Trauma-focused CBTJun 17, 2026
Trauma-focused therapy safely improves PTSD symptoms in psychosis patients
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and published in The ...
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Military & First RespondersJun 17, 2026
Janeen Donnor
You may have been carrying more than most people can see for a long time. On the outside, you hold things together, but inside ...
Mental HealthJun 17, 2026
Healthcare of Tomorrow 2026 Presents: How Children's Hospitals Are Answering the Youth Mental Health Crisis
As many as 1 in 5 young people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with a mental, emotional or behavioral health condition in their lives. Many children’s hospitals and pediatric providers have seen a ...
Trauma-focused CBTJun 17, 2026
Trauma-Focused CBT Improves Recovery in People With Psychosis and PTSD
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and published in The ...
AI chatbotsJun 17, 2026
Psychologists Say Patients Are Bringing AI Into Therapy Sessions: Survey
As generative AI becomes a fixture of daily life, patients are increasingly bringing chatbot conversations into therapy sessions.
Cognitive PsychologyJun 17, 2026
MathematicsJune 17, 2026Our brains underestimate Elon Musk’s wealth
This year will go down in history as the year a person became a trillionaire for the first time—on paper, at least. Elon Musk’s net worth catapulted to this unprecedented height thanks to the spectacular initial public…
PsychologyJun 17, 2026
What makes the ideal digital icon? A psychologist explains
To the designer Susan Kare, designing icons was about solving ‘the little puzzle of making an image fit a metaphor’. Forty years later, that challenge remains.
WorkplaceJun 17, 2026
Why Balancing Fertility Treatment and Work Is So Tough: Sudden Appointments, Difficulty Taking Time Off, and the Problem of Not Being Able to Tell Your Workplace
It is not a problem that is solved simply by going to the hospital; it involves clinic visits, tests, egg retrieval, embryo ...
ResearchJun 17, 2026
FAP-targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy shows broad effectiveness across multiple cancers
A novel radiopharmaceutical therapy approach that targets fibroblast activation protein (FAP)—which is highly expressed in many ...
Linguistically diverse populationsJun 17, 2026
It's time to remove the barriers to mental health awareness for all young people
Adolescence is a critical stage when many lifelong challenges first emerge, including mental health difficulties. While these can ...
Health PsychologyJun 17, 2026
Humans may have hidden regenerative powers
Scientists have taken a surprising step toward unlocking regeneration in mammals, showing that the ability to rebuild complex body parts may not be lost after all—it may simply be switched off. Using a two-stage…
TraumaJun 17, 2026
Gabrielle Union Opens Up About PTSD Treatment After 34 Years of Trauma
The actress opens up about the assault that shaped her life, the hypervigilance that followed and the PTSD treatment that helped her heal.
PolicyJun 17, 2026
WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for the clinical…
Residential treatmentJun 17, 2026
Compassion Behavioral Health Publishes New Resource Exploring Residential Treatment and Structured Recovery Support
Compassion Behavioral Health has published a new educational resource designed to help people better understand residential ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 17, 2026
Patient Privacy: HIPAA Explained
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent subpoenas to as many as 20 institutions serving trans and gender diverse (TGD ...
Child PsychologyJun 17, 2026
A Shared Vision for Children and Young People: Advancing Partnership and Impact at SNF Nostos 2026
Throughout the SNF Nostos 2026 week, the Child Mind Institute and the SNF Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health will contribute to conversations examining how youth mental health intersects with some of…
Social MediaJun 17, 2026
Psychology says women who return clothes often after ordering online aren't indecisive or always making impulsive decisions: What this shopping habit really means?
Psychology says women who return clothes often after ordering online aren't simply making random decisions. Research suggests this habit can be linked to the shopping reward cycle, social media ...
Clinical PsychologyJun 17, 2026
Ozempic and Wegovy linked to surprising drop in violent behavior
A Rutgers study suggests GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may weaken the link between impulsive tendencies and violent behavior. The surprising finding hints that these medications could affect how people act on…
HomelessnessJun 17, 2026
US Health Department announces over $700 million to combat mental health, addiction, homelessness
June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced more than $700 million in new funding ...
Mental HealthJun 17, 2026
Feeling lonely has a greater impact on brain health than being alone
Loneliness is much more than a bad feeling. The mental condition has long been shown to have major impacts for multiple facets of ...
ResearchJun 17, 2026
Warneford Park: Mental health and medical research campus development gets green light from Oxford City Council
Plans to create a £750m mental health and medical research campus in Oxford have been given the go-ahead by Oxford City Council.
Medical traumaJun 17, 2026
Trinity Medical Behavioral Health
My ideal client is someone who is feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or struggling with symptoms such as anxiety, low mood, trauma ...
PsychologyJun 17, 2026
Common plastic chemical linked to lifelong anxiety in new study
Exposure to a common plastic chemical before and shortly after birth may have lasting effects on behavior. Researchers found that male rats exposed early in life to DEHP—a plasticizer used in products ranging from…
Military & First RespondersJun 17, 2026
'The stuff builds up': Ex-firefighter talks first responder struggles for PTSD Awareness
The investigation into the July 7th murders of Western High School student Gigi Myrie, 15, and her brother Steve Allen, 9, is ...
Social MediaJun 17, 2026
Screen time, BMI, and mental health may be linked to sleep quality in Chinese adolescents
A teen's mental health, as well as their body mass index (BMI) and screen time, is significantly associated with sleep quality ...
ResearchJun 17, 2026
New Oxford Centre for Women’s Mental Health established
The University of Oxford is set to launch a new research centre dedicated to women’s mental health, bringing together expertise from medical and biological sciences with humanities for the first time.
Midlife adultsJun 17, 2026
Having a midlife crisis at 30s? You’re not alone, say Kolkata mental health experts
For decades, a midlife crisis was seen as something that hit you in your 40s or 50s. Today, psychologists say symptoms are ...
Mental HealthJun 17, 2026
Association of psychotropic medications with the use of coercive measures and recidivism during forensic psychiatric care: a Swedish nationwide register-based study
Background Patients in forensic psychiatric care (FPC) are often treated with various psychotropic medications. However, evidence regarding their effectiveness in this setting is lacking. Objective The study aimed to…
Misinformation correctionJun 17, 2026
False Prophets? Mental Health Misinformation Online
Misinformation about mental health has been identified across various online spaces, including Facebook, Reddit, and, prominently ...
PsychologyJun 17, 2026
A daily probiotic may help relieve depression and anxiety
A small clinical trial suggests that probiotics may offer a surprising mental health boost for older adults with depression. Seniors who took a daily probiotic alongside their regular antidepressant treatment experienced…