Assessment ethicsApr 30, 2025
Can Psychological Assessment Help Bullying Behavior?
Can Personality and Neuropsychological Assessment Help Address Bullying? Recent media portrayals of the harsh realities of ...
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Mental HealthApr 30, 2025
Veteran suicide prevention grant gets bipartisan support in hearings
With suicide claiming the lives of about 18 veterans each day, back-to-back congressional hearings this week focused on ...
Family & RelationshipsApr 30, 2025
The Fascinating History of Selling Food and Selling Sex
When we need an emoji that’s supposed to represent something sexual, why is it that we almost always turn to some kind of food? Peaches, eggplants, and bananas are among the many food symbols frequently used in…
Positive PsychologyApr 30, 2025
36-year-old happiness researcher shares what it means—and what it takes—to be happy: ‘Don't just worry about yourself'
At just 16, Michael Plant became interested in what people could do to maximize happiness, so he started studying philosophy.
WorkplaceApr 30, 2025
A Culture of Pressure: How Modern Workplaces Are Fueling a Mental Health Crisis
Overwhelmed and under-supported: With burnout rising across sectors, employers must act before stress becomes a business crisis.
ErgonomicsApr 30, 2025
Emotional Ergonomics: New White Paper Uncovers the Critical Link Between Industrial Ergonomics, Chronic Pain, and Mental Health in the Workplace
This research, developed in collaboration with United Suicide Survivors International, DORN, and MINES and Associates, explores ...
Clinical PsychologyApr 30, 2025
How Are Eating Disorders Treated?
Eating disorders often involve a team of clinicians to address different elements of the illness. A physician may monitor ...
Mental HealthApr 29, 2025
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.
Mental HealthApr 29, 2025
Reasons why anxiety and depression promote low self-belief
Researchers have uncovered why individuals who experience anxiety and depression often struggle with persistent low self-belief.
Positive PsychologyApr 29, 2025
Complimentary Mindful May Meditation Program Launches on Life Time App During National Mental Health Month
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Mental HealthApr 29, 2025
Why True Mental Health Support For Moms Starts With Community
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Cognitive PsychologyApr 29, 2025
Study suggests dance and lullabies aren't universal human behaviors
Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from an anthropologist challenges the…
Diversity & CultureApr 29, 2025
Mental health resources for LGBTQ+ youth, families
Mental Health Resources:The Trevor Project: Free, confidential suicide crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ people ages 13-24. Call 1-866 ...
AI & TechnologyApr 29, 2025
Does Online Therapy Work For Kids?
Approximately 20% of teens in the U.S. experience depression by age 17. And data shows that among youth across the globe, the ...
Legal & RegulationsApr 29, 2025
Mental health law 'won't stop detentions'
Campaigners are warning that a new mental health law covering Wales will not reduce the "unnecessary" detention of disabled ...
AddictionApr 29, 2025
Dangerous synthetic opioids and animal sedatives found in wastewater
Scientists have developed a highly sensitive method to detect illegal opioids and a veterinary sedative in Australia's wastewater system, providing a vital early warning tool to public health authorities.
Family & RelationshipsApr 29, 2025
Advancing AI for diverse applications in manufacturing, business and education
Large language models (LLMs) are at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) and have been widely used for conversational interactions. However, assessing the personality of a given LLM remains a significant…
Family & RelationshipsApr 29, 2025
Gene circuits enable more precise control of gene therapy
To help achieve more precise control of gene therapy, engineers have designed a new control circuit that can keep gene expression levels within a target range. The method could be used to deliver genes that could help…
PersonalityApr 29, 2025
Personality traits shape our prosocial behavior
Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving.
Positive PsychologyApr 29, 2025
Trouble hearing in noisy places and crowded spaces? Researchers say new algorithm could help hearing aid users
BU researchers develop a brain-inspired algorithm that can help people with hearing loss pick out conversations in noisy, crowded spaces.
Mental HealthApr 29, 2025
Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten
A new study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed.
AddictionApr 29, 2025
First synthetic 'mini prion' shows how protein misfolding multiplies
Prions transmit their abnormally folded shape onto other proteins. Researchers designed a synthetic fragment of the tau protein that exhibits prion-like behavior. Misfolded tau proteins are the hallmark of many…
AI & TechnologyApr 29, 2025
Brain decoder controls spinal cord stimulation
A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
AddictionApr 29, 2025
Physical and psychological symptoms of ketamine abuse revealed in research
Ketamine addiction is linked to high levels of physical health problems and psychological consequences, with nearly half of those affected not seeking support or treatment, new research has revealed.
Intensive outpatient treatmentApr 28, 2025
Virtual mental health provider Charlie Health launches substance use disorder program
Charlie Health, a company that offers virtual high-acuity mental health care services, launched a dedicated virtual treatment ...
Family & RelationshipsApr 28, 2025
Navigating Relationships with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) can cause constant changes in emotions. This means people with BPD may experience rocky ...
Cognitive PsychologyApr 28, 2025
Is consciousness more than just brain chemistry? The shocking theory that could change everything!
What if your consciousness could actually shape reality? Scientists are diving into theories that suggest our awareness might be ...
Clinical PsychologyApr 27, 2025
Victoria’s first residential eating disorder centre, Ngamai Wilam, opens
A dedicated centre where patients can stay at least 12 weeks will fill a critical gap in treatment options for people ...
Mental HealthApr 27, 2025
Kids’ Minds Matter breaks down barriers to teen mental health | Opinion
Kids' Minds Matter addresses Southwest Florida's children's mental health crisis by improving access to care and connecting ...
Positive PsychologyApr 25, 2025
New body-fluid biomarker for Parkinson's disease discovered
Researchers have discovered a new biomarker for Parkinson's disease. A misfolded protein facilitates reliable diagnosis even in the early stages of Parkinson's disease in body fluids.