Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 19:16
Coregulation: How Self-Soothing Actually Develops
A baby's ability to self-soothe depends on age, distress level, and temperament—meaning parental help isn't a bad habit; it's a necessity.
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What am I doing wrong?" To read most sleep advice, it would seem that teaching a baby to self-soothe is the most important task of parenting —and if parents don't establish this skill right from the start, their child could struggle for years. Nowhere else in childrearing do we tell parents that the only way a child learns is in the absence of help.
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A baby's ability to self-soothe depends on age, distress level, and temperament—meaning parental help isn't a bad habit; it's a necessity.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 18:48
What Does It Mean to Accept a Diagnosis That Won’t Go Away?
Acceptance is not instant after a diagnosis. A diagnosis can shape identity, expectations, and emotions. Here's how to support families and young people along the way.
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What Does It Mean to Accept a Diagnosis That Won’t Go Away?. A diagnosis can shape identity, expectations, and emotions. Here's how to support families and young people along the way.
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Acceptance is not instant after a diagnosis.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 18:26
Preserving Parental Legacies for Grieving Children
Grieving children need all the comfort they can get to preserve a parent's legacy as they try to navigate life without them.
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The question that surviving family members and friends ask the most after the death of a parent is what can they do to better support the grieving children left behind. They can then create a photo blanket of a group of memorable photos with the late parent and child together, or a video montage the child can watch to help comfort them of fond memories they had with their late…
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Grieving children need all the comfort they can get to preserve a parent's legacy as they try to navigate life without them.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 18:05
Assimilating After Psychosis
Personal Perspective: It's easy to feel "otherness" and be scared of being found out after psychosis, due to stigma. Here's some insight on how to feel just like everyone else.
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Personal Perspective: It's easy to feel "otherness" and be scared of being found out after psychosis, due to stigma. Here's some insight on how to feel just like everyone else.
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Personal Perspective: It's easy to feel "otherness" and be scared of being found out after psychosis, due to stigma.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 16:38
When “Too Much” Becomes Your Story
Many adults with ADHD grow up receiving messages that they are "too much"—too emotional, intense, or scattered. Learn how to re-write this narrative and improve self-compassion.
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When “Too Much” Becomes Your Story. Many adults with ADHD grow up receiving messages that they are "too much"—too emotional, intense, or scattered. Learn how to re-write this narrative and improve self-compassion.
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Many adults with ADHD grow up receiving messages that they are "too much"—too emotional, intense, or scattered.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 15:50
A Cure for Physical Punishment
Physical punishment harms children in 15+ documented ways. The cure: teach both parents and children to name their emotions—anger, fear, distress—so feelings become words, not hits.
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A Cure for Physical Punishment. Physical punishment harms children in 15+ documented ways. The cure: teach both parents and children to name their emotions—anger, fear, distress—so feelings become words, not hits.
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Physical punishment harms children in 15+ documented ways.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 15:12
The Promise and Perils of Brain Research
Lithium illustrates how drug discovery may evolve from unpredictable scientific factors.
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The Promise and Perils of Brain Research. Lithium illustrates how drug discovery may evolve from unpredictable scientific factors.
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Lithium illustrates how drug discovery may evolve from unpredictable scientific factors.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 11:16
Treating Depression by Calming the Immune System
Beyond neurotransmitters: could depression sometimes be an inflammatory disorder?
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Treating Depression by Calming the Immune System. Beyond neurotransmitters: could depression sometimes be an inflammatory disorder?
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Beyond neurotransmitters: could depression sometimes be an inflammatory disorder?
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 11:07
A Psychological Technique Every Nurse Needs in Their Toolbox
Traditional advice-giving can backfire with patients who are “on the fence” about changing behaviors. Nurses can use this technique to motivate patients and reduce defensiveness.
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A Psychological Technique Every Nurse Needs in Their Toolbox. Traditional advice-giving can backfire with patients who are “on the fence” about changing behaviors. Nurses can use this technique to motivate patients and reduce defensiveness.
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Traditional advice-giving can backfire with patients who are “on the fence” about changing behaviors.
Bbc
Jun 3, 10:46
What are the plans for Liverpool Women's Hospital?
There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
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There are plans to move some maternity services to the Royal Liverpool - which could affect around 130 high-risk births each year
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 09:35
The Power of a Mind-Body Treatment Approach
Medical disorders cause stress, and stress amplifies medical symptoms. A treatment approach that integrates the mind and the body can often lead to the best outcomes.
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The Power of a Mind-Body Treatment Approach. Medical disorders cause stress, and stress amplifies medical symptoms. A treatment approach that integrates the mind and the body can often lead to the best outcomes.
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Medical disorders cause stress, and stress amplifies medical symptoms.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 3, 08:26
When Children Are Expected to Be the Adults
One day, in the early weeks after starting my master’s program, I had a friend whose parents were going through a divorce. We were both in our early twenties, still children in many ways.
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One day, in the early weeks after starting my master’s program, I had a friend whose parents were going through a divorce. I remember thinking it was so bizarre that she was so upset about her parents divorcing . That was the weirdest thing to me: having both parents consoling the child.
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Personal Perspective: What happens when children are expected to suppress their pain and become adults?
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 20:06
The Use of AI Can Accelerate Scientific Progress
Personal Perspective: As AI is further refined, many more scientists will routinely utilize cutting-edge AI technology to inform and accelerate their research progress.
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I have been using Claude (an AI) to help research information regarding a new book that I am writing. These combinations were made possible because of its ability to rapidly synthesize information from diverse databases. Fleming's observation eventually led to the development of penicillin, one of the most transformative medical discoveries of the twentieth century (Lax, 2004).
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Personal Perspective: As AI is further refined, many more scientists will routinely utilize cutting-edge AI technology to inform and accelerate their research progress.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 19:30
5 Things Not to Say About Weight (and What to Say Instead)
Talking about weight with others may seem like a safe topic, but you never know what others have been through and how your words can impact their health and well-being.
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Talking about sports may be America's pastime, but talking about weight loss is likely a close second. In other words, Aunt Sue’s comments aren’t improving her niece's health and are likely worsening her health instead. So, Aunt Sue’s words may come from her own internalized weight stigma , or reduced self-worth linked to her own weight.
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Talking about weight with others may seem like a safe topic, but you never know what others have been through and how your words can impact their health and well-being.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 18:50
The Problem With Efficiency
Discover how unlocking your brain’s "inefficient" network is the ultimate hack for creativity and career longevity. It’s time to plan a non-optimized summer.
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The Problem With Efficiency. Discover how unlocking your brain’s "inefficient" network is the ultimate hack for creativity and career longevity. It’s time to plan a non-optimized summer.
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Discover how unlocking your brain’s "inefficient" network is the ultimate hack for creativity and career longevity.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 18:14
Turning to AI for Meaning and Transcendence
Whatever you think about astrology, it has traditionally offered a way of understanding ourselves as deeply embedded in the cosmos, something that AI can't easily replace.
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Yesterday, the Harvard Business Review published an article about recent research on the top use cases of generative artificial intelligence in 2026. The number one way that people are using large language models this year and last year is for therapy and companionship. Many of us are finding it easier to turn to AI to meet our emotional needs.
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Whatever you think about astrology, it has traditionally offered a way of understanding ourselves as deeply embedded in the cosmos, something that AI can't easily replace.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 17:21
The Psychology of the Sideline
Sports conversations can feel like a closed door. Here's how to finally step inside.
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The Psychology of the Sideline. Sports conversations can feel like a closed door. Here's how to finally step inside.
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Sports conversations can feel like a closed door.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 17:05
The Importance of Training for Mental Health Integration
The future of integrated care depends on ensuring that clinicians are trained to to connect a patient's physical symptoms, emotional experiences, and broader life circumstances.
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Every day, patients enter health care settings carrying a complex mix of biological, psychological, and social challenges. Yet our educational systems continue to train most health care professionals as though these dimensions can be addressed separately.
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The future of integrated care depends on ensuring that clinicians are trained to to connect a patient's physical symptoms, emotional experiences, and broader life circumstances.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 16:18
No One Can Truly Know What It Feels Like to Be You
We cannot fully know another person's inner world, but we also do not fully know our own. Biology, society, and our microbes constantly reshape the self without our awareness.
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No One Can Truly Know What It Feels Like to Be You. We cannot fully know another person's inner world, but we also do not fully know our own. Biology, society, and our microbes constantly reshape the self without our awareness.
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We cannot fully know another person's inner world, but we also do not fully know our own.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 16:15
Emotional Safety Can Turn Vulnerability Into a Superpower
Vulnerability is often misunderstood as full disclosure, but true emotional openness depends on safety, timing, and boundaries that support rather than undermine connection.
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Growing up with abuse, I thought vulnerability was a weakness, and silence felt safer. Because of this, I often shared personal stories before trust had been built, or with people who weren’t ready to hear them.
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Vulnerability is often misunderstood as full disclosure, but true emotional openness depends on safety, timing, and boundaries that support rather than undermine connection.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 15:52
Leveraging Psychology to Keep Your House Tidier
Does your home always seem to spiral out of control? Are you tired of living in the midst of a mess? These nine tips will help you create lasting change for a tidier home.
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Leveraging Psychology to Keep Your House Tidier. Does your home always seem to spiral out of control? Are you tired of living in the midst of a mess?
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These nine tips will help you create lasting change for a tidier home.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 12:16
Stress Physiology Drives Rumination
Your quality of life suffers when you feel trapped by your thoughts, with no escape. Systematically learning skills to reset your physiology enables thriving.
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Stress Physiology Drives Rumination. Your quality of life suffers when you feel trapped by your thoughts, with no escape. Systematically learning skills to reset your physiology enables thriving.
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Your quality of life suffers when you feel trapped by your thoughts, with no escape.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 12:13
Don't Let Your Wound Become Your Story
Life wounds all of us, but what happens next is up to you—three small steps to avoid feeling powerless.
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Life wounds all of us, but what happens next is up to you—three small steps to avoid feeling powerless.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 11:34
How the Experience of Wonder Shapes Children
Babies are not passive learners. From birth, they actively use wonder to transform experience into understanding. Learn how to cultivate wonder at home and in the classroom.
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How the Experience of Wonder Shapes Children. From birth, they actively use wonder to transform experience into understanding. Learn how to cultivate wonder at home and in the classroom.
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Babies are not passive learners.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 11:30
2 Frustrating Habits of the Most Intelligent People
Two signs that someone's mind is processing more than the situation has room for.
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Two signs that someone's mind is processing more than the situation has room for.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 11:25
How to Play Cognitive Self Defense in the Age of AI
We've learned to protect everything we own. It's time to protect how we think.
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How to Play Cognitive Self Defense in the Age of AI. We've learned to protect everything we own. It's time to protect how we think.
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We've learned to protect everything we own.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 11:24
A Powerful Cognitive Strategy for High Performers
Compartmentalization is an advanced mental skill used by people in demanding, high-risk public safety occupations.
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Compartmentalization is an advanced mental skill used by people in demanding, high-risk public safety occupations.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 10:56
''If He Likes Me, Why Doesn’t He Make an Effort?''
Why do some people speak with emotional intensity while investing very little in reality? It's explained by the psychology of words, effort, and unequal intimacy.
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''If He Likes Me, Why Doesn’t He Make an Effort?''. Why do some people speak with emotional intensity while investing very little in reality? It's explained by the psychology of words, effort, and unequal intimacy.
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Why do some people speak with emotional intensity while investing very little in reality?
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 10:55
Who Gets to Define Human Suffering?
As psychiatry concedes long-standing criticisms of diagnosis, a deeper question emerges: What now justifies its authority over human suffering?
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As psychiatry concedes long-standing criticisms of diagnosis, a deeper question emerges: What now justifies its authority over human suffering?
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 10:31
A Parent's Guide to Difficult Conversations With Children
Start an ongoing dialogue with your child about pornography so they are prepared to respond in a healthy way.
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Start an ongoing dialogue with your child about pornography so they are prepared to respond in a healthy way.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 10:11
The Parenting Trap With Comments About a Child’s Weight
Weight-focused teasing—even heartfelt concern—can worsen the problems parents hope to prevent. New research reveals that which family members make comments can deepen the impact.
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The Parenting Trap With Comments About a Child’s Weight. Weight-focused teasing—even heartfelt concern—can worsen the problems parents hope to prevent. New research reveals that which family members make comments can deepen the impact.
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Weight-focused teasing—even heartfelt concern—can worsen the problems parents hope to prevent.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 09:39
How Resilience Can Help You Transcend Life’s Challenges
New research reveals that resilience is linked with social connections, access to mental health resources, spirituality, and positively managing our challenges.
