Social MediaAug 7, 2026
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.
Independent professional psychologist news with intelligence
Updated Aug 26, 2026 8:00 AM PT
Welcome to Psychologist News!
Psychologist.News is an authoritative, timely news reporting agency providing news articles on psychologist research, psychologist clinical practice, psychologist law, psychologist policy, psychologist technology and the professional psychologist issues shaping psychology and psychologists worldwide.
Social MediaAug 7, 2026
Psychologist shares 'biggest regret' she hears from parents of kids with anxiety
The number one regret this psychologist hears from parents of kids with anxiety. If you’re mum or dad to a little one who struggles from anxiety, then the advice from this expert is well worth your ...
Sport & PerformanceAug 7, 2026
3 small habits mental performance coaches think could have the biggest impact
This is an excerpt from The Athletic’s weekly newsletter covering the mental side of sports. Sign up here to receive the Peak newsletter directly in your inbox. In this week’s newsletter, I asked ...
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
Perez Hilton's horrific livestream raises questions about his mental health: Here's what we know
Perez Hilton’s podcast co-host Chris Booker has finally broken his silence regarding the unimaginable mental health crisis facing the famous blogger.For those unversed, the ...
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
Senator introduces bill to prevent construction worker suicide
The bill, introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, authorizes HHS to study risk factors for construction workers and form policy recommendations on how to reduce deaths by suicide.
NeuropsychologyAug 7, 2026
Is there really a ‘psychopath brain’? What neuroscience reveals about psychopathy
Here's what the latest research reveals about the psychopathic brain, reward-seeking and why biology is only part of the story The post Is there really a ‘psychopath brain’? What neuroscience reveals ...
PsychologyAug 7, 2026
Psychology says people who swear by manifestation often start with this 5-minute morning habit and it changes how they notice opportunities
Manifestation is the practice of channeling focus and nurturing a positive mindset to achieve desired goals. According to psychology, this involves the reticular activating system in the brain, which ...
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
Mental health crisis: Fewer than 300 psychiatrists serve over 200m Nigerians — Sheikh
Demands urgent implementation of Mental Health Act, stronger funding By Chioma Obinna A Professor of Psychiatry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, has said that Nigeria is ...
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
7 Hidden Ways Financial Stress Is Quietly Destroying Your Mental Health
Spread the loveYou’ve probably felt it – that knot in your stomach when the bills pile up, or the dread as you check your bank balance. It’s not just a passing worry; for millions of Americans, ...
Clinical PsychologyAug 7, 2026
This Crucial Bill Could Halt AI Therapy — Here’s Why Millions Are Cheering
Spread the loveImagine a future where you confide your deepest fears and anxieties not to a human therapist, but to a sophisticated algorithm. It sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? Yet, for many ...
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
Bridgeway buys downtown building for crisis center
Bridgeway purchased a downtown Galesburg building to create a new walk-in mental health crisis center for adults.
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
Children as young as five attend A&E over mental health, new figures show
Hundreds of Emergency Department attendances for mental health concerns across regional health trusts in NI recorded ...
PsychologyAug 7, 2026
Scientists discover a hidden brain shift that begins around age 50
Beginning around age 50, the brain’s memory center appears to lose many of its longtime immune cells and replace them with more inflammatory ones. This surprising shift may help explain how normal aging sets the stage…
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
Mental health support expansion
The government is set to expand community mental health support across England ...
Child PsychologyAug 7, 2026
ADHD doesn’t raise entrepreneurship rates overall. 1 group was a major exception
The popular narrative says ADHD can be a startup advantage. A new 28-year study found that benefit was concentrated among a specific group of people.
Mental HealthAug 7, 2026
Depression Linked to Shrinking Brain Region in Older Adults
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No one knows what causes Alzheimer's disease. There are ...
