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HIPAA: Ensuring Privacy and Security in Healthcare
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Clinical PsychologyFeb 12, 2026
One simple daily change that could slash depression risk
Swapping just an hour of TV a day for something more active could significantly lower the risk of developing major depression—especially in middle age. A large Dutch study tracking more than 65,000 adults over four years…
VeteransFeb 12, 2026
Why VA Psychologists Are Quitting in Record Numbers
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Food insecurityFeb 12, 2026
Food insecurity driving hidden mental health crisis, as millions struggle in silence
Food insecurity is taking a hidden toll on millions of people’s mental health and self-esteem, according to new research from ...
Developmental PsychologyFeb 12, 2026
Learning, Development, Counselling
In the master's concentration in learning, development and counselling (LEB), students explore topics related to applied ...
School & EducationFeb 12, 2026
Just 5 weeks of brain training may protect against dementia for 20 years
A simple brain-training program that sharpens how quickly older adults process visual information may have a surprisingly powerful long-term payoff. In a major 20-year study of adults 65 and older, those who completed…
Health PsychologyFeb 12, 2026
Changing when you eat dramatically reduced Crohn’s disease symptoms
A new clinical trial suggests that changing when you eat could make a meaningful difference for people living with Crohn’s disease. Researchers found that time-restricted feeding, a form of intermittent fasting that…
Prevention researchFeb 12, 2026
India does not have enough registered psychologists for mental health care and suicide prevention: Study
India has been talking more openly about mental health than ever before. Even in this year's budget, the Indian government has ...
PersonalityFeb 12, 2026
How specific are affective and attachment instability to adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury? A comparison with adolescents with major depression
Background Affective and interpersonal instability are suggested to underlie adolescent non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, previous research has not directly compared adolescents with NSSI to those with…
PersonalityFeb 12, 2026
Pathology of the self: a network analysis of personality functioning, narcissistic vulnerability, mentalizing, and epistemic trust across trauma profiles
Trauma exposure impairs personality functioning, mentalizing, and epistemic trust, yet the mechanisms linking these processes remain unclear. Using network analysis, we examined how narcissistic traits, personality…
AddictionFeb 12, 2026
Iatrogenic physiologic opioid dependence masquerading as recurrent acute pancreatitis flares: case series
Patients with recurrent acute flares of pancreatitis—especially those receiving frequent opioid treatment for pain—can develop physiologic dependence to opioids. This can complicate the clinical picture, making it…
PsychometricsFeb 11, 2026
Too few psychologists for India’s mental-health push, says study
A recent study published in the Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology has drawn attention to a critical bottleneck in India’s ...
ADHD evaluationFeb 11, 2026
ADHD diagnosis fail: Concern over psychologists using wrong criteria
Only one-third of psychologists who diagnose ADHD can correctly identify standard diagnostic criteria, and some even use the ...
Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychologyFeb 11, 2026
Psychoanalytic Psychiatrists in Albany County, NY
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Sport & PerformanceFeb 11, 2026
Shorter, faster, but still accurate: using ant colony optimisation to develop and validate the Athlete Mental Health Screener-18 (AMHS-18) as a brief alternative to Sport ...
Objective Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) ensures comprehensive and reliable mental health screening in athletes.
Individualized education programsFeb 11, 2026
What Can You Do With a Bachelor’s in Psychology?
Professionals may go back to school for a psychology degree for many reasons, but one of the most common is that they want a ...
PolicyFeb 11, 2026
Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic deliver big results but face big questions
Three major reviews commissioned by the World Health Organization find that GLP-1 drugs including tirzepatide (sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound), semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy), and liraglutide (Victoza and Saxenda) can…
Family & RelationshipsFeb 11, 2026
How Many People Are Having Sex While Driving?
Cars are usually thought of as practical tools: they’re machines that get us from point A to point B. Culturally, however, they’ve also become erotic spaces. From steamy movie scenes to fantasies about giving or…
Clinical PsychologyFeb 11, 2026
Depression may be the brain’s early warning sign of Parkinson’s or dementia
Depression in older adults may sometimes signal the early stages of Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia. Researchers found that depression often appears years before diagnosis and remains elevated long afterward…
Psychology of violence and conflictFeb 11, 2026
Domestic Violence Can Lead to Sibling Aggression and Abuse
I thought hitting the people you love was completely normal.—Testimonial submitted to the SAARA Story Archive Exposure to ...
Positive PsychologyFeb 11, 2026
Distinct resilience profiles predict psychological outcomes during adversity, study reveals
Higher self-reported levels of resilience were linked to lower anxiety and depression and better coping strategies during the ...
NeuropsychologyFeb 11, 2026
Alzheimer's disease discovery: Cold Spring Harbor research with key protein improves memory in mice with symptoms
A study from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island is showing promise in delaying memory loss associated with Alzheimer ...
School psychologyFeb 11, 2026
MPS mental health services, district awarded $5M federal grant
MPS announced the district has been awarded a $5 million federal grant. The grant supports school-based mental health services ...
Gambling disorderFeb 11, 2026
Gambling addiction startup Birches Health to expand offerings, provider training under new clinical VP
Birches Health, a virtual provider for gambling and pornography addictions, has added a new clinician executive. Cynthia Grant ...
ResearchFeb 11, 2026
What Is a Research Analyst? What They Do and Qualifications
Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his ...
Child PsychologyFeb 11, 2026
A bonobo’s pretend tea party is rewriting what we know about imagination
A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the correct locations of…
NeuropsychologyFeb 11, 2026
These brain exercises could cut your dementia risk by 20% over 20 years
So did the singer Tony Bennett, the actor Gene Wilder, the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson and the author E.B. White. So did Rosa Parks ...
Stress and immune functioningFeb 11, 2026
Exam Stress And Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: Psychologist Shares How To Spot And Change Habits Early
For millions of students worldwide, examination periods are not just academic hurdles. They can be major psychological stressors.
AddictionFeb 11, 2026
Buprenorphine initiation from fentanyl using low-dose intramuscular ketamine: a pilot study
Buprenorphine is an effective medication for treating opioid use disorder but is underutilized partly due to patient apprehensiveness of the severe withdrawal symptoms it can induce when started, particularly by…
AddictionFeb 11, 2026
Study protocol for a randomized trial examining a peer grief support approach for people grieving drug overdose deaths
People bereaved by drug overdose experience a “special grief” that includes guilt, shame, and blame for their loved one’s death, which often compounds suffering and interferes with help-seeking. This population is…