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New research reveals that resilience is linked with social connections, access to mental health resources, spirituality, and positively managing our challenges.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 09:26
Two Ways to Improve Relational Communication
Getting stuck in a boring conversation can become a mind-numbing experience. Make sure you don’t become the bore with these 2o secret weapons that can spice up your communication.
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Two Ways to Improve Relational Communication. Getting stuck in a boring conversation can become a mind-numbing experience. Make sure you don’t become the bore with these 2o secret weapons that can spice up your communication.
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Getting stuck in a boring conversation can become a mind-numbing experience.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 08:49
The "Zoom Out" Theory for Family Building
It is widely accepted that fertility treatment is stressful, yet most do not consider that their decisions are made under this intense stress.
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Many people on their family building journey are making some of the most significant decisions of their lives while living with stress and enourmous pressure. The Zoom Out Theory was created to help people take a step back from this stress so they can approach these important decisions with greater clarity and make the more informed decisions that their future self will feel g…
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It is widely accepted that fertility treatment is stressful, yet most do not consider that their decisions are made under this intense stress.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 08:18
'But I Just Can’t Miss This!' Fan FOMO
A recent study found that parasocial relationships and fear of missing out are both predictors of fan behavior. What can fans do to lessen the effects?
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'But I Just Can’t Miss This!' Fan FOMO. A recent study found that parasocial relationships and fear of missing out are both predictors of fan behavior. What can fans do to lessen the effects?
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A recent study found that parasocial relationships and fear of missing out are both predictors of fan behavior.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 2, 07:50
The Importance of Getting Kids Outdoors
Dale Atkins' kids book "Dear Deer" shows we need to teach the children well and offers numerous life lessons about the countless benefits of getting outside for people of all ages.
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Dale Atkins' kids book "Dear Deer" shows we need to teach the children well and offers numerous life lessons about the countless benefits of getting outside for people of all ages.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 21:25
Three Major Causes of Depression
Your depression doesn’t have to be a mystery. Learn which of the three major causes best describes your experience.
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Three Major Causes of Depression. Your depression doesn’t have to be a mystery. Learn which of the three major causes best describes your experience.
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Learn which of the three major causes best describes your experience.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 19:49
Traditional Healing in Kenya Versus Psychotherapy
Personal Perspective: My time with a diviner in Kenya convinces me that there is value in traditional approaches to life's problems.
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Personal Perspective: My time with a diviner in Kenya convinces me that there is value in traditional approaches to life's problems.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 18:45
Why We Miss the Risks That Actually Reach Us
A flood drowned a city, but the flood wasn’t the cause—three failures were. This is why your brain misses chained risk, and one habit that helps you catch it.
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Why We Miss the Risks That Actually Reach Us. A flood drowned a city, but the flood wasn’t the cause—three failures were. This is why your brain misses chained risk, and one habit that helps you catch it.
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This is why your brain misses chained risk, and one habit that helps you catch it.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 18:19
Old Glory and the Good Life
Sacred objects aren’t sentimental; they’re psychological anchors. Find yours and savor it. Let it pull you back to purpose, mission, and the best of who you are.
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Old Glory and the Good Life. Find yours and savor it. Let it pull you back to purpose, mission, and the best of who you are.
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Sacred objects aren’t sentimental; they’re psychological anchors.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 18:04
Why Is My Teen Acting Like a Jerk?
What is the "adolescent personality dip," and what does it have to do with your kid's behavior?
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What is the "adolescent personality dip," and what does it have to do with your kid's behavior?
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 17:57
Why Americans Are Having More Satisfying Sex
While overall health boosts your sex life, a recent study suggests one lifestyle change may improve sexual satisfaction more than any other.
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While overall health boosts your sex life, a recent study suggests one lifestyle change may improve sexual satisfaction more than any other.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 17:51
The Therapeutic Industrial Complex
We are now living inside the Therapeutic Industrial Complex governed by a matrix of VC-backed digital mental health platforms, insurance companies, and big pharma.
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We are now living inside the Therapeutic Industrial Complex governed by a matrix of VC-backed digital mental health platforms, insurance companies, and big pharma.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 17:36
On a Scale of 1-5, How Much Do Autistics Hate Likert Scales?
Many autistic people struggle with traditional Likert scales because they are created for neurotypical people. Accommodations can help make this tool useful and accessible.
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On a Scale of 1-5, How Much Do Autistics Hate Likert Scales?. Many autistic people struggle with traditional Likert scales because they are created for neurotypical people. Accommodations can help make this tool useful and accessible.
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Many autistic people struggle with traditional Likert scales because they are created for neurotypical people.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 16:33
What "Off Campus" Teaches Us About Healthy Masculinity
"Off Campus" isn’t just another college drama. It's an example of positive masculinity, based on connection and respect rather than rigid norms.
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What "Off Campus" Teaches Us About Healthy Masculinity. "Off Campus" isn’t just another college drama. It's an example of positive masculinity, based on connection and respect rather than rigid norms.
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It's an example of positive masculinity, based on connection and respect rather than rigid norms.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 16:12
When It’s Time to Die: The Need for Palliative Care Training
We all will die one day. Surgeons need to be able to discuss death and what care at the end of our lives looks like.
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When It’s Time to Die: The Need for Palliative Care Training. We all will die one day. Surgeons need to be able to discuss death and what care at the end of our lives looks like.
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We all will die one day.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 15:38
6 Strategies to Positively Influence Other People’s Emotions
When someone is feeling bad, it can be hard to know how to improve their mood and reconnect with them. Fortunately, research suggests six affect regulation strategies to help.
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6 Strategies to Positively Influence Other People’s Emotions. When someone is feeling bad, it can be hard to know how to improve their mood and reconnect with them. Fortunately, research suggests six affect regulation strategies to help.
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When someone is feeling bad, it can be hard to know how to improve their mood and reconnect with them.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 15:07
The Truth About Your Therapist
Behind the clinical veneer lies a liberating truth: Shrinks aren't perfect, and they aren't quietly analyzing your every move.
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Behind the clinical veneer lies a liberating truth: Shrinks aren't perfect, and they aren't quietly analyzing your every move.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 14:46
From Reading and Listening to Downloading and Installing
Personal Perspective: Reading and listening are low-bandwidth ways to move information. Could technology restore higher ways of knowing?
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From Reading and Listening to Downloading and Installing. Personal Perspective: Reading and listening are low-bandwidth ways to move information. Could technology restore higher ways of knowing?
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Personal Perspective: Reading and listening are low-bandwidth ways to move information.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 14:09
Hope and Care for the Special Needs Family
Personal Perspective: One of the great stressors for a nuclear family is to have a member who is neurodiverse or physically disabled.
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Personal Perspective: One of the great stressors for a nuclear family is to have a member who is neurodiverse or physically disabled.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 13:43
The Future of Mental Health Is Mental Wealth
Imagine a future where the tools we need for mental well-being are integrated into the fabric of society. Mental wealth can be the bridge to this new reality.
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The Future of Mental Health Is Mental Wealth. Imagine a future where the tools we need for mental well-being are integrated into the fabric of society. Mental wealth can be the bridge to this new reality.
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Imagine a future where the tools we need for mental well-being are integrated into the fabric of society.
Bbc
Jun 1, 13:33
'Why I'm showing my hernia online'
Amy Bamford turned to social media to seek advice about her hernia.
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'Why I'm showing my hernia online'. Amy Bamford turned to social media to seek advice about her hernia.
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Amy Bamford turned to social media to seek advice about her hernia.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 13:13
Therapy Is Not a Pill, So Why Do We Test It Like One?
The primary way we evaluate whether therapy works uses the same method we use for testing drugs. This has limited the therapies we can access.
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Therapy Is Not a Pill, So Why Do We Test It Like One?. The primary way we evaluate whether therapy works uses the same method we use for testing drugs. This has limited the therapies we can access.
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The primary way we evaluate whether therapy works uses the same method we use for testing drugs.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 13:00
AI and the Psychology of Cognitive Surrender
What feels like thinking may already be its replacement.
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AI and the Psychology of Cognitive Surrender. What feels like thinking may already be its replacement.
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What feels like thinking may already be its replacement.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 12:58
Opioid Overdose Is Not Sleep. It Can Be a Brain Injury Event
Opioid overdose's respiratory depression can damage oxygen-sensitive brain cells, produce lasting cognitive and emotional impairment, and cause death.
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Opioid overdose's respiratory depression can damage oxygen-sensitive brain cells, produce lasting cognitive and emotional impairment, and cause death.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 12:27
The Therapist as Mirror
Personal Perspective: Part of a therapist's job is not to interpret what the client says, but to simply reflect it back, so the client can do the interpreting.
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Personal Perspective: Part of a therapist's job is not to interpret what the client says, but to simply reflect it back, so the client can do the interpreting.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 11:47
When Stress Gets Under the Skin
Stress affects the body as well as the mind, influencing physical health. Psychological stress can ignite inflammation in the skin by traveling along nerves.
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When Stress Gets Under the Skin. Stress affects the body as well as the mind, influencing physical health. Psychological stress can ignite inflammation in the skin by traveling along nerves.
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Stress affects the body as well as the mind, influencing physical health.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 11:42
When Should Your Therapy Dog Retire?
All therapy dogs age differently. No single rule guides retirement, but the signs are worth learning to read.
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When Should Your Therapy Dog Retire?. All therapy dogs age differently. No single rule guides retirement, but the signs are worth learning to read.
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All therapy dogs age differently.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 11:37
What Is Teaching Teens About Love?
Screens are teaching teens about love and getting it wrong sometimes. New research shows that parents are still the most powerful influence. Here's how to start the conversations.
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What Is Teaching Teens About Love?. New research shows that parents are still the most powerful influence. Here's how to start the conversations.
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Screens are teaching teens about love and getting it wrong sometimes.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 11:26
What Type of First Impressions Spark Unique Attraction?
Why are some people so successful in attracting others? The secret is in the comfort of communal behavior.
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What Type of First Impressions Spark Unique Attraction?. Why are some people so successful in attracting others? The secret is in the comfort of communal behavior.
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Why are some people so successful in attracting others?
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 11:12
What Does Post-Trauma Recovery Look Like for an Animal?
Passive animal behavior may indicate distress rather than resilience.
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What Does Post-Trauma Recovery Look Like for an Animal?. Passive animal behavior may indicate distress rather than resilience.
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Passive animal behavior may indicate distress rather than resilience.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 11:01
The Chicken, the Egg, and the Algorithm
The chicken-and-egg conundrum offers an alibi, and a trap. We must seek both individual change and systemic transformation, especially in the hybrid era. They are interdependent.
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The Chicken, the Egg, and the Algorithm. The chicken-and-egg conundrum offers an alibi, and a trap. We must seek both individual change and systemic transformation, especially in the hybrid era.
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The chicken-and-egg conundrum offers an alibi, and a trap.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 10:34
Forced Nasogastric Tube Feeding in Eating Disorders
A recent review explores forced nasogastric feeding in severe anorexia, highlighting ethical dilemmas, trauma risks, and the need for compassionate, person-centered care.
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A recent review explores forced nasogastric feeding in severe anorexia, highlighting ethical dilemmas, trauma risks, and the need for compassionate, person-centered care.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 10:04
If You Are Dying… What You May Want Your Family to Know
Benefits of life-limiting illness or injury are few, but one advantage stands out: You have time to prepare, spend time with, and say what you need to those you love.
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Benefits of life-limiting illness or injury are few, but one advantage stands out: You have time to prepare, spend time with, and say what you need to those you love.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 09:47
GLP-1s and a Hidden Risk of Weight Loss
GLP-1 medications may offer significant benefits, but for some people with a history of anorexia, weight loss itself can reactivate aspects of a long-dormant illness.
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GLP-1 medications may offer significant benefits, but for some people with a history of anorexia, weight loss itself can reactivate aspects of a long-dormant illness.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 09:38
What Does Your Emotional Connection to Chatbots Depend On?
A recent study shows that humans have anthropomorphic tendencies toward AI.
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What Does Your Emotional Connection to Chatbots Depend On?. A recent study shows that humans have anthropomorphic tendencies toward AI.
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A recent study shows that humans have anthropomorphic tendencies toward AI.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 09:19
3 ‘Lazy’ Habits That Actually Signal Intelligence
People who are genuinely intelligent understand that their mental, physical, and emotional resources are finite and that they have to protect those resources carefully.
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People who are genuinely intelligent understand that their mental, physical, and emotional resources are finite and that they have to protect those resources carefully.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Jun 1, 08:47
Positivity Can Change Your Relationship
In an attempt to fix their marriage, many get caught in the very negativity that shuts down progress. We invite use the of the positives to build, broaden, and find the love again.
