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The Social risk hypothesis contends that mild to moderate depression has evolved to promote belonging in small communities by making members sensitive to signs of rejection and motivated to restore their social value (Allen & Badcock, 2003). Using self-report data from 397 working adults, structural equation modeling examined the relationships between secure attachment, social comparison, defeat, depression, submissive behaviors, interpersonal sensitivity, and self-esteem. The analysis provided empirical support for an evolved adaptive mechanism functioning in mild to moderate depression. However, the moderating impact of social investment potential as an internal gauge measuring one's ratio of social value and social burden was only partially supported. Overall, the results of this study support the adaptive nature of mild to moderate depression as a mechanism that evolved to help sustain crucial restorative relationships and to prevent dangerous social risks.

This study examined the roles of hassles, avoidant and problem-focused coping, and perceived social support as mediating the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and psychological distress in a sample of university professors. Hassles and avoidant coping both partially mediated a strong association between maladaptive perfectionism and psychological distress. These results are discussed in terms of the need to better understand how coping styles and social support are associated with the negative impact of perfectionism on the lives of university professors. The implications of these findings for counseling practice are also explored.

Objective: To survey Alberta psychiatrists on their prescribing of psychostimulants to adults. Method: A questionnaire was mailed to all 245 registered psychiatrists in Alberta. The respondents were requested to anonymously report, for the previous year, the number of adult patients to whom they prescribed pemoline, methylphenidate, amphetamines, or other psychostimulants for the treatment of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, dementia, and other disorders. Results: The response rate was 93.9%; 88.7% treated adults. Of these, 46.6% prescribed psychostimulants to 1238 patients. The greatest proportion of prescriptions of psychostimulants was for adult ADHD, depression, and narcolepsy. Conclusions: Psychostimulants are more widely prescribed by psychiatrists than indicated in earlier studies and in recommendations for treatment.