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Binge-eating disorderNov 6, 2014
Understanding Binge Eating Disorder
Discussion of eating disorders often center around people whose disordered eating causes them to lose unhealthy quantities of ...
NeuropsychologyOct 27, 2014
Best Global Universities for Neuroscience and Behavior
See the U.S. News rankings for the world's top universities in Neuroscience and Behavior. Compare the academic programs at the world's best universities.
PersonalityOct 27, 2014
Broader horizons for animal personality research
Personality is at the forefront of current behavioral ecological research. Most research concerns boldness, aggressiveness ...
AddictionSep 30, 2014
Study: Public Feels More Negative Toward People With Drug Addiction Than Those With Mental Illness
People are significantly more likely to have negative attitudes toward those suffering from drug addiction than those with mental ...
PersonalitySep 28, 2014
Personality over a lifetime
Seeing a middle-aged man in a conservative business suit sitting next to a chap with blue hair and a silver ring through his nose ...
AddictionSep 24, 2014
Behavioral Economics of Addiction
Behavioral economics provides a framework to understand when and how people make mistakes. The new field of behavioral economics ...
PsychologySep 16, 2014
Careers in Psychology
Interest in studying psychology has grown enormously in recent years. Not only is psychology a fascinating subject to study, but ...
Forensic PsychologySep 15, 2014
Forensic Psychology: Is It the Career for Me?
I get many emails and phone calls from students interested in pursuing forensic psychology as a career. There is surprisingly ...
Mild cognitive impairmentSep 15, 2014
Five Risk Factors for MCI
Who is most likely to develop MCI? In this posting, we talk about five risk factors for MCI and what you can do about (many of) them.
Parenting capacityAug 29, 2014
ADHD: Behavioral Parenting Supported (Again) By Research
Children with ADHD struggle from the earliest ages to control their actions and pay attention. They forget to turn-off the TV, to ...
Social MediaAug 26, 2014
Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’
A major insight into human behavior from pre-internet era studies of communication is the tendency of people not to speak up ...
AI & TechnologyAug 26, 2014
BCBSMA offers members OneHealth's behavioral health app-enabled program
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has added a mobile and online offering, called OneHealth, to bolster its mental health ...
ProfessionAug 12, 2014
Therapy in Prison: Where Legal, Ethics, and Morals Collide
Art therapists in clinical settings may find themselves in the crossroads where legal issues, ethical considerations, and moral ...
ProfessionJul 17, 2014
Ethics in Forensic Art Therapy: Defined and Conquered
In my first blog post last August, "Trials of Art Therapy: An Introduction," I introduced a case where I provided expert witness ...
Cognitive PsychologyJul 4, 2014
The Rational Model and Online Decision Making
Online decision making is a concept that describes the cognitive process that goes in the mind of customers before they make a ...
Health PsychologyJul 3, 2014
Managing With Chronic Pain
Many of us know someone suffering from chronic pain. In Canada, as many as 17 percent experience some kind of non-specific ...
AddictionJun 20, 2014
Opioid Epidemic
I Took Oxy And Fentanyl For Years. Here's What No One Is Telling You About The Opioid Crisis.
Delusional disorderJun 5, 2014
Psych Unseen: Brain, Behavior, and Belief
As a psychiatrist, I’m often asked what the difference is between a psychiatrist and a psychologist. The simplest answer is ...
Clinical PsychologyMay 23, 2014
New Distinction of OCD Subtypes May Benefit Future Diagnosis, Treatment
Dr. David Rosenberg of Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center's Children's Hospital of Michigan talks to ABC's ...
Social MediaMay 13, 2014
Cyberbullying victims' parents divided over privacy concerns in online bill
The parents of three teenagers who took their own lives because they were bullied gave emotional pleas before a Commons ...
HIPAA & PrivacyApr 14, 2014
Understanding What HIPAA Means for Mental Illness
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that helps protect the privacy of individual ...
PersonalityApr 14, 2014
How Many Personality Traits Are There?
Exactly how many personality traits are there? Estimates vary widely, with figures ranging from over 4,000 suggested by Gordon ...
Infectious-disease psychologyMar 4, 2014
Depression and the Disease-Pill Model of Mental Health
As I have been documenting in my past three blogs, there is a “crisis” emerging regarding the mental health of college ...
Family & RelationshipsFeb 28, 2014
The impact of funding deadlines on personal workloads, stress and family relationships: a qualitative study of Australian researchers
Design Qualitative study of researchers preparing grant proposals. Setting Web-based survey on applying for the annual National ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 24, 2014
HHS Releases Updated Guidance on HIPAA, Mental Health Patients
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has released updated guidance on HIPAA regulations regarding disclosure of a patient’s mental ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 23, 2014
New HIPAA Guidance Concerning Mental Health Records
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NeuropsychologyFeb 22, 2014
Neuropsychological assessment more efficient than MRI for tracking disease progression in memory clinic patients
progression of disease in memory clinic patients can be tracked efficiently with 45 minutes of neuropsychological testing, new ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 18, 2014
Mental Health Advocates Argue for Coverage of Suicide-Related Costs Under HIPAA
Mental health advocates and government experts are arguing some health insurers’ decision not to cover medical costs related to ...
Disability accommodationsFeb 16, 2014
Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
To coincide with the ‘teachers’ theme of my most recent newsletter I thought it apropos to write a post regarding ...