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Positivity Can Change Your Relationship. In an attempt to fix their marriage, many get caught in the very negativity that shuts down progress. We invite use the of the positives to build, broaden, and find the love again.
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In an attempt to fix their marriage, many get caught in the very negativity that shuts down progress.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 17:59
"I Hate You": What Does It Mean When Your Child Says This?
Most parents have heard the words "I hate you" when something was happening between them and their child. Here's how to think about this inevitability and respond to it.
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"I Hate You": What Does It Mean When Your Child Says This?. Most parents have heard the words "I hate you" when something was happening between them and their child. Here's how to think about this inevitability and respond to it.
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Most parents have heard the words "I hate you" when something was happening between them and their child.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 17:40
Arguments: The Colliding of Emotional Wounds
We all come to relationships with childhood wounds that get triggered in intimate relationships, creating arguments. Understand the anatomy of wounds and how to break the cycle.
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Arguments: The Colliding of Emotional Wounds. We all come to relationships with childhood wounds that get triggered in intimate relationships, creating arguments. Understand the anatomy of wounds and how to break the cycle.
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We all come to relationships with childhood wounds that get triggered in intimate relationships, creating arguments.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 17:10
Lean Into Your Imposter Syndrome
We often find ourselves deferring to expert opinion. This might be because we feel we cannot trust ourselves. But what if we learned to lean into our imposter syndrome?
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Lean Into Your Imposter Syndrome. This might be because we feel we cannot trust ourselves. But what if we learned to lean into our imposter syndrome?
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We often find ourselves deferring to expert opinion.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 16:27
What Does It Mean to Be Human?
If humans prefer the writing of AI to that of humans, will they stop writing? If AI does most of our writing, will we stop thinking and go into cognitive decline?
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What Does It Mean to Be Human?. If humans prefer the writing of AI to that of humans, will they stop writing? If AI does most of our writing, will we stop thinking and go into cognitive decline?
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If humans prefer the writing of AI to that of humans, will they stop writing?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 15:41
Stephan Bodian on the "Pathless" Path to Awakening
Most traditional spiritual paths are progressive. You have to keep monitoring the changes. The direct approach is more about dismantling the one who is trying to improve.
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Stephan Bodian on the "Pathless" Path to Awakening. You have to keep monitoring the changes. The direct approach is more about dismantling the one who is trying to improve.
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Most traditional spiritual paths are progressive.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 15:41
Kids Today Revisited: Lessons From Studying Abroad in Rome
The topic of "kids today" is revisited based on various experiences from a "Psychology of Living" class that was taught to undergrads during a semester abroad in Rome.
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The topic of "kids today" is revisited based on various experiences from a "Psychology of Living" class that was taught to undergrads during a semester abroad in Rome.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 14:43
Together Longer With Others
Studies of sexual minority men consistently showcouples who have been together longer are more likely to be non-monogamous. Click to find out more about longevity and non-monogamy
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Studies of sexual minority men consistently showcouples who have been together longer are more likely to be non-monogamous. Click to find out more about longevity and non-monogamy
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Studies of sexual minority men consistently showcouples who have been together longer are more likely to be non-monogamous.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 13:55
How Young Athletes Struggle for Identity Beyond Sports
So, you think kids devoting their life to sports 24/7/365 is healthy? Nope! Exploring the emotional turmoil experienced by many young athletes when their sports career ends.
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How Young Athletes Struggle for Identity Beyond Sports. So, you think kids devoting their life to sports 24/7/365 is healthy? Exploring the emotional turmoil experienced by many young athletes when their sports career ends.
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So, you think kids devoting their life to sports 24/7/365 is healthy?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 12:36
Resonance and Dissonance in Relationships
All relationships, whether romantic, social, sexual, financial, or otherwise, are transactional. The transactional nature of relationships can lead to myriad dynamics.
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Resonance and Dissonance in Relationships. All relationships, whether romantic, social, sexual, financial, or otherwise, are transactional. The transactional nature of relationships can lead to myriad dynamics.
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All relationships, whether romantic, social, sexual, financial, or otherwise, are transactional.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 11:58
The AuDHD Strength of Being Dynamic
Experiences that feel alive, relevant, and worthwhile can become powerful anchors for attention and participation.
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Experiences that feel alive, relevant, and worthwhile can become powerful anchors for attention and participation.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 10:48
How Neighborhood Trauma Shapes Mental Health
A neighborhood can carry trauma long before anyone names it. Real healing begins when systems tell the truth about the wounds they helped create.
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How Neighborhood Trauma Shapes Mental Health. A neighborhood can carry trauma long before anyone names it. Real healing begins when systems tell the truth about the wounds they helped create.
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A neighborhood can carry trauma long before anyone names it.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 10:18
Being a "Dog Parent" Can Boost Happiness After Gray Divorce
Can becoming a "dog parent" help heal the losses of gray divorce? Learn what science reveals about dogs, love, happiness, and healing loneliness.
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Being a "Dog Parent" Can Boost Happiness After Gray Divorce. Can becoming a "dog parent" help heal the losses of gray divorce? Learn what science reveals about dogs, love, happiness, and healing loneliness.
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Can becoming a "dog parent" help heal the losses of gray divorce?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 09:48
Can You Be Too Emotionally Stable?
Being calm under pressure has advantages, but too little emotional sensitivity can create blind spots in relationships, decision-making, and personal growth.
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Being calm under pressure has advantages, but too little emotional sensitivity can create blind spots in relationships, decision-making, and personal growth.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 09:46
Rekindle Romance Through Resetting Your Relationship
Does your relationship need a reset? How to revitalize and re-invigorate romance at any age.
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Rekindle Romance Through Resetting Your Relationship. Does your relationship need a reset? How to revitalize and re-invigorate romance at any age.
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How to revitalize and re-invigorate romance at any age.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 09:44
The Things a Tracker Can't Measure
In eating disorder recovery, learning to trust your body is everything. Are fitness trackers and constant self-monitoring really helping us?
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The Things a Tracker Can't Measure. In eating disorder recovery, learning to trust your body is everything. Are fitness trackers and constant self-monitoring really helping us?
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In eating disorder recovery, learning to trust your body is everything.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 09:34
Why Your Mind Loves Porch-Sitting in the Pouring Rain
There is something about sitting outside under the shelter of a roof while rain pours down in front of you, creating a calming sound that drowns out the noise of everyday life.
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There is something about sitting outside under the shelter of a roof while rain pours down in front of you, creating a calming sound that drowns out the noise of everyday life.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 09:02
When Memories Press Play and What Being 'Triggered' Means
An emotional echo happens when the current moment connects to past experiences.
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When Memories Press Play and What Being 'Triggered' Means. An emotional echo happens when the current moment connects to past experiences.
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An emotional echo happens when the current moment connects to past experiences.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 31, 07:44
Does a Rich Sexual History Improve Love—or Undermine It?
Despite its importance in love, a rich sexual history may undermine long-term stability and increase divorce risk in some relationships.
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Despite its importance in love, a rich sexual history may undermine long-term stability and increase divorce risk in some relationships.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 17:47
How to Have Meaningful Conversations
Talking too much shuts down others, while talking too little can be boring. Learning to elaborate personal stories sufficiently to be interesting is a skill worth developing.
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How to Have Meaningful Conversations. Talking too much shuts down others, while talking too little can be boring. Learning to elaborate personal stories sufficiently to be interesting is a skill worth developing.
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Talking too much shuts down others, while talking too little can be boring.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 17:13
The Expanding Support Network for Survivors of Sibling Abuse
Today, survivors of sibling abuse have access to organizations, communities, and other resources that offer life-changing connections for survivors and their families.
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Today, survivors of sibling abuse have access to organizations, communities, and other resources that offer life-changing connections for survivors and their families.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 16:26
Neuromodulation Restores Balance and Gait After Brain Injury
Brain injury often causes balance and gait impairments. Neuromodulation offers a noninvasive, time-limited way to restore or significantly improve balance.
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Neuromodulation Restores Balance and Gait After Brain Injury. Brain injury often causes balance and gait impairments. Neuromodulation offers a noninvasive, time-limited way to restore or significantly improve balance.
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Brain injury often causes balance and gait impairments.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 15:16
Why Trauma Survivors May See Themselves in Dominic Fike's Story
For some survivors, creativity becomes one way of transforming adversity into meaning, connection, and purpose.
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Why Trauma Survivors May See Themselves in Dominic Fike's Story. For some survivors, creativity becomes one way of transforming adversity into meaning, connection, and purpose.
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For some survivors, creativity becomes one way of transforming adversity into meaning, connection, and purpose.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 14:30
Addressing Trauma-Induced Dissociated Self-States
Trauma can leave people shifting between fear, submission, rage, and guilt without recognizing these patterns and their impact on relationships. Therapy can address these patterns.
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Trauma can leave people shifting between fear, submission, rage, and guilt without recognizing these patterns and their impact on relationships.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 13:55
The Mind and Emotions Are Naturally Wild and Resist Taming
Rather than striving to control, suppress, or transcend your mind and emotions, embrace their untamed nature by allowing and observing them as you would an animal in the wild.
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Rather than striving to control, suppress, or transcend your mind and emotions, embrace their untamed nature by allowing and observing them as you would an animal in the wild.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 13:29
Beyond a New Title: The Quiet Reinvention of a Career Shift
Even before the new role, you've been doing the exhausting, invisible work of identifying transferable skills, managing uncertainty, and rebuilding your professional identity.
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Even before the new role, you've been doing the exhausting, invisible work of identifying transferable skills, managing uncertainty, and rebuilding your professional identity.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 12:52
The Art of Coalescing in Relationships and Everyday Life
By adopting a coalescing peripheral view and accepting and sharing life's everyday ecological landscape, you enter a world of profound relationships and a higher quality of life.
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By adopting a coalescing peripheral view and accepting and sharing life's everyday ecological landscape, you enter a world of profound relationships and a higher quality of life.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 12:22
When Rejection Sensitivity Becomes Self-Gaslighting
Rejection sensitivity can make ambiguity feel like rejection, leading to self-gaslighting. Build self-trust by validating emotions, spotting patterns, and avoiding over-diagnosis.
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When Rejection Sensitivity Becomes Self-Gaslighting. Rejection sensitivity can make ambiguity feel like rejection, leading to self-gaslighting. Build self-trust by validating emotions, spotting patterns, and avoiding over-diagnosis.
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Rejection sensitivity can make ambiguity feel like rejection, leading to self-gaslighting.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 12:10
I Hated My Wife at Kilometer 25
The night before the Tel Aviv Marathon, my wife and I had a huge fight. What happened on that run taught me everything about how relationships actually work.
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I Hated My Wife at Kilometer 25. The night before the Tel Aviv Marathon, my wife and I had a huge fight. What happened on that run taught me everything about how relationships actually work.
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The night before the Tel Aviv Marathon, my wife and I had a huge fight.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 12:09
Loneliness In Later Life Is a Signal
Loneliness in later life begins when contact remains, but dignity, purpose, and the feeling of being needed quietly disappear.
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Loneliness in later life begins when contact remains, but dignity, purpose, and the feeling of being needed quietly disappear.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 12:02
The Secret to Having the Best Summer Ever
While summertime comes with dreams of carefree fun and limitless freedom, the season can quickly turn to boredom, unhappiness, and even anxiety without some structure.
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While summertime comes with dreams of carefree fun and limitless freedom, the season can quickly turn to boredom, unhappiness, and even anxiety without some structure.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 11:51
Three or One or None? A Short History of the "Soul"
How humans understood their own consciousness and their relationship with the rest of the natural world.
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Three or One or None? A Short History of the "Soul". How humans understood their own consciousness and their relationship with the rest of the natural world.
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How humans understood their own consciousness and their relationship with the rest of the natural world.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 11:38
Reclaiming Authentic Connection—Say Patriarchy
When we stop policing gender norms, we allow ourselves to find connection with one another, regardless of our gender identification or expression.
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When we stop policing gender norms, we allow ourselves to find connection with one another, regardless of our gender identification or expression.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 11:33
What "Wildflowering" Means for Dating
You could say that this term has become quite poppy-lore. It's "wildflowering" and could help your dating grow or wilt. Here's how to decide whether or when it's right for you.
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What "Wildflowering" Means for Dating. It's "wildflowering" and could help your dating grow or wilt. Here's how to decide whether or when it's right for you.
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You could say that this term has become quite poppy-lore.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 10:48
How AI Companions Affect Attachment and Sexual Connection
As more people turn to AI for companionship, what happens to real-world intimacy? Explore the latest research on loneliness, attachment, mental health, and sexuality.
