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Depression is common and under-treated in Vietnamese primary care. Behavioral activation (BA) is a brief, structured psychotherapy that can be delivered in groups within routine services. A two-arm cluster-randomized…
Regional culture is increasingly treated as a design resource in wellness tourism, where destinations embed local symbols in intelligent environments to differentiate their offerings; yet the mechanism by which such…
Patients with BuddâChiari syndrome (BCS) often experience a strong sense of illness uncertainty due to complex and diverse symptoms, unclear etiology, and insufficient popularization of the disease knowledge…
Updated August 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Do you know someone going to college this fall? As a college professor I look forward to seeing the excited and energetic faces at the start of the academic…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. “If you are always trying to be normal, you may never know how amazing you can be.” There is a great body of evidence in neuroscience indicating that our…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Having empathy for someone’s difficult past doesn’t mean you accept their current abusive behaviors. In a wound mate relationship, you are locked into a defeating…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. When I arrived at college as a freshman in 1984, I met Chloe. She had long curly hair, trailed patchouli wherever she went, and seemed to have an endless…
Updated August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Here are some celebrities who have emerged as elected leaders in the United States: Donald Trump, reality TV star/business person—President of the United States…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye Movies love exploring obsession. An obsessed protagonist can be one of the most engaging kinds of characters because they will not relent no matter what. Whether it is…
You finally get a free afternoon, yet instead of relaxing, you feel like you should be doing something productive. Psychology suggests this isn't simply a strong work ethic. Internalised productivity ...
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. A neighbor of mine, a woman of a certain age and considerable wisdom, stopped me on the street recently with advice I have not been able to shake. "Bala," she…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Let me pre-emptively apologize for the anger a polemical essay of this kind will, no doubt, cause in some readers. For there is no polite way of stating my conviction that…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina I’ve written about two men from the same family who separately became serial killers, Danny and Larry Ranes. Larry, the youngest brother by a year and a half, killed five…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. A flurry of admonishments erupts from two parents nearby, and I turn to see a small child half-naked and rising from a squat on the gravel path. Pull your pants…
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Co-authored by Kodie Curran, Hannah Feeney, Jessica Murphy, and Michael Hogan. Collaborative learning has been shown to promote greater academic achievement, more…
A recent cross-sectional study examined how different cognitive abilities relate to emotion regulation in adults aged 25 to 85. The findings indicate that crystallized cognition, or accumulated life ...
Posted August 7, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills I’ve completed a lot of research into friendship across the lifespan, and what has always been a given is that friendships are voluntary relationships between two people…
Many people with tic disorders want alternatives to medication because of side effects.
Psychology says people who drive slowly in fast lanes, highways or expressways aren't always unaware of traffic. Their behaviour may involve control, distraction, anxiety, habit or a belief that they ...
Psychology says people who offer food to animals aren't simply feeding a stray or a pet. Research suggests this behavior reflects empathy, emotional balance, caregiving instincts and a desire for ...
Reaching a major goal can bring a deep sense of pride and accomplishment, but that feeling is often short-lived. Steady progress, on the other hand, creates ongoing opportunities to build confidence, ...
Psychology says us that happiness is not reserved only for life's biggest achievements. Our minds are remarkably responsive to movement, growth and evidence that today's efforts are making tomorrow ...
Psychology reminds us that waiting is not simply about counting minutes, it's about how our minds interpret uncertainty. The brain is remarkably good at adapting to known challenges, but it struggles ...
Learning to pronounce someone's name correctly is a simple yet meaningful way to show respect and promote inclusion. Research in organizational psychology suggests that making the effort to say a ...
Psychology explains why some people never apologize even when they are wrong, linking the behavior to defensiveness, fear of blame, self-image and difficulty accepting responsibility.
Manifestation is the practice of channeling focus and nurturing a positive mindset to achieve desired goals. According to psychology, this involves the reticular activating system in the brain, which ...
Beginning around age 50, the brain’s memory center appears to lose many of its longtime immune cells and replace them with more inflammatory ones. This surprising shift may help explain how normal aging sets the stage…
Through a pre-registered correlational study (Nâ=â540, 273 vegetarians and 267 vegan), we aimed at integrating the social psychological construct of collective narcissism âthe belief that the ingroup is superior…
Extracurricular activities, particularly sports and music, are associated with motor coordination and thus critical for childrenâs physical and cognitive development. This study examined the relationships of age…
Cognitive biases are a known source of diagnostic error in healthcare, but their influence on rehabilitation assessments remains understudied. This study examined sequence biasâa novel form of contextual bias in which…
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