Seeking SafetyJan 22, 2021
Why Some People Don’t Seek Mental Health Services
Many of us know someone who is depressed or anxious yet reluctant to seek professional help. While every case is unique, a new ...
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HIPAA & PrivacyJan 20, 2021
Transforming Mental Health And Addiction Services
Even with great advances in behavioral health policy in the last decade, the problems of mental illness and addiction persist in ...
AI & TechnologyJan 16, 2021
Teletherapy reaches people in need at home
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NeuropsychologyJan 11, 2021
Elusive link between seizures, cell signaling protein ID'd in zebrafish
A team of scientists has identified a new link between seizures and connexin 36 deficiency. The discovery found that this interaction may make the brain more prone to having seizures.
NeuropsychologyJan 7, 2021
Functional seizures associated with stroke, psychiatric disorders
In a large-scale study of electronic health records investigators determined the prevalence of functional seizures and characterized comorbidities associated with them. Functional seizures are sudden attacks or spasms…
Desire and arousal concernsJan 1, 2021
Sexual Arousal Is Not a Reliable Sign of Sexual Desire
Good sex is sex that is desired. It may thus seem intuitive that sexual arousal and orgasm will be facilitated by high mutual ...
Child PsychologyDec 30, 2020
A pursuit of better testing to sort out the complexities of ADHD
The introduction of computer simulation to the identification of symptoms in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has potential to provide an additional objective tool to gauge the presence and…
FibromyalgiaDec 28, 2020
Coping With Fibromyalgia
Widespread muscle pain and tenderness is the hallmark symptom of Fibromyalgia. The pain can vary in intensity and at times can be ...
Clinical PsychologyDec 27, 2020
History of Psychotherapy: Continuity and Change
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AddictionDec 23, 2020
AI-designed serotonin sensor may help scientists study sleep and mental health
Researchers have described how they used advanced genetic engineering techniques to transform a bacterial protein into a new research tool that may help monitor serotonin transmission with greater fidelity than current…
AddictionDec 18, 2020
CAPTUREing Whole-Body 3D movements
Neuroscientists have made major advances in their quest to study the brain; however, there are no tools to precisely measure the brain's principal output -- behavior -- in freely moving animals. Researchers present…
PersonalityDec 13, 2020
Victim Personalities and the Sandcastle Problem
According to the Unified Theory, the field of psychology faces a profound problem of coherence. By that, I mean that the field is ...
AddictionDec 9, 2020
New compound related to psychedelic ibogaine could treat addiction, depression
A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, with potential for treating addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been developed by researchers.
HIPAA & PrivacyDec 9, 2020
HHS Reveals Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
HHS Secretary Alex Azar says proposed HIPAA privacy rule changes aim to "break down barriers" in care coordination. The ...
Family & RelationshipsDec 9, 2020
What to Know About Family Therapy
At one time, the word “family” meant people related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Today the definition embraces the many ...
Diversity & CultureDec 8, 2020
APS Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Association for Psychological Science is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all areas of our ...
Positive PsychologyDec 6, 2020
Gratitude Builds Resilience in the Hardest of Times
Resilience is broadly defined by the Oxford Dictionary as the ability of people to recover quickly from something unpleasant.
PersonalityDec 5, 2020
Scientists Discover The Link Between Your Personality And Degree Of Career Success
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to ...
Child PsychologyDec 4, 2020
Gestational age linked to ADHD in children with Down syndrome
A new study finds a connection between gestational age and ADHD in children with Down syndrome. An earlier gestational age is linked to higher ADHD symptoms later in childhood.
Social MediaDec 4, 2020
The Social Media and Mental Health Connection
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in social media use. According to the Pew Research Center, 72% of ...
Clinical PsychologyDec 3, 2020
Psychotherapy and the Meaning of Life
Different psychotherapies have traditionally focused on an active collaboration between therapist and client so as to foster a ...
Health PsychologyNov 30, 2020
Getting a grip on better health
Medical researchers in South Australia assessed more than 600 men aged over 40 to 88 years to measure the link between sleep apnea and muscle mass with grip strength.
CyberpsychologyNov 29, 2020
Cyberpsychology: Defining the Field
We have entered a new era in the field of psychology. Approximately 58% of the world’s 7 billion people use the internet ...
NeuropsychologyNov 29, 2020
The 100 Top-Cited Studies on Neuropsychology: A Bibliometric Analysis
*We used the Web of Science categories. If an article had more than one category, the first was used for data analysis.
Illness anxietyNov 20, 2020
Illness Anxiety Disorder
As of mid-October 2020, over 39 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been reported worldwide. The United States is the most ...
PersonalityNov 14, 2020
4 Traits of Psychologically "Healthy" People
There are hundreds if not thousands of traits psychologists use to describe someone’s personality. A person can be gentle ...
Health PsychologyNov 13, 2020
Study of infants finds that sleep differences by race, income emerge early
A new stud takes a look at 24-hour sleep-wake cycles for infants across racial/ethnic and socioeconomic categories. The team found several distinct differences in sleep-wake patterns, largely explained by discrepancies…
Assisted outpatient treatmentNov 13, 2020
Assisted Outpatient Treatment: A First-Hand Perspective
Matt: Advocacy for those in our care is an important factor in all fields of behavioral health, but many people think of it being ...
Forensic PsychologyNov 12, 2020
What Does a Forensic Psychologist Do in a Criminal Case?
People often inquire as to what a forensic psychologist does. They derive their ideas about this subject mainly from television ...
Health PsychologyNov 11, 2020
Link between sleep apnea and increased risk of dementia
A new study by Monash University has found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to an increased risk of dementia.