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How AI Companions Affect Attachment and Sexual Connection. As more people turn to AI for companionship, what happens to real-world intimacy? Explore the latest research on loneliness, attachment, mental health, and sexuality.
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Explore the latest research on loneliness, attachment, mental health, and sexuality.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 10:32
The Loneliness of Being Needed
You're the one everyone leans on. So why does it feel so lonely at the top of everyone's list? A look at the cost of being needed—and the courage it takes to be seen.
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The Loneliness of Being Needed. So why does it feel so lonely at the top of everyone's list? A look at the cost of being needed—and the courage it takes to be seen.
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You're the one everyone leans on.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 10:12
Single Parents Are Unhappier Than Coupled Parents
Many students have compared the happiness of parents and childless people, but are there happiness differences between single and paired parents?
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Many students have compared the happiness of parents and childless people, but are there happiness differences between single and paired parents?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 09:47
What’s the Rush? Why Some People Choose to Stay Single
Within a society of couples, many singles choose to fly solo.
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What’s the Rush? Why Some People Choose to Stay Single. Within a society of couples, many singles choose to fly solo.
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Within a society of couples, many singles choose to fly solo.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 09:44
The Importance of Compassionate Ethics
Magnus Vinding's "Compassionate Purpose" offers inspirational solutions for expanding our compassion footprint to help heal suffering without losing hope in a hurting world.
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Magnus Vinding's "Compassionate Purpose" offers inspirational solutions for expanding our compassion footprint to help heal suffering without losing hope in a hurting world.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 09:44
Diversity and More Diversity Strengthen Long-Term Well-Being
Well-being is cumulatively improved with group membership and diversity at all levels.
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Well-being is cumulatively improved with group membership and diversity at all levels.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 30, 09:18
Persuasive Illusions and When Seeing Isn’t Believing
The psychology of expectations and hopes, and how they distort what’s true.
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Persuasive Illusions and When Seeing Isn’t Believing. The psychology of expectations and hopes, and how they distort what’s true.
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The psychology of expectations and hopes, and how they distort what’s true.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 21:00
How to Feel Loved: A Book to Revolutionize Relationships
I've read nearly every book under the sun about love and relationships. "How to Feel Loved" is quite possibly the most immediately useful.
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How to Feel Loved: A Book to Revolutionize Relationships. I've read nearly every book under the sun about love and relationships. "How to Feel Loved" is quite possibly the most immediately useful.
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I've read nearly every book under the sun about love and relationships.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 20:05
When “She’s the Victim” Isn’t the Whole Story
Exploring how narcissistic traits in girls and women can disrupt accountability and leave others confused in relationships.
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When “She’s the Victim” Isn’t the Whole Story. Exploring how narcissistic traits in girls and women can disrupt accountability and leave others confused in relationships.
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Exploring how narcissistic traits in girls and women can disrupt accountability and leave others confused in relationships.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 18:08
Addressing Burnout: Re-Igniting the Flame
How to stop burning your candle at both ends.
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Addressing Burnout: Re-Igniting the Flame. How to stop burning your candle at both ends.
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How to stop burning your candle at both ends.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 18:03
Where Psychedelic Treatments Fit in Modern Clinical Care
How psychedelic-assisted therapy may complement ongoing mental health care through collaborative treatment models, continuity, and patient-centered support.
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How psychedelic-assisted therapy may complement ongoing mental health care through collaborative treatment models, continuity, and patient-centered support.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 17:36
The Art of Letting Go
We all have something from our pasts that are hard to let go of. Rather than trying to change your feelings, focus on changing your behavior.
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The Art of Letting Go. We all have something from our pasts that are hard to let go of. Rather than trying to change your feelings, focus on changing your behavior.
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We all have something from our pasts that are hard to let go of.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 17:35
10 Steps to Get Unstuck and Make That Needed Change
When we know we need to make a large life change, we can become frozen in fear and overwhelm. These 10 steps may help.
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When we know we need to make a large life change, we can become frozen in fear and overwhelm. These 10 steps may help.
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When we know we need to make a large life change, we can become frozen in fear and overwhelm.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 17:25
How Cults Manufacture Belonging Through Love Bombing
When recruiters target you for a high-control group, it can feel like falling in love or pursuing a psychological and biological high.
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When recruiters target you for a high-control group, it can feel like falling in love or pursuing a psychological and biological high.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 17:11
Meat Reduction and The Psychology of the Willing Middle
Most people aren't vegan or carnivore. Understanding the psychology of the middle majority may be the key to unlocking sustainable dietary shifts at scale.
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Meat Reduction and The Psychology of the Willing Middle. Most people aren't vegan or carnivore. Understanding the psychology of the middle majority may be the key to unlocking sustainable dietary shifts at scale.
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Most people aren't vegan or carnivore.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 16:52
Beyond the Stereotype: Understanding Asian Mental Health
In honor of AAPI month, this post explores the common challenges among East Asian and South Asian individuals and attempts to build some solidarity between these groups.
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In honor of AAPI month, this post explores the common challenges among East Asian and South Asian individuals and attempts to build some solidarity between these groups.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 16:22
Who Rescued Whom?
When you open your home to give a rescue dog a second chance, that dog gives you one too. Here's the science behind why it works.
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Who Rescued Whom?. When you open your home to give a rescue dog a second chance, that dog gives you one too. Here's the science behind why it works.
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When you open your home to give a rescue dog a second chance, that dog gives you one too.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 16:20
What Mental Health Awareness Month Misses About Children
As Mental Health Awareness Month ends, one powerful tool for supporting children’s emotional well-being may already be in your home: a book and a few minutes together.
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As Mental Health Awareness Month ends, one powerful tool for supporting children’s emotional well-being may already be in your home: a book and a few minutes together.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 16:06
Becoming an Ally to Stepchildren
Stepchildren feel more supported and are more connected to stepparents who are on their side. Being an ally shows stepchildren that they matter to the stepparent.
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Becoming an Ally to Stepchildren. Stepchildren feel more supported and are more connected to stepparents who are on their side. Being an ally shows stepchildren that they matter to the stepparent.
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Stepchildren feel more supported and are more connected to stepparents who are on their side.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 15:24
What "The Giving Tree" Gets Wrong About Love and Happiness
What if the beloved children's classic isn't a story about unconditional love but rather a cautionary tale about codependency?
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What if the beloved children's classic isn't a story about unconditional love but rather a cautionary tale about codependency?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 15:07
Parasocial Healing: Why We Seek Celebrity Vulnerability
Here's how parasocial relationships form, why they feel meaningful, and the balance between emotional connection and real-life support.
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Here's how parasocial relationships form, why they feel meaningful, and the balance between emotional connection and real-life support.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 14:54
The Sad Child and the Inner World of Abandonment
From infancy, we require the care of others to survive, which is why the fear of being abandoned is so primal, and treatment for being abandoned so complex.
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From infancy, we require the care of others to survive, which is why the fear of being abandoned is so primal, and treatment for being abandoned so complex.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 14:44
Do Misogynous Media Messages Matter?
Beware, media-based misogyny affects both men and women, and it has detrimental effects on society at large.
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Beware, media-based misogyny affects both men and women, and it has detrimental effects on society at large.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 14:44
The "Psychotic" German Judge Who Changed Freud's Practice
The memoirs of German judge Paul Schreber, who litigated his own asylum release, inspired Freud and still have a lot to teach doctors and patients about respect for the mind.
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The memoirs of German judge Paul Schreber, who litigated his own asylum release, inspired Freud and still have a lot to teach doctors and patients about respect for the mind.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 14:32
Morning Light Is the Antidepressant We Keep Skipping
RFK Jr.'s antidepressant initiative left out the best-evidenced tool in the literature. Morning sky resets the clock SSRIs can't fix. Here's the prescription.
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Morning Light Is the Antidepressant We Keep Skipping. RFK Jr.'s antidepressant initiative left out the best-evidenced tool in the literature. Morning sky resets the clock SSRIs can't fix.
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RFK Jr.'s antidepressant initiative left out the best-evidenced tool in the literature.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 13:58
How to Stop Drowning in Good—and Not So Good—Advice
No one can possibly follow all the wellness advice out there, but we can all develop our resilience portfolios and put together the pieces of a good life.
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No one can possibly follow all the wellness advice out there, but we can all develop our resilience portfolios and put together the pieces of a good life.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 13:51
What We Lose When Malls Shut Down
Greater portions of our lives are spent alone. As malls close, we lose places for social connection and meeting special needs. What will replace malls and bring people together?
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What We Lose When Malls Shut Down. As malls close, we lose places for social connection and meeting special needs. What will replace malls and bring people together?
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What will replace malls and bring people together?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 12:57
When Employees Trust a Chatbot More Than HR
When employees trust chatbots more than HR, it signals a deeper breakdown in workplace trust and a growing barrier to accessing the mental health support they need.
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When employees trust chatbots more than HR, it signals a deeper breakdown in workplace trust and a growing barrier to accessing the mental health support they need.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 12:27
How to Hack Fear and Do Things That Scare You
Don’t let fear sideline you from going after things that scare you. This mind trick will reduce the fear you feel in the situation, so you can take action and get what you want.
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How to Hack Fear and Do Things That Scare You. Don’t let fear sideline you from going after things that scare you. This mind trick will reduce the fear you feel in the situation, so you can take action and get what you want.
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Don’t let fear sideline you from going after things that scare you.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 12:23
Why Promoting Independence Helps Your Anxious Child
Sometimes, all anxious children need is the opportunity to do the slightly dangerous things grownups do—without any grownup help.
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Sometimes, all anxious children need is the opportunity to do the slightly dangerous things grownups do—without any grownup help.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 12:18
Understanding Self-Belief, Commitment, and Consistency
When we choose a small ethical action, we tend to create a potential pattern of success. This pattern becomes the evidence from which self-belief grows.
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Understanding Self-Belief, Commitment, and Consistency. When we choose a small ethical action, we tend to create a potential pattern of success. This pattern becomes the evidence from which self-belief grows.
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When we choose a small ethical action, we tend to create a potential pattern of success.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 12:01
The Relationship Cost of Avoiding Family Boundaries
Close family relationships can be a source of strength, but unclear boundaries can quietly create resentment and strain intimate partnerships.
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Close family relationships can be a source of strength, but unclear boundaries can quietly create resentment and strain intimate partnerships.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 11:51
Stephan Bodian on Our Innate Drive to Awaken
The desire to awaken is innate and emerges from a discrepancy between what we feel in our hearts and ordinary experience. A shift in identity is a defining element of waking up.
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Stephan Bodian on Our Innate Drive to Awaken. The desire to awaken is innate and emerges from a discrepancy between what we feel in our hearts and ordinary experience. A shift in identity is a defining element of waking up.
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The desire to awaken is innate and emerges from a discrepancy between what we feel in our hearts and ordinary experience.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 11:49
The Five C's of Creativity
The five C’s of creativity offer a simple framework for enhancing one’s capacity for creativity as well as resilience.
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The five C’s of creativity offer a simple framework for enhancing one’s capacity for creativity as well as resilience.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 11:28
Why Does Everyone Else Seem to Know Who They Are?
Some people cannot tell a coherent life story. One philosopher argues it is not a problem, but simply a different way of being human.
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Why Does Everyone Else Seem to Know Who They Are?. Some people cannot tell a coherent life story. One philosopher argues it is not a problem, but simply a different way of being human.
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Some people cannot tell a coherent life story.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 11:21
Learn Not to Be a Self-Inflicted Victim of Embarrassment
Embarrassment is an emotional response to an innocent mistake. Many are embarrassment-prone because they've set unrealistically high standards for themselves that they can't meet.
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Learn Not to Be a Self-Inflicted Victim of Embarrassment. Embarrassment is an emotional response to an innocent mistake. Many are embarrassment-prone because they've set unrealistically high standards for themselves that they can't meet.
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Embarrassment is an emotional response to an innocent mistake.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 11:02
Should You Be More Entitled?
People who are too entitled demand special treatment—but what if you're not entitled enough? Believing you deserve less than others can lead you to accept unfair situations.
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Should You Be More Entitled?. People who are too entitled demand special treatment—but what if you're not entitled enough? Believing you deserve less than others can lead you to accept unfair situations.
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People who are too entitled demand special treatment—but what if you're not entitled enough?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 10:54
What the Smartphone Revolution Is Doing to Us Psychologically
You haven't called anyone in weeks. That's not laziness; it's psychology.
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What the Smartphone Revolution Is Doing to Us Psychologically. You haven't called anyone in weeks. That's not laziness; it's psychology.
