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We rather argue that there is a positive duty to warn and to protect in situations of danger, given what we have observed as a result of its absence: a public that is confused, misled into ...
We are two psychiatrists who perform psychological evaluations of individuals seeking asylum in the United States. We recently ...
I have a guest post for the Research Digest, snappily titled ‘People who think their opinions are superior to others are most prone to overestimating their relevant knowledge and ignoring chances to learn more‘. The…
For a long time, a 50-meter swimming pool was Aubrey Wall’s temple. She mimicked coaches’ instructions and pushed herself to live well, body and mind.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 800-273-8255. Family problems, poor physical ...
After countless prevention efforts and a state of emergency, opioid deaths are still increasing in York County. That’s no ...
We get very upset by school shootings, as well we should. Every such instance is a national tragedy. We should be ashamed of ...
"Only in relationship can you know yourself, not in abstraction and certainly not in isolation.” —Jiddu Krishnamurti While ...
An addiction is a chronic dysfunction of the brain system that involves reward, motivation, and memory. It’s about the way your ...
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Stroke researchers have confirmed that the presence of frontal cortical lesions moderated response to prism adaptation treatment after right-brain stroke.
What’s it called when you feel sad or hopeless for weeks, months, or even years? If you’re thinking depression, yes, that’s ...
The nauseating, often debilitating, headaches affect 15-20 percent of adults in developed countries, yet they remain stubbornly hard to explain. Scientists know that migraines tend to run in families but aren't sure…
NOTE: This post was co-authored with the SUNY New Paltz students in PSY 307 (1) of Spring 2018 (in particular, Zachary Ertrachter ...
Purdue University is a Hybrid Entity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Purdue’s ...
For disability rights activist Diane Coleman, the answer is easy: “Assisted suicide laws are discrimination” and an example ...
Behavioral addictions and process addictions at this point appear to reflect an over-focus on transient, limited behavior problems. Indeed, a follow-up study by these same researchers found that ...
Findings from a new study conducted in rats reveal that females may be more susceptible to migraines and less responsive to treatment because of the way fluctuations in the hormone estrogen affect cells in the brain.
In 2011, when Brian Anderson returned home from two U.S. Army deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, he started to experience ...
Nursing facilities routinely turn away patients seeking post-hospital care if they are taking medicine to treat opioid addiction ...
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Most people see at least one part or aspect of their physical appearance that they ...
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a condition in which an individual has two or more distinct personality states or identities.
Parkinson’s researchers want to help patients with the disease manage their symptoms to lead more productive and fulfilling lives.
I have a review of John Bargh’s new book “Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do” in this month’s Psychologist magazine. You can read the review in print (or online here) but the magazine could only…
Psychologists have been measuring reaction times since before psychology existed, and they are still a staple of cognitive psychology experiments today. Typically psychologists look for a difference in the time it takes…
As the author of the American Psychological Association’s Theories of Psychotherapy Series graduate-level introduction to ...
Ethnic identity is a multifaceted concept that describes how people develop and experience a sense of belonging to their culture.
Policy actions and social change efforts, such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s effort to advance a culture of health, which are intended to drive change in a network of upstream health drivers ...
Despite its dreary weather and long winters, Finland has emerged as the happiest country, according to a UN report. The ...
Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of binging and purgingiStock Bulimia nervosa, or bulimia, is a ...
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