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QIMR Berghofer Senior Scientist Professor Nick Martin has been ranked 90
th in a list of the world’s most highly cited researchers.
Professor Martin is recognised as a world leader in the genetics of mental health disorders and psychological traits.
He heads QIMR Berghofer’s Genetic Epidemiology Research Group. He joined the Institute in 1986, and has contributed to more than 1400 scientific papers over his career.
Professor Martin has made major contributions to genetic research into anxiety, depression, alcoholism, melanoma and other conditions.
He founded the Australian Twin Registry and for decades has conducted research into twins to unravel the different roles of genetics and environment in various behavioural and psychological traits.
Religious people cope well with anxiety, depression: Study
Sun Online Desk
18th January, 2021 01:15:54
A new study has revealed that religious people are making use of some of the same tools that psychologists have systematically identified as effective in increasing well-being and protecting against distress, anxiety and depression.
Religious people look for positive ways of thinking about hardship, a practice known to psychologists as “cognitive reappraisal.”
They also tend to have confidence in their ability to cope with difficulty, a trait called “coping self-efficacy.”
Both have been shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, said the team from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US.
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