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You haven't called anyone in weeks.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 10:42
Reducing the Stigma Around Mental Health
We have to engage with skeptics if we want people to accept that mental health conditions require medical treatment.
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We have to engage with skeptics if we want people to accept that mental health conditions require medical treatment.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 10:40
What Can Slime Molds Teach Psychologists About Learning?
Learning without a brain? Slime molds challenge assumptions about learning and help scientists build a common framework across biological, artificial, and collective systems.
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What Can Slime Molds Teach Psychologists About Learning?. Learning without a brain? Slime molds challenge assumptions about learning and help scientists build a common framework across biological, artificial, and collective systems.
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Learning without a brain?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 09:36
3 Boundaries Every Relationship Needs
Three ways that "selfish" boundaries can strengthen your relationships.
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Three ways that "selfish" boundaries can strengthen your relationships.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 09:17
Why We Laugh—and Why It Is Good for Us
When is the last time you laughed? The jokes I wrote here may not be that funny, but by explaining the neuroscience of laughter, I hope I will convince you to laugh more often.
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Why We Laugh—and Why It Is Good for Us. When is the last time you laughed? The jokes I wrote here may not be that funny, but by explaining the neuroscience of laughter, I hope I will convince you to laugh more often.
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When is the last time you laughed?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 29, 08:23
How Unnamed Gender Norms Are Harming Collective Well-Being
When we dismiss everyday social policing of gender expression, we rehearse patriarchal power, enable a culture of inequality and violence, and a "crisis of connection."
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When we dismiss everyday social policing of gender expression, we rehearse patriarchal power, enable a culture of inequality and violence, and a "crisis of connection."
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Screening and treating maternal psychological health key to improving cardiovascular health
Identifying and treating risk factors for depression, anxiety and other psychological health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum may improve short- and long-term health outcomes for both mother and child, according to a new scientific statement.
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Integrating routine psychological health screening and treatment during and after pregnancy may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and improve maternal cardiovascular health, according to a new scientific statement published today in a Go Red for Women® spotlight issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association , an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the Am…
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Identifying and treating risk factors for depression, anxiety and other psychological health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum may improve short- and long-term health outcomes for both mother and child, according to a new scientific statement.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Nasal spray shows preclinical promise for treating traumatic brain injury
A new study suggests a nasal spray developed to target neuroinflammation could one day be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). By studying the effects of the nasal anti-CD3 in a mouse model of TBI, researchers found the spray could reduce damage to the central nervous system and behavioral deficits, suggesting a potential therapeutic approach for TBI and other acute forms of brain injury.
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A new study suggests a nasal spray developed to target neuroinflammation could one day be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). By studying the effects of the nasal anti-CD3 in a mouse model of TBI, researchers found the spray could reduce damage to the central nervous system and behavioral deficits, suggesting a potential therapeutic approach for TBI and ot…
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A new study suggests a nasal spray developed to target neuroinflammation could one day be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Research indicates effects of PTSD on body vary by culture
Anthropologists, social scientists and veterans are analyze the relationship between the hormones cortisol and testosterone and PTSD in a non-industrialized society.
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According to the World Health Organization, about 3.9% of the world's population has had post-traumatic stress disorder at some point during their lives. Previous studies about PTSD and hormones have focused only on people living in Western or European industrialized societies.
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Anthropologists, social scientists and veterans are analyze the relationship between the hormones cortisol and testosterone and PTSD in a non-industrialized society.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Evidence expanding that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health
A decade of studies from labs around the world provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain's gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer's, and perhaps other, neurological diseases.
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A decade after scientists in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT first began testing whether sensory stimulation of the brain's 40Hz "gamma" frequency rhythms could treat Alzheimer's disease in mice, a growing evidence base supporting the idea that it can improve brain health -- in humans as well as animals -- has emerged from the work of labs all over the wor…
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A decade of studies from labs around the world provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain's gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer's, and perhaps other, neurological diseases.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
For some, childhood adversity can promote resilience to anxiety disorders
Research has shown that young people who face adversity such as traumatic or stressful events during brain development are 40% more likely to develop anxiety disorders by adulthood. But most people who endure these experiences during childhood and adolescence prove to be resilient to these mental health effects. A new study finds that when this adversity occurs during brain development may affect how susceptible people are to anxiety and other psychiatric problems as adults. According to the study experiencing low-to-moderate levels of adversity during middle childhood (between the ages of 6 and 12) and adolescence may foster resilience to anxiety later in life.
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For some, childhood adversity can promote resilience to anxiety disorders. But most people who endure these experiences during childhood and adolescence prove to be resilient to these mental health effects. A new study finds that when this adversity occurs during brain development may affect how susceptible people are to anxiety and other psychiatric problems as adults.
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Research has shown that young people who face adversity such as traumatic or stressful events during brain development are 40% more likely to develop anxiety disorders by adulthood.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Does getting ADHD drugs via telehealth increase addiction risk?
A study of people who started ADHD stimulant treatment via telehealth vs in-person visits shows no difference in risk of new substance use disorders except for young adults age 26-34.
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For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a computer screen, despite the risks that these stimulant drugs can pose if misused.
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A study of people who started ADHD stimulant treatment via telehealth vs in-person visits shows no difference in risk of new substance use disorders except for young adults age 26-34.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Robotics and spinal stimulation restore movement in paralysis
Scientists have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The technology enhances rehabilitation and enables activities like cycling and walking outdoors.
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Robotics and spinal stimulation restore movement in paralysis. Scientists have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The technology enhances rehabilitation and enables activities like cycling and walking outdoors.
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Scientists have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Study finds unique brain changes linked to witnessing trauma
Researchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma -- a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments for PTSD.
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For years, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been studied primarily in people who experience trauma firsthand. The study is the first to shed light on the molecular differences between directly acquired PTSD and bystander PTSD and could pave the way for changes in how the disorders are treated.
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Researchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma -- a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments for PTSD.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Climate change fuelling mental health crisis in areas most affected by climate crisis
Climate change is not just an environmental issue -- it's a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research.
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The authors of the study published this week in the Journal of Climate Change and Health have called for mental health supports to be built into climate adaptation efforts to help young people facing an uncertain future.
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Climate change is not just an environmental issue -- it's a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
ADHD may be associated with an increased risk of dementia
An adult brain affected by attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) presents modifications similar to those observed in individuals suffering from dementia. These are the findings of a study which shows that, compared with healthy individuals, patients with an ADHD diagnosis have more iron in certain regions of their brain along with higher levels of neurofilaments[1] (NfL) in their blood. These markers have been consistently reported to be characteristic of old age-related dementias such as Alzheimer's disease and can be measured in its early stages. The study confirms that ADHD may be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia later in life and it provides first evidence for a neurological mechanism possibly involved.
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ADHD may be associated with an increased risk of dementia. These are the findings of a study which shows that, compared with healthy individuals, patients with an ADHD diagnosis have more iron in certain regions of their brain along with higher levels of neurofilaments[1] (NfL) in their blood.
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An adult brain affected by attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) presents modifications similar to those observed in individuals suffering from dementia.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
PTSD can undermine healthy couple communication when people fear their emotions
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms often have trouble communicating and resolving relationship difficulties with their romantic partners, according to previous research by Ste…
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People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms often have trouble communicating and resolving relationship difficulties with their romantic partners, according to previous research by Steffany Fredman, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, and others.
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Fear of emotions among couples with PTSD is associated with unproductive communication, according to a new study.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
New study investigates effects of ADHD medications on the heart
A new study has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use. There have been concerns about the side effects of ADHD medications but the new findings, coupled with other studies, suggest that the benefits of taking these medications outweigh the risks, while highlighting the need for careful monitoring.
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A new study has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use. There have been concerns about the side effects of ADHD medications but the new findings, coupled with other studies, suggest that the benefits of taking these medications outweigh the risks, while highlighting the need for careful mon…
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A new study has found that medications for ADHD have overall small effects on blood pressure and heart rate after weeks or a few months of use.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy improve chronic low back pain
Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain that required treated with daily opioids, according to a new study. This is one of the largest studies to date to evaluate mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy as treatment for opioid-treated chronic pain.
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Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy improve chronic low back pain. Eight weeks of mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy were associated with improved pain, physical function and quality of life and reduced daily opioid dose in adults with chronic low back pain that required treated with daily opioids, according to a new study.
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This is one of the largest studies to date to evaluate mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy as treatment for opioid-treated chronic pain.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Police officers face twice the risk of traumatic brain injuries and PTSD, survey finds
Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general population.
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Officers who incur these injuries while on duty face more than double the risk of developing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). That's according to a new survey-based study from the University of Exeter, published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation , which found a connection between traumatic brain injuries and PTSD in police officers.
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Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general population.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
LSD analogue with potential for treating schizophrenia developed
Researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedelic's therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential.
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The compound also may be useful for treating other neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases characterized by synaptic loss and brain atrophy. The chemical flip reduced JRT's hallucinogenic potential while maintaining its neurotherapeutic properties, including its ability to spur neuronal growth and repair damaged neuronal connections that are often observed in the brain…
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Researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedelic's therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Insomnia and sleep medication use connected to disability in older adults
For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.
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Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of 65 experiencing insomnia symptoms. People who regularly experienced insomnia symptoms and used sleep medication were at the highest risk of disability affecting their daily activities.
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For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new study.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Building 'cellular bridges' for spinal cord repair after injury
Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.
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In mouse experiments, scientists introduced a specific type of recombinant protein to the site of a spinal cord injury where these cells, called pericytes, had flooded the lesion zone. An experiment involving human cells suggests the results are not restricted to mice.
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Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Novel treatment approach for language disorder shows promise
Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain. Brain stimulation helped induce neuroplasticity, the brain's capacity to continue to reorganize and learn.
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Novel treatment approach for language disorder shows promise. Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain. Brain stimulation helped induce neuroplasticity, the brain's capacity to continue to reorganize and learn.
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Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Compelling new insights into dynamics of the brain's serotonin system
A new study sheds new light on these big questions, illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious region of the midbrain that is the very origin of our central serotonin (5-HT) system, a key part of the nervous system involved in a remarkable range of cognitive and behavioral functions.
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Our lives are filled with binary decisions -- choices between one of two alternatives. "The current dominating model is that individual 5-HT neurons are acting independently one from another. While it had previously been suggested that 5-HT neurons may rather be connected with one another, it had not been directly demonstrated.
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A new study sheds new light on these big questions, illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious region of the midbrain that is the very origin of our central serotonin (5-HT) system, a key part of the nervous system involved in a remarkable range of cognitive and behavioral functions.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Focal brain damage leaves people more open to being influenced by impulsive others
People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other people.
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The team worked with 121 participants, with 33 having focal damage to the mPFC, 17 with lesions elsewhere on the brain and 71 participants who had no brain damage but were of the same age. The researchers showed participants a series of choices to test how impulsive people were in general.
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People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other people.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Mechanism by which the brain weighs positive vs. negative social experience is revealed
Researchers have identified the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how an imbalance between the two could lead to common neuropsychiatric disorders.
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"The ability to recognize and distinguish unpleasant from pleasant interactions is essential for humans to navigate their social environment," says Xiaoting Wu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and senior author of the study.
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Researchers have identified the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how an imbalance between the two could lead to common neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Depression and other mental health conditions linked with immune response, study finds
Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but mechanisms underlying these conditions are poorly understood. New research has linked the body's immune response with schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, depression, and bipolar disorder. The study demonstrates mental health conditions might be affected by the whole body as well as changes in the brain. The findings could pave the way for better treatments of some mental health conditions.
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Depression and other mental health conditions linked with immune response, study finds. Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but mechanisms underlying these conditions are poorly understood. The findings could pave the way for better treatments of some mental health conditions.
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Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but mechanisms underlying these conditions are poorly understood.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Study links childhood trauma to increased substance use and unexpected effects on heart rate and blood pressure in adolescents
Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of 18.
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Study links childhood trauma to increased substance use and unexpected effects on heart rate and blood pressure in adolescents. Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of 18.
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Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of 18.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
PTSD patients show long-term benefits with vagus nerve stimulation
In a recent clinical study, patients with treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder were symptom-free up to six months after completing traditional therapy paired with vagus nerve stimulation.
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Michael Kilgard, the Margaret Fonde Jonsson Professor of neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, said the outcome highlighted the potential of this approach. "In a trial like this, some subjects usually do get better, but rarely do they lose their PTSD diagnosis. Typically, the majority will have this diagnosis for the rest of their lives," Kilgard said.
