Family & RelationshipsDec 29, 2025
3 ‘Relationship Tropes’ That Defined Your 2025, By A Psychologist
Categorizing a year through the lens of relationship tropes is more than a creative framing device. It provides a structured ...
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Major depressive disorderDec 29, 2025
AI Diagnoses Mental Health Disorders With High Accuracy
Can an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot serve as a reliable tool for mental health clinicians? A new study in Nature’s ...
Family & RelationshipsDec 29, 2025
The Black Wife Effect: How Relationships Shape Identity
Social media has a name for a transformation many people believe they have observed. A man, often non-Black, enters a long-term ...
Gambling disorderDec 29, 2025
Coping with a gambling disorder
Rohini* is a 43-year-old first-generation Indian immigrant to the United States who moved to Las Vegas with her husband, Raghav ...
Mental HealthDec 29, 2025
Study Shows Hybrid Work Mode Boosts Women’s Mental Health – Expert Decodes
To understand this from an expert lens, we reached out to Dr Divya Shree KR, Consultant – Psychiatry, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore ...
Recidivism riskDec 29, 2025
Why Prison Often Fails to Change Behavior
Earlier reflections in this column have explored how violence often emerges from unaddressed emotional pain, trauma, and the slow ...
Clinical PsychologyDec 28, 2025
What causes panic attacks and can therapy help with them?
Sudden anxiety, racing heart, dizziness — panic attacks often strike unexpectedly and feel life-threatening. But what’s behind them? We explain how panic disorders develop, the typical symptoms, and ...
Mental HealthDec 28, 2025
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…
School & EducationDec 28, 2025
A massive scientific review put alternative autism therapies to the test
A major new review has put hundreds of alternative autism treatments under the microscope—and most didn’t hold up. Scientists analyzed decades of research and found little reliable evidence that popular approaches like…
Health PsychologyDec 27, 2025
Stanford scientists uncover why mRNA COVID vaccines can trigger heart inflammation
Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two-step immune…
WorkplaceDec 27, 2025
I thought I knew what burnout was – until I experienced it myself. Here's what we're all getting wrong
I searched for a neat, physical answer to my frequent ailments, but all I got was a clean bill of health from a comprehensive ...
Traumatic griefDec 27, 2025
Can you find joy again after grief? This psychologist says 'absolutely'
Starting over after a loss or a traumatic life experience is incredibly difficult. Often, when we're going through these ...
Mental HealthDec 27, 2025
Ways to manage grief, stress during the holidays
Amid the holiday cheer, many Americans are juggling financial stress or navigating grief, whether from the loss of loved ones ...
Anorexia nervosaDec 27, 2025
Autonomy Should Not Mean Abandonment in Anorexia Nervosa
A recent article published in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry by an international group of expert clinicians and ...
Health PsychologyDec 27, 2025
Sleep apnea’s hidden link to depression and mental health problems
You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway during ...
Specific phobiasDec 27, 2025
8 strange phobias that sound unreal
Have you ever felt your heart race at the sight of tiny holes clustered together? Or maybe you've experienced a surge of panic ...
Supervision systemsDec 27, 2025
Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors Psychologists and Therapists in Carrum Downs, VIC
I am a counselling psychologist who has over 25 years’ experience working in the treatment of trauma, mental health and ...
Humanistic therapyDec 26, 2025
Find Humanistic Counselling Near You
What can a humanistic therapist help with? Humanistic therapy can help people understand how they feel in the moment. There is ...
Social PsychologyDec 26, 2025
Why some people keep making the same bad decisions
Everyday sights and sounds quietly shape the choices people make, often without them realizing it. New research suggests that some individuals become especially influenced by these environmental cues, relying on them…
Mental HealthDec 26, 2025
Walking in snow can have a surprising effect on your mental health — and body image
Trudging through the snow might not sound like your idea of a good time, but a surprising study suggests you might want to grab ...
Workplace substance-use programsDec 26, 2025
Substance Use Psychologists and Therapists in Sydney, NSW
I believe that as human beings our vulnerabilities can often become our greatest strengths. My mission is to walk beside my ...
Mental HealthDec 26, 2025
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…
NeuropsychologyDec 26, 2025
A surprising brain cleanup reduced epileptic seizures and restored memory
A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals avoided epilepsy…
PersonalityDec 26, 2025
A laboratory task to assess epistemic mistrust: behavioral evidence for mediation between childhood trauma and borderline personality features in young adults
Background Disruptions in epistemic trust have been recognised as key sequelae of trauma and as markers of vulnerability to borderline personality pathology. However, prior research has relied primarily on self-reports…
NeuropsychologyDec 26, 2025
Correlation of prefrontal-based resting state functional connectivity with the degree of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
Background This study aims to investigate the differences in neural network connectivity within the prefrontal cortex (PFC) among elderly individuals with normal cognition (NC), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and…
Supervision systemsDec 25, 2025
Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors Counselling in Sutherland, NSW
I'm a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years experience across private and public mental health settings. I provide therapy for people aged 15+ and draw from a range of approaches, including ...
AI & TechnologyDec 25, 2025
What India's Mental Healthcare Landscape Needs In 2026
India's mental health landscape is at a turning point. Public conversation has intensified, more young people are actively ...
Parent-child interaction therapyDec 25, 2025
Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT) Therapists in Burlington, NJ
Hi, I’m Julie, and I believe that meaningful change doesn’t have to wait. Therapy can start now at Therapy Starts Now ...
Risk managementDec 25, 2025
Sleep Apnea Risk Tied to 40% Higher Odds of Poor Mental Health
High risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked to a 40% increase in poor mental health outcomes, including depression and ...
Health PsychologyDec 25, 2025
Tossing and turning at night, can't sleep? Psychiatrist reveals why it's a big concern for your mental health
Do you often toss and turn in your sleep? Sleep is one of the fundamental pillars of both physical and mental health. It is not ...