School & EducationAug 7, 2026
Why Are Students Losing Interest In School? 1 In 3 In Classes 7–9 Show Disengagement Signs
One in three students in Classes 7–9 show signs of school disengagement, with declining motivation, attendance and connection to learning raising concerns about student engagement.
Family & RelationshipsAug 7, 2026
Parents – are you using your phone too much?
A psychologist explains parental phone over-use may be more damaging to kids than their own screen use and suggests how to reduce any negative effects ...
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
Maine Approves AI Law That Tells Therapists They Can’t Use AI As A Client-Facing Therapeutic Tool
Maine enacted a new AI law on AI usage for mental health purposes. It is quite restrictive. But also seems to have holes. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.
AI & TechnologyAug 7, 2026
AI safety: India must keep humans in the loop, prevent exclusion, says CEA Nageswaran
Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran stressed proactive AI safety and security in finance. He warned AI must not foster financial exclusion and humans must remain involved. Fintech aids ...
Health PsychologyAug 7, 2026
Gene mutations behind serious bone marrow conditions identified
Inherited bone marrow failure syndrome, or IBMFS, describes a group of disorders in which inherited genetic abnormalities impair the bone marrow's ability to produce sufficient healthy blood cells. Patients with these…
ResearchAug 7, 2026
Autism in adolescence and adulthood
Landmark descriptions of autism in the 1940s were based on clinical work with children. Research over the subsequent 80Â years has largely focused on the experiences and needs of autistic children, with recent…
Child PsychologyAug 7, 2026
Youth post-discharge recovery and family adjustment after inpatient mental health treatment – study protocol for the longitudinal mixed-methods ReCoVer study
BackgroundHigh readmission rates after child and adolescent inpatient treatment point to underrecognized issues in the post-discharge period. With a shift towards early reintegration in youth mental health care, the…
NeuropsychologyAug 7, 2026
EMI-EDU: reframing learning and education through energy, mass and information
Building on the EMI framework that conceptualises consciousness, cognition, and behaviour as emergent phenomena arising from dynamic interactions among energy, mass, and information, this article extends the model into…
NeuropsychologyAug 7, 2026
Clinical and immunological correlates of elevated age-adjusted QAlb in anti-NMDAR encephalitis
BackgroundAnti-NMDAR encephalitis is a common form of autoimmune encephalitis with marked clinical heterogeneity. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/serum albumin quotient (QAlb) is a clinically accessible marker reflecting…
NeuropsychologyAug 7, 2026
Effects of repetitive scanning ultrasound on the intraneuronal dendritic signalling of CA1 pyramidal neurons
IntroductionNeural development is regulated by several spatiotemporally changing factors, which are essential for enabling neurons to develop functional networks, during early developmental stages. Additionally, external…
NeuropsychologyAug 7, 2026
Discrete and differentiated encoding of distinct components of spatial experience occurs within the proximodistal subfields of the dorsoventral axis of the hippocampus
A multitude of studies have confirmed the essential role of the hippocampus in the acquisition and updating of associative experience. In rodents, spatial memories are dependent on hippocampal information processing and…
Clinical PsychologyAug 7, 2026
It’s part of me: autistic adolescents thoughts and feelings towards their autistic identity/autism diagnosis
IntroductionAdolescence is characterized by active and ongoing identity development. Autism is one aspect of identity and positive feelings about one’s autistic identity predict better self-esteem and psychological…
Clinical PsychologyAug 7, 2026
Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying interoceptive hypersensitivity in somatic symptom disorder: a mediation analysis of alexithymia
BackgroundSomatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) is defined by distressing physical symptoms and exaggerated psychological responses, and interoceptive hypersensitivity is widely regarded as a central feature, but the…
Clinical PsychologyAug 7, 2026
A case report of a novel de novo variant in PPP2CA causing a neurodevelopmental disorder and epilepsy
Neurodevelopmental disorders related to protein phosphatase 2 catalytic subunit alpha (PPP2CA) are currently recognized as Houge–Janssens syndrome 3 (OMIM: 618354), an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by…