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In a recent clinical study, patients with treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder were symptom-free up to six months after completing traditional therapy paired with vagus nerve stimulation.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Lab-on-a-chip devices take public health into home
Engineers created a new point-of-care test that measures cortisol in saliva to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety.
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Mental health disorders affect more than 400 million people around the world. Prolonged cortisol elevation is linked to numerous mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety. "Mental health care can be an urgent situation.
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Engineers created a new point-of-care test that measures cortisol in saliva to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
New study raises concerns about the safety of long-term ADHD medication treatment in children
A recent study reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is more than three years. However, reliable, controlled data on the safety of marketed ADHD medicines in children are available for only one year of follow-up.
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New study raises concerns about the safety of long-term ADHD medication treatment in children. A recent study reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is more than three years. However, reliable, controlled data on the safety of marketed ADHD medicines in children are available for only one year of follow-up.
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A recent study reveals that the average duration of ADHD medication for children and adolescents is more than three years.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Cyberbullying in any form can be traumatizing for kids
New research shows that cyberbullying should be classified as an adverse childhood experience due to its strong link to trauma. Even subtle forms -- like exclusion from group chats -- can trigger PTSD-level distress. Nearly 90% of teens experienced some form of cyberbullying, accounting for 32% of the variation in trauma symptoms. Indirect harassment was most common, with more than half reporting hurtful comments, rumors or deliberate exclusion. What mattered most was the overall amount of cyberbullying: the more often a student was targeted, the more trauma symptoms they showed.
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Cyberbullying in any form can be traumatizing for kids. New research shows that cyberbullying should be classified as an adverse childhood experience due to its strong link to trauma. What mattered most was the overall amount of cyberbullying: the more often a student was targeted, the more trauma symptoms they showed.
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New research shows that cyberbullying should be classified as an adverse childhood experience due to its strong link to trauma.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
People with critical cardiovascular disease may benefit from palliative care
Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on easing symptoms, addressing psychological and spiritual needs, and helping patients and caregivers make critical decisions aligned with their personal beliefs and values.
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Palliative care may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease and ensure that treatment is aligned with the patient's personal beliefs and values throughout all stages of illness, whether they are hospitalized in a cardiac intensive care unit or receiving outpatient care, according to a new American Heart Association scientific st…
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Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on easing symptoms, addressing psychological and spiritual needs, and helping patients and caregivers make critical decisions aligned with their personal beliefs and values.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Could personality tests help make bipolar disorder treatment more precise?
A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests. It finds that such tests might help identify people who have certain combinations of personality traits that could raise or lower their risk of repeated depressive episodes or poor functioning in everyday life.
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A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests. It finds that such tests might help identify people who have certain combinations of personality traits that could raise or lower their risk of repeated depressive episodes or poor functioning in everyday life.
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A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Common antidepressants could help the immune system fight cancer
SSRIs boosted the ability of T cells to kill cancer cells and suppressed tumor growth in both mouse and human tumor models.
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A widely used antidepressant drug could help the immune system fight cancer, according to a new UCLA research study. "It turns out SSRIs don't just make our brains happier; they also make our T cells happier -- even while they're fighting tumors," said Dr.
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SSRIs boosted the ability of T cells to kill cancer cells and suppressed tumor growth in both mouse and human tumor models.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Increased risk of psychopathology found in offspring of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions. The study, examines how the clinical and social characteristics of parents influence the mental health of their offspring.
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A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions. The study, examines how the clinical and social characteristics of parents influence the mental health of their offspring.
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A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
How brain stimulation alleviates symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Persons with Parkinson's disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker. In a current study, researchers investigated whether and how stimulation of a certain region of the brain can have a positive impact on ambulatory ability and provide patients with higher quality of life. To do this, the researchers used a technique in which the nerve cells are activated and deactivated via light.
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How brain stimulation alleviates symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker. In a current study, researchers investigated whether and how stimulation of a certain region of the brain can have a positive impact on ambulatory ability and provide patients with higher quality of life.
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Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice
Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.
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We don't always understand our emotions, but we couldn't lead normal lives without them. Sharing senior co-authorship of the study with Deisseroth are Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences; Vivek Buch, MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery; and Paul Nuyujukian, MD, PhD, assistant professor of bioengineering and of neurosurgery.
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Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
How a hidden brain circuit fuels fibromyalgia, migraines, and PTSD
What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain circuit that gives pain its emotional punch—essentially transforming ordinary discomfort into lasting misery. This breakthrough sheds light on why some people suffer more intensely than others from conditions like fibromyalgia, migraines, and PTSD. By identifying the exact group of neurons that link physical pain to emotional suffering, the researchers may have found a new target for treating chronic pain—without relying on addictive medications.
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How a hidden brain circuit fuels fibromyalgia, migraines, and PTSD. What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? By identifying the exact group of neurons that link physical pain to emotional suffering, the researchers may have found a new target for treating chronic pain—without relying on addictive medications.
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What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable?
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
The silent threat: How hearing loss and loneliness are fueling memory decline
A massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline. Researchers at the University of Geneva found that older adults with hearing impairments who also feel lonely—regardless of actual social isolation—experience faster cognitive decline.
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The silent threat: How hearing loss and loneliness are fueling memory decline. A massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline. Researchers at the University of Geneva found that older adults with hearing impairments who also feel lonely—regardless of actual social isolation—experience faster cognitive decline.
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A massive European study has uncovered a powerful connection between hearing loss, loneliness, and memory decline.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
This new drug could help PTSD patients finally let go of trauma
Researchers discovered that PTSD may be driven by excess GABA from astrocytes, not neurons. This chemical imbalance disrupts the brain’s ability to forget fear. A new drug, KDS2010, reverses this effect in mice and is already in human trials. It could represent a game-changing therapy.
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This new drug could help PTSD patients finally let go of trauma. Researchers discovered that PTSD may be driven by excess GABA from astrocytes, not neurons. This chemical imbalance disrupts the brain’s ability to forget fear.
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Researchers discovered that PTSD may be driven by excess GABA from astrocytes, not neurons.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Cannabis for coping? Why it may trigger paranoia
Using cannabis to self-medicate comes with hidden dangers—new research shows these users face higher paranoia and consume more THC. Childhood trauma further amplifies the risks, especially emotional abuse, which strongly predicts paranoia.
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Using cannabis to self-medicate comes with hidden dangers—new research shows these users face higher paranoia and consume more THC. Childhood trauma further amplifies the risks, especially emotional abuse, which strongly predicts paranoia.
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Childhood trauma further amplifies the risks, especially emotional abuse, which strongly predicts paranoia.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
The sleep switch that builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts brainpower
UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The discovery helps explain links between poor sleep, obesity, diabetes, and cognitive decline, while opening new paths for treating sleep and metabolic disorders.
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UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness. The discovery helps explain links between poor sleep, obesity, diabetes, and cognitive decline, while opening new paths for treating sleep and metabolic disorders.
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UC Berkeley researchers mapped the brain circuits that control growth hormone during sleep, uncovering a feedback system where sleep fuels hormone release, and the hormone regulates wakefulness.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Stress measured in hair could predict depression and anxiety in children
Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that measuring long-term stress through children’s hair samples can reveal early signs of mental health risks in those living with chronic physical illnesses. Children with persistently high cortisol were more likely to struggle with anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges, while those whose stress markers declined showed fewer problems.
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Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that measuring long-term stress through children’s hair samples can reveal early signs of mental health risks in those living with chronic physical illnesses.
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Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that measuring long-term stress through children’s hair samples can reveal early signs of mental health risks in those living with chronic physical illnesses.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Why so many young kids with ADHD are getting the wrong treatment
Preschoolers with ADHD are often given medication right after diagnosis, against medical guidelines that recommend starting with behavioral therapy. Limited access to therapy and physician pressures drive early prescribing, despite risks and reduced effectiveness in young children.
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Why so many young kids with ADHD are getting the wrong treatment. Preschoolers with ADHD are often given medication right after diagnosis, against medical guidelines that recommend starting with behavioral therapy. Limited access to therapy and physician pressures drive early prescribing, despite risks and reduced effectiveness in young children.
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Preschoolers with ADHD are often given medication right after diagnosis, against medical guidelines that recommend starting with behavioral therapy.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Popular hair-loss pill linked to depression and suicide
Finasteride, a common hair-loss drug, has long been tied to depression and suicide, but regulators ignored the warnings. Prof. Mayer Brezis’s review exposes global data showing psychiatric harm and a pattern of inaction by Merck and the FDA. Despite its cosmetic use, the drug’s effects on brain chemistry can be devastating. Brezis calls for urgent regulatory reforms and post-marketing studies to protect public health.
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Popular hair-loss pill linked to depression and suicide. Finasteride, a common hair-loss drug, has long been tied to depression and suicide, but regulators ignored the warnings. Despite its cosmetic use, the drug’s effects on brain chemistry can be devastating.
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Finasteride, a common hair-loss drug, has long been tied to depression and suicide, but regulators ignored the warnings.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Your brain’s power supply may hold the key to mental illness
Groundbreaking Harvard research is exposing hidden energy failures inside brain cells that may drive major psychiatric conditions. By studying reprogrammed neurons, scientists are revealing how cellular metabolism shapes mood, thought, and cognition. The work calls for abandoning rigid diagnostic categories in favor of biology-based systems that reflect true complexity. It marks a decisive shift toward preventive and precision mental healthcare.
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Your brain’s power supply may hold the key to mental illness. Groundbreaking Harvard research is exposing hidden energy failures inside brain cells that may drive major psychiatric conditions. It marks a decisive shift toward preventive and precision mental healthcare.
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Groundbreaking Harvard research is exposing hidden energy failures inside brain cells that may drive major psychiatric conditions.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Scientists discover a surprising way to quiet the anxious mind
Generalized anxiety disorder affects millions, often trapping sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation that conventional medications barely relieve. At UCSF, neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell is testing a pharmaceutical form of LSD called MM120, which has shown striking results in reducing symptoms by promoting neuroplasticity and easing rigid thought patterns. In clinical trials, a single dose significantly outperformed standard treatments, offering hope to those who have found little relief elsewhere.
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Scientists discover a surprising way to quiet the anxious mind. Generalized anxiety disorder affects millions, often trapping sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation that conventional medications barely relieve. In clinical trials, a single dose significantly outperformed standard treatments, offering hope to those who have found little relief elsewhere.
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Generalized anxiety disorder affects millions, often trapping sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation that conventional medications barely relieve.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Breakthrough brain discovery reveals a natural way to relieve pain
Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body. They discovered that distinct regions activate for facial versus limb pain, showing the brain’s built-in precision pain control system. The findings could lead to targeted, non-opioid treatments that use cannabinoid mechanisms instead of opioids, offering safer pain relief options.
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Breakthrough brain discovery reveals a natural way to relieve pain. Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body. They discovered that distinct regions activate for facial versus limb pain, showing the brain’s built-in precision pain control system.
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Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Scientists find brain chemical tied to trauma and depression
Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behavior. High SGK1 levels were found in the brains of suicide victims and in people with genetic variants linked to early adversity. Drugs that block SGK1 could offer a new kind of antidepressant, especially for patients resistant to SSRIs.
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Scientists find brain chemical tied to trauma and depression. Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behavior. High SGK1 levels were found in the brains of suicide victims and in people with genetic variants linked to early adversity.
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Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behavior.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Fast depression relief? Nitrous oxide shows remarkable potential
Nitrous oxide may offer quick, short-term relief for people with major depression, especially those who haven’t responded to standard medications. The meta-analysis found rapid improvements after a single dose and more sustained benefits after repeated treatments. Side effects were generally mild and brief, though researchers stress the need for larger, longer-term studies.
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Fast depression relief? Nitrous oxide may offer quick, short-term relief for people with major depression, especially those who haven’t responded to standard medications. Side effects were generally mild and brief, though researchers stress the need for larger, longer-term studies.
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Nitrous oxide may offer quick, short-term relief for people with major depression, especially those who haven’t responded to standard medications.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Researchers find ADHD strengths linked to better mental health
New research reveals a brighter side of ADHD, showing that adults who recognize and use their strengths feel happier, healthier, and less stressed. People with ADHD were more likely to identify traits like creativity, humor, and hyperfocus as personal strengths. Across the board, using these strengths was linked to better quality of life and fewer mental health symptoms. The study suggests that embracing strengths could be a game-changer for ADHD support.
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Researchers find ADHD strengths linked to better mental health. People with ADHD were more likely to identify traits like creativity, humor, and hyperfocus as personal strengths. The study suggests that embracing strengths could be a game-changer for ADHD support.
