was the question a team of psychological scientists set out to investigate in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder. “The study recruited 25 adults with social anxiety disorder from a Hamilton, Ontario clinic. The patients [...]

The earlier you start drinking, the more stress-induced drinking you may have later, according to a new study. The total amount of alcohol consumption was examined, and not number of “drinking days”. This is because total amount of consumption is more of an indicator of stress-induced drinking. Stressful life events caused increased drinking, while normal [...]

People often ask me, “How have you been able to write 4 books on adult ADD?” I tell them this: 1) I have a passion for writing. 2) I have a passion for helping others. 3) By writing books on ADD and by disclosing I have ADHD, I can let people know that they are [...]

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, will have a new edition published in 2013. This edition will be called the DSM-5. (This is a departure from previous editions, because a roman numeral will not be used in the title.) The DSM is used by clinicians to [...]

Think your privacy rights are covered at college? Think again. A U.S. District Court judge ruled that if a university doesn’t accept federal aid, FERPA law, the law protecting the privacy of students’ records, doesn’t apply. What does this mean for you? Students’ personal information and records could be fair game for distribution. The good [...]

Woman’s Day did a great job using my latest book to define the signs of adult ADD. “Daily Dose: Could it be Adult ADD?” by Barbara Brody, Health Editor, Woman’s Day: http://dailywd.womansday.com/blog/2011/03/daily-dose-could-it-be-adult-add.html Tweet This Post

Go to www.spokeo.com and remove your personal info! Click on “Privacy” at the bottom of the screen. If you have more than one profile, you can only delete two profiles per email address, and you can only delete a total of four profiles at a time. www.spokeo.com lists your approximate age, annual income, marital status…and [...]