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New research reveals a brighter side of ADHD, showing that adults who recognize and use their strengths feel happier, healthier, and less stressed.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Scientists discover why mental disorders so often overlap
A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered deep genetic connections across 14 psychiatric conditions, showing that many disorders share common biological roots. Instead of existing in isolation, these conditions fall into five overlapping families, helping explain why depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and substance use disorders so frequently occur together.
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Scientists discover why mental disorders so often overlap. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered deep genetic connections across 14 psychiatric conditions, showing that many disorders share common biological roots.
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A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
ADHD drugs don’t work the way we thought
ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay interested in tasks they would normally avoid. The drugs even reversed brain patterns linked to sleep deprivation. Researchers say this could complicate ADHD diagnoses if poor sleep is the real underlying problem.
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ADHD drugs don’t work the way we thought. ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Researchers say this could complicate ADHD diagnoses if poor sleep is the real underlying problem.
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ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Mini brains reveal clear brain signals of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity. Researchers found distinct electrical firing patterns that could identify these conditions with high accuracy. The discovery opens the door to more precise diagnoses and personalized drug testing. Instead of guessing medications, doctors may one day see what works before treating the patient.
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Mini brains reveal clear brain signals of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity. Researchers found distinct electrical firing patterns that could identify these conditions with high accuracy.
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Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Patients tried everything for depression then this implant changed their lives
Researchers report that vagus nerve stimulation helped many people with long-standing, treatment-resistant depression feel better—and stay better—for at least two years. Most participants had lived with depression for decades and had exhausted nearly every other option. Those who improved at one year were very likely to maintain or increase their gains over time. Even some patients who didn’t respond initially improved after longer treatment.
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Patients tried everything for depression then this implant changed their lives. Researchers report that vagus nerve stimulation helped many people with long-standing, treatment-resistant depression feel better—and stay better—for at least two years. Even some patients who didn’t respond initially improved after longer treatment.
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Researchers report that vagus nerve stimulation helped many people with long-standing, treatment-resistant depression feel better—and stay better—for at least two years.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
The hidden health impact of growing up with ADHD traits
A large, decades-long study suggests that signs of ADHD in childhood may have consequences that extend well beyond school and behavior. Researchers followed nearly 11,000 people from childhood into midlife and found that those with strong ADHD traits at age 10 were more likely to experience multiple physical health problems and health-related disability by their mid-40s.
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A large, decades-long study suggests that signs of ADHD in childhood may have consequences that extend well beyond school and behavior. Researchers followed nearly 11,000 people from childhood into midlife and found that those with strong ADHD traits at age 10 were more likely to experience multiple physical health problems and health-related disability by their mid-40s.
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A large, decades-long study suggests that signs of ADHD in childhood may have consequences that extend well beyond school and behavior.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
MIT's new brain tool could finally explain consciousness
Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive technology that can precisely stimulate deep regions of the brain that were previously off-limits. In a new “roadmap” paper, they explain how this method could finally let scientists test cause-and-effect in consciousness research, not just observe correlations.
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MIT's new brain tool could finally explain consciousness. Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. In a new “roadmap” paper, they explain how this method could finally let scientists test cause-and-effect in consciousness research, not just observe correlations.
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Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery.
Sciencedaily
May 28, 23:34
Scientists may have found the brain network behind Parkinson’s
A new international study points to a specific brain network as the core driver of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists found that this network becomes overly connected, disrupting not just movement but also thinking and other bodily functions. When researchers targeted it with non-invasive brain stimulation, patients showed much stronger symptom improvement than with conventional stimulation. The discovery could reshape how Parkinson’s is diagnosed and treated.
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Scientists may have found the brain network behind Parkinson’s. A new international study points to a specific brain network as the core driver of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists found that this network becomes overly connected, disrupting not just movement but also thinking and other bodily functions.
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A new international study points to a specific brain network as the core driver of Parkinson’s disease.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 21:36
Living in the Now: The Subjective Nature of Time
Living successfully on the leading edge of the present.
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Living in the Now: The Subjective Nature of Time. Living successfully on the leading edge of the present.
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Living successfully on the leading edge of the present.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 20:33
Radical Healing and Asian American Mental Health
This May, AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, we're exploring how Asian Americans are healing from racism.
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This May, AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, we're exploring how Asian Americans are healing from racism.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 19:33
Social Intelligence: A Critical, Overlooked Leadership Skill
I was recently on Scott Allen’s Phronesis podcast discussing social intelligence and leadership . I was somewhat surprised when Scott mentioned that the topic of social intelligence had not been prev…
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I was recently on Scott Allen’s Phronesis podcast discussing social intelligence and leadership . Social intelligence is the ability to understand social situations and behave effectively within them.
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The construct of social intelligence explained: What it is, how to get it, and how to use it.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 19:07
How Prison Quietly Reshapes Human Identity
A prison interview with a man incarcerated seven times reveals how identity loss, emotional survival, and social disconnection can quietly shape recidivism.
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Inside the prison, emotional restraint shaped nearly every interaction. He explained that returning home after incarceration often felt uncomfortable. Years inside prison had changed the way he experienced ordinary social life .
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A prison interview with a man incarcerated seven times reveals how identity loss, emotional survival, and social disconnection can quietly shape recidivism.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 19:04
Stop Protecting Your Child's Brain and Start Building It
Parents focus on limiting screen time when they should be asking what conditions actually build a child's capacity to think. The answer is older than any device.
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Stop Protecting Your Child's Brain and Start Building It. Parents focus on limiting screen time when they should be asking what conditions actually build a child's capacity to think. The answer is older than any device.
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Parents focus on limiting screen time when they should be asking what conditions actually build a child's capacity to think.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 18:58
AI and the Problem of Polished Prose
How I used to love to pepper my early writing with words like "ubiquitous" and "nascent." They certainly made me feel better, but contributed little to the communication.
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How I used to love to pepper my early writing with words like "ubiquitous" and "nascent." They certainly made me feel better, but contributed little to the communication. It performed intelligence but there was often very little actually happening. Those irregularities are often elements of beauty that are realized in our uniquely human craft.
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AI writes so well that we're now learning to unwrite it.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 18:57
Building a Better Asylum
Is there anything to learn from the history of asylums? My students said yes.
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Building a Better Asylum. Is there anything to learn from the history of asylums? My students said yes.
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Is there anything to learn from the history of asylums?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 18:41
Balancing Tradition and Innovation With AI in Psychology
Artificial intelligence (AI) was not a formal or informal part of my graduate school training, yet AI is increasingly utilized in present research, clinical work, and healthcare.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) was not a formal or informal part of my graduate school training, yet AI is increasingly utilized in present research, clinical work, and healthcare. The term “artificial intelligence ” was first used in 1955 at the Dartmouth Research Conference, organized by John McCarthy, the goal of which was to “proceed on the basis of the conjecture that every…
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A thoughtful look at how AI can help and hinder psychological practice.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 18:35
8 Leadership Practices That Slow Team Burnout
Burnout is often framed as an individual failing of stress management, but leaders shape the conditions that determine team vitality and engagement.
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Burnout in the workplace is typically framed as an individual failing of stress management, to be solved with better self-care practices or wellness perks. Leaders are central to the conversation about burnout prevention because research shows that leaders can account for at least 70 percent of the variance in team engagement.
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Burnout is often framed as an individual failing of stress management, but leaders shape the conditions that determine team vitality and engagement.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 17:25
Pop Psychology in the Age of Viral Advice
Not everyone sharing psychological guidance online has the training or credentials relevant to the topics they are discussing.
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Social media has transformed the way we talk about mental health. When I first began using social media in 2009 to discuss psychology and mental health, very few licensed psychologists were active online. That is why technology and social media can still play an important role in increasing mental health literacy and connecting people with resources.
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Not everyone sharing psychological guidance online has the training or credentials relevant to the topics they are discussing.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 17:05
Moving From Fear-Based Rules to Values-Based Relationships
ACT helps people in non-monogamous relationships navigate jealousy, fear, and vulnerability while staying aligned with values like honesty, autonomy, and trust.
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For many people exploring non- monogamy , one of the hardest parts is figuring out which relationship “rules” are truly theirs and which ones were inherited from culture, family systems, or fear . But for people exploring ethical non-monogamy, polyamory , or open relationships, these inherited narratives can create significant internal conflict.
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ACT helps people in non-monogamous relationships navigate jealousy, fear, and vulnerability while staying aligned with values like honesty, autonomy, and trust.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 17:03
Infertility Has a Male Problem
Half of infertility cases are male, yet the system follows her around like a shadow she can't shake. The roots? Centuries of patriarchy, and both partners pay.
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Half of infertility cases are male, yet the system follows her around like a shadow she can't shake. Centuries of patriarchy, and both partners pay.
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Half of infertility cases are male, yet the system follows her around like a shadow she can't shake.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 16:26
The Hidden Emotional Labor of Veterinary Medicine
Behind every euthanasia, tough conversation, and late-night emergency is a person quietly carrying the emotional weight. Support can make a difference.
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Behind every euthanasia, tough conversation, and late-night emergency is a person quietly carrying the emotional weight. Support can make a difference.
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Behind every euthanasia, tough conversation, and late-night emergency is a person quietly carrying the emotional weight.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 15:59
How Running Changed My Sobriety
Personal Perspective: Running is a necessary part of my recovery. Adjusting my running goals due to menopause was just another step on my path of sobriety.
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How Running Changed My Sobriety. Personal Perspective: Running is a necessary part of my recovery. Adjusting my running goals due to menopause was just another step on my path of sobriety.
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Personal Perspective: Running is a necessary part of my recovery.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 15:49
Superagers May Hold Answers to Lifetime Cognitive Ability
Most of us would welcome the prospect of an extended lifespan. But while entertaining such a prospect, we should also add two important caveats: good health in general and the retention of cognitive…
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A small group of octogenarians—informally known as superagers—possess a memory capacity equal to that of younger adults. Until recently, cognitive decline was the prevailing leitmotif of our understanding of brain function in those 80 years of age or older.
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There are lessons to be learned from people who retain excellent cognitive performance into old age.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 15:17
The Bad Part of Being Good
Conscientiousness is a trait that generally helps people succeed. It can also lead to anxiety, self-doubt, and burnout. Here are three ways to address these downsides.
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The Bad Part of Being Good. Conscientiousness is a trait that generally helps people succeed. It can also lead to anxiety, self-doubt, and burnout.
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Conscientiousness is a trait that generally helps people succeed.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 14:39
When Children Don't Feel That They Matter
This is Part 2 of a series on how to help children feel that they matter. Read Part 1 here . Mattering is a powerfully important part of psychological health. But what is it exactly?
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This is Part 2 of a series on how to help children feel that they matter. Mattering is a powerfully important part of psychological health. (2021), feeling that one matters is key to good mental health.
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For children to feel that they matter, parents need to stay on top of how children feel about themselves.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 13:32
The Value of Humility When Parenting an Adolescent
When parents maintain modest expectations about their influence on adolescent growth, they can reduce some of the pressure on themselves.
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Parenting is such a presumptuous occupation. In the end, every parent with every child has to create their own best practices. It was simpler parenting the closely attached and similar child.
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When parents maintain modest expectations about their influence on adolescent growth, they can reduce some of the pressure on themselves.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 13:15
The Forgotten Years of Parenthood
As I watched my youngest bounce out of school to give me a hug, I was struck by a twinge of joy and sadness. Kindergarten is coming to an end. We are now fully in middle childhood.
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As I watched my youngest bounce out of school to give me a hug, I was struck by a twinge of joy and sadness. But these years matter deeply, both in the lives of our children and in our evolving identities as parents.
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Middle childhood is often overlooked, but it reshapes children, parents, and the connection between them.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 13:11
Play and Creativity Run on Free Energy
If you had to name a song that swiftly calls to mind a toy, what would it be? Some might nominate the bouncy bubblegum single, “I’m a Barbie Girl” (“Life in plastic / It’s fantastic!” ).
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If you had to name a song that swiftly calls to mind a toy, what would it be? It must be the punctuated song “Pop Goes the Weasel.” Wind the crank. It seems like a paradox, but play thrives on pleasurable surprise even when it’s predictable.
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In moments of play and over eons of evolution, surprise vies with caution.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 12:56
If Women Only Knew What They Never Heard
Women in the workplace are often unaware of the personal comments men make about their bodies, clothing choices, or even the way they walk.
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Most of us don’t spend time wondering what people say behind our backs at work. However, companies are filled with gender stereotypes and inequitable treatment, particularly in male-dominated fields. The all-male selection committee had narrowed down to three people they were considering for the job.
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Women in the workplace are often unaware of the personal comments men make about their bodies, clothing choices, or even the way they walk.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 12:52
The Discomfort Zone
Periods of uncertainty are not always signs of failure. Sometimes they are signs of psychological reorganisation.
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The Discomfort Zone. Periods of uncertainty are not always signs of failure. Sometimes they are signs of psychological reorganisation.
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Sometimes they are signs of psychological reorganisation.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 12:22
Why the United Nations Needs Psychology
Psychological research on gender is a highly interdisciplinary and contested field. This globally expanding area examines how gender interacts with different domains of experience—culture, biology, t…
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Psychological research on gender is a highly interdisciplinary and contested field. The field is also shaped by major debates over identity , populism, family structures, and the impact of technological transformation on human relationships and social institutions (fifth wave and beyond).
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Psychology at the United Nations is essential for an interconnected world.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 12:21
The Prerequisite for Agency: Self-Compassion
The voice that calls us lazy or undisciplined may be the thing narrowing our options. Andre Agassi’s comeback shows how self-compassion can help you reclaim your agency.
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The Prerequisite for Agency: Self-Compassion. The voice that calls us lazy or undisciplined may be the thing narrowing our options. Andre Agassi’s comeback shows how self-compassion can help you reclaim your agency.
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The voice that calls us lazy or undisciplined may be the thing narrowing our options.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 11:50
You Don’t Have a Choice: How Decisions Affect Your Energy
For decades, leaders have found ways to remove small decisions from their lives. But does limiting your outfit choices actually help your workday? Maybe.
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You Don’t Have a Choice: How Decisions Affect Your Energy. For decades, leaders have found ways to remove small decisions from their lives. But does limiting your outfit choices actually help your workday?
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For decades, leaders have found ways to remove small decisions from their lives.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 11:42
The Number-One Habit That Destroys Adult Friendships
Imbalance in give-and-take can spell serious trouble for a friendship.
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The Number-One Habit That Destroys Adult Friendships. Imbalance in give-and-take can spell serious trouble for a friendship.
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Imbalance in give-and-take can spell serious trouble for a friendship.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 11:41
Inspiration Over Happiness
The pursuit of happiness appears as a cultural mandate. It helps to pause and consider what it is, and whether there is an alternative that allows for living on life's terms.
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Inspiration Over Happiness. The pursuit of happiness appears as a cultural mandate. It helps to pause and consider what it is, and whether there is an alternative that allows for living on life's terms.
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It helps to pause and consider what it is, and whether there is an alternative that allows for living on life's terms.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 11:33
Talking to a New Partner About Erection Difficulty
Worried about how a new partner will react to erection difficulty? Here's how to talk about it in a way that lowers the pressure for both of you.
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Talking to a New Partner About Erection Difficulty. Worried about how a new partner will react to erection difficulty? Here's how to talk about it in a way that lowers the pressure for both of you.
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Worried about how a new partner will react to erection difficulty?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 11:28
Could You Recognize the First Signs of Psychosis?
The beginnings of psychosis rarely look like the stereotypes. Why all therapists need to be able to recognize it.
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Could You Recognize the First Signs of Psychosis?. The beginnings of psychosis rarely look like the stereotypes. Why all therapists need to be able to recognize it.
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The beginnings of psychosis rarely look like the stereotypes.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 11:25
Are You Telling the Wrong Story About Your Exhaustion?
Do you think of yourself as a procrastinator, differently wired, or a victim of a toxic workplace? The story you tell about your exhaustion shapes how you experience and cure it.
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Are You Telling the Wrong Story About Your Exhaustion?. Do you think of yourself as a procrastinator, differently wired, or a victim of a toxic workplace? The story you tell about your exhaustion shapes how you experience and cure it.
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Do you think of yourself as a procrastinator, differently wired, or a victim of a toxic workplace?
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 11:11
How Therapists Can Help Rebuild Our Attention
Therapy is already a sanctuary for attention. Clinicians can lead a growing movement to protect human focus from the "human fracking" of big tech.
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How Therapists Can Help Rebuild Our Attention. Therapy is already a sanctuary for attention. Clinicians can lead a growing movement to protect human focus from the "human fracking" of big tech.
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Clinicians can lead a growing movement to protect human focus from the "human fracking" of big tech.
Psychology Today: The Latest
May 28, 10:10
Leading Through Low Morale
Low morale spreads quickly at work. The instinct to fix things fast may actually make problems worse. Research suggests how leaders can effectively navigate this complex challenge.
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Leading Through Low Morale. The instinct to fix things fast may actually make problems worse. Research suggests how leaders can effectively navigate this complex challenge.
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Low morale spreads quickly at work.
MedPage Today
May 20, 18:35
IL-6 Drug Promising in Depression; U.S. More Anxious; AI Risks in Addiction Medicine - MedPage Today
IL-6 Drug Promising in Depression; U.S. More Anxious; AI Risks in Addiction Medicine MedPage Today
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IL-6 Drug Promising in Depression; U.S.
WBUR
May 7, 07:00
Many people now trust AI with their feelings. And therapists want to talk about it - WBUR
Many people now trust AI with their feelings. And therapists want to talk about it WBUR
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Many people now trust AI with their feelings.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Apr 29, 16:15
Living in Constant Crisis Mode
We all feel an implicit moral pressure to stay informed, but attention is finite, and our choices affect our ability to actually create positive change in our world.
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We all feel an implicit moral pressure to stay informed, but attention is finite, and our choices affect our ability to actually create positive change in our world.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Apr 29, 15:41
The Healthy Way to Handle Irreconcilable Differences
Two-thirds of relationship problems are unsolvable. Trying to solve them only leads to frustration and gridlock. Here’s how to handle irreconcilable differences and stay connected
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The Healthy Way to Handle Irreconcilable Differences. Two-thirds of relationship problems are unsolvable. Here’s how to handle irreconcilable differences and stay connected
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Two-thirds of relationship problems are unsolvable.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Apr 29, 15:22
College Mental Health Care Is Expanding, But Is It Working?
Colleges are investing more in student mental health; however, many students still struggle to find support that feels clear, comfortable, and effective.
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Colleges are investing more in student mental health; however, many students still struggle to find support that feels clear, comfortable, and effective.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Apr 29, 15:19
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria: The Actual Research
You've probably heard about rejection sensitivity dysphoria and its role in ADHD. But what does the research actually show?
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Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria: The Actual Research. You've probably heard about rejection sensitivity dysphoria and its role in ADHD. But what does the research actually show?
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You've probably heard about rejection sensitivity dysphoria and its role in ADHD.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Apr 29, 14:46
Early Childhood Interventions Impose Western Norms and Values
Millions are spent each year to spread Western-style parenting, without regard for the adaptive value of existing practices or ethical violations in how interventions are imposed.
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Millions are spent each year to spread Western-style parenting, without regard for the adaptive value of existing practices or ethical violations in how interventions are imposed.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Apr 29, 14:06
The Dark Wizard of Perfection
"The Dark Wizard" chronicles the emotional highs and lows of legendary free soloist Dean Potter, who struggled to feel like anything he achieved was good enough.
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"The Dark Wizard" chronicles the emotional highs and lows of legendary free soloist Dean Potter, who struggled to feel like anything he achieved was good enough.
Psychology Today: The Latest
Apr 29, 13:52
Schopenhauer: The Philosopher of Pessimism and Humor
Whereas Leibniz, Kant, and Hegel could count as optimists (people who think that human life will improve), Schopenhauer is the first (and last) thinker in all Western philosophy to have constructed a…
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Schopenhauer: The Philosopher of Pessimism and Humor. Whereas Leibniz, Kant, and Hegel could count as optimists (people who think that human life will improve), Schopenhauer is the first (and last) thinker in all Western philosophy to have constructed a complete and systematic pessimism .
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Thus, when people laugh at us (rather than along with us) they are filling the gap between our idea of ourself, or people’s general idea of us, and the sad reality.
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Apr 29, 13:17
Still Hysterical After All These Years
In a 2025 study, many women were told to 'just relax.' Why are women's physical symptoms still dismissed as predominantly psychological?
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In a 2025 study, many women were told to 'just relax.' Why are women's physical symptoms still dismissed as predominantly psychological?
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Apr 29, 12:59
The Power of Positive Talking
Personal Perspective: Praise can have many benefits that we don't always acknowledge. Maybe it's time to change that.
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The Power of Positive Talking. Personal Perspective: Praise can have many benefits that we don't always acknowledge. Maybe it's time to change that.
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Personal Perspective: Praise can have many benefits that we don't always acknowledge.
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Apr 29, 12:46
AI and the Four Faces of Anti-Intelligence
AI doesn't replace thinking. It replaces the feeling that thinking is necessary in the first place.
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AI and the Four Faces of Anti-Intelligence. AI doesn't replace thinking. It replaces the feeling that thinking is necessary in the first place.
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AI doesn't replace thinking.
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Apr 29, 12:40
When Survival Replaces Childhood
A young man’s story reveals how childhood adversity shapes violence, and how one decision can change a life’s direction.
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A young man’s story reveals how childhood adversity shapes violence, and how one decision can change a life’s direction.
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Apr 29, 12:17
3 Unconscious Habits That Make You Look Less Confident
Three signals that communicate confidence to others that unfold unconsciously.
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3 Unconscious Habits That Make You Look Less Confident. Three signals that communicate confidence to others that unfold unconsciously.
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Three signals that communicate confidence to others that unfold unconsciously.
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Apr 29, 12:07
How to End an Affair, These Examples Tell All
Some goodbye affair messages unconsciously fail to close the door. Here is a template of an effective one.
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How to End an Affair, These Examples Tell All. Some goodbye affair messages unconsciously fail to close the door. Here is a template of an effective one.
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Some goodbye affair messages unconsciously fail to close the door.
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Apr 29, 12:04
Reconnecting to the Muse
Creativity and spirituality are two facets of the same deep state of being. To become spiritual is to be creative, and to be creative is to be spiritual
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Reconnecting to the Muse. Creativity and spirituality are two facets of the same deep state of being. To become spiritual is to be creative, and to be creative is to be spiritual
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To become spiritual is to be creative, and to be creative is to be spiritual
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Apr 29, 11:48
The Humor of Miscommunication
Some experts use violations of H. Paul Grice’s four maxims that help explain verbal humor. The mutual vulnerability theory of laughter does the same job and so much more.
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Some experts use violations of H. Paul Grice’s four maxims that help explain verbal humor. The mutual vulnerability theory of laughter does the same job and so much more.
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Some experts use violations of H.
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Apr 29, 11:31
When Young Siblings Are Rivals
Sibling rivalry is universal in families with more than one child. Managing sibling relationships is a skill that is challenged at every developmental stage.
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When Young Siblings Are Rivals. Sibling rivalry is universal in families with more than one child. Managing sibling relationships is a skill that is challenged at every developmental stage.
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Sibling rivalry is universal in families with more than one child.
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Apr 29, 11:19
Loneliness Isn’t Simply About Being Alone
Loneliness is the experience of disconnection. It is a whole-body feeling shaped by biology, perception, and the structure of modern life.
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Loneliness Isn’t Simply About Being Alone. Loneliness is the experience of disconnection. It is a whole-body feeling shaped by biology, perception, and the structure of modern life.
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Loneliness is the experience of disconnection.
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Apr 29, 09:48
The 4 Words That Make Homework Battles Worse
You think you are motivating them. But these four words may be the exact moment your child shuts down.
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The 4 Words That Make Homework Battles Worse. You think you are motivating them. But these four words may be the exact moment your child shuts down.
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But these four words may be the exact moment your child shuts down.
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Apr 29, 09:40
Do Age and Timing of Bullying Matter in Mental Health?
Does it matter when in childhood bullying happens? New research suggests recent bullying hits hardest and that early support may be key.
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Do Age and Timing of Bullying Matter in Mental Health?. Does it matter when in childhood bullying happens? New research suggests recent bullying hits hardest and that early support may be key.
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Does it matter when in childhood bullying happens?
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Apr 29, 09:40
Seven Challenges in Early Recovery From Addiction
While there are many externally imposed obstacles early in recovery, some of the biggest come from within us.
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While there are many externally imposed obstacles early in recovery, some of the biggest come from within us.
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Apr 29, 08:17
How We Stay in Love Despite Our Partners' Limits, or Our Own
When a loved one's limits actively reshape your inner world, grace alone isn't enough. Ricœur, Weil, and Murdoch show us how to stay open without disappearing into the other.
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How We Stay in Love Despite Our Partners' Limits, or Our Own. When a loved one's limits actively reshape your inner world, grace alone isn't enough. Ricœur, Weil, and Murdoch show us how to stay open without disappearing into the other.
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When a loved one's limits actively reshape your inner world, grace alone isn't enough.