AddictionOct 7, 2025
Why Someone’s “Drug of Choice” Matters
When people jokingly say they have a “drug of choice,” they’re implying a particular substance matches their emotional and ...
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VeteransOct 6, 2025
Veterans Psychiatrists in Clarksville, TN
Embark on your healing journey with Dr. Zou, a Board-certified psychiatrist who blends the precision of medicine with the art of ...
Mental HealthOct 6, 2025
CDC Immunization Schedule Adopts Individual-Based Decision-Making for COVID-19 and Standalone Vaccination for Chickenpox in Toddlers
CDC updated updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decisions
Safety planningOct 6, 2025
Safe Harbor Behavioral Health
in Gloucester, MA is a Joint Commission-accredited outpatient center specializing in mental health
Positive PsychologyOct 6, 2025
Mental Health Monday: A little mindfulness can go a long way
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A simple concept that can work its way into every part of your life is that of mindfulness and the ...
AddictionOct 6, 2025
Scientists find brain circuit that traps alcohol users in the vicious cycle of addiction
Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) becomes hyperactive…
WorkplaceOct 6, 2025
How the right digital app can help support employee mental health at scale
Too many people aren’t getting the mental health support they need. In the US, for instance, only about half of the 61 million ...
Stigma reductionOct 6, 2025
The Silent Epidemic: What keeps mental health stigma alive in 2025
Despite decades of progress, stigma still shadows mental health in 2025, quietly shaping lives from classrooms to workplaces.
Clinical PsychologyOct 6, 2025
‘Doctors misdiagnosed me with a personality disorder. The stigma nearly ruined my life’
When Jess Matthews was asked by medics to identify her own mental health condition, it resulted in years of trauma and prejudice ...
Sexual-violence riskOct 6, 2025
World Mental Health Day: Why Sexual Health Matters
Every year on Oct. 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) partners with international organizations to bring awareness and ...
Mental HealthOct 6, 2025
7 Reasons Why Body Positivity Is a Mental Health Movement
Body positivity is often framed as a cultural trend about self-love and diverse beauty. But at its core, it is much more than ...
Peer-support programsOct 6, 2025
Talkspace acquires social health platform Wisdo Health to add peer support services
Online therapy provider Talkspace acquired Wisdo Health to integrate peer support and coaching into its mental health services.
PersonalityOct 6, 2025
Decoding personality functioning: the impact of DSM-5 pathological traits mediated by emotion dysregulation and metacognition
Personality disorders (PDs) have long been studied in adulthood, with relatively limited attention to their developmental course during adolescence. Recent research, however, underscores the importance of early…
Mental HealthOct 5, 2025
Anxiety in autumn: Causes and what helps
Anxiety in autumn, or fall, can occur due to changing light levels. As the sun rises later and sets earlier, people may feel ...
NeuropsychologyOct 5, 2025
Scientists find hidden brain damage behind dementia
A University of New Mexico scientist is revealing what might be one of the most overlooked causes of dementia — damage in the brain’s tiny blood vessels. Dr. Elaine Bearer has created a new way to classify these changes…
Social PsychologyOct 5, 2025
Why ultra-processed foods aren’t the real villain behind overeating
Researchers from Leeds found that overeating is driven more by what people believe about food than by its actual ingredients or level of processing. Foods perceived as fatty, sweet, or highly processed were more likely…
School & EducationOct 5, 2025
Why the brain’s GPS fails with age, and how some minds defy it
Stanford scientists found that aging disrupts the brain’s internal navigation system in mice, mirroring spatial memory decline in humans. Older mice struggled to recall familiar locations, while a few “super-agers”…
Hospice and palliative careOct 5, 2025
Life lessons from a palliative care psychologist
In the difficult journey faced by patients with advanced illnesses, care needs to focus on not just the physical aspect, but also ...
AddictionOct 5, 2025
Think light drinking protects your brain? Think again
A massive new study combining observational and genetic data overturns the long-held belief that light drinking protects the brain. Researchers found that dementia risk rises in direct proportion to alcohol consumption…
Mental HealthOct 5, 2025
Hidden cellular “power switch” could transform Parkinson’s treatment
Researchers uncovered a key cellular regulator, PP2A-B55alpha, that controls both the cleanup of damaged mitochondria and the creation of new ones. In Parkinson’s disease models, reducing this regulator improved symptoms…
Mental HealthOct 4, 2025
How Amarachi Igwilo is tackling maternal, mental health
Preventive healthcare remains one of the most effective strategies for reducing global disease burdens. Nigerian nurse researcher ...
Social PsychologyOct 4, 2025
Strong friendships may literally slow aging at the cellular level
Scientists discovered that lifelong social support can slow biological aging. Using DNA-based “epigenetic clocks,” they found that people with richer, more sustained relationships showed younger biological profiles and…
BoundariesOct 3, 2025
Money Boundaries and Mental Health
Tears streamed down my face as I sat across from my CPA. My therapy practice was generating a significant amount of revenue, yet ...
Social anxietyOct 3, 2025
What Psychologists Say Really Works for Social Anxiety
Recognizing the signs is the first step toward managing them Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD Social anxiety disorder ...
AddictionOct 3, 2025
Is involuntary treatment for addiction ever justified?
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our ...
Outpatient treatmentOct 3, 2025
SHFT Behavioral Health is reimagining outpatient mental health care
It’s late at night. A teenager is experiencing a mental health crisis, and their parents are terrified, unsure where to turn.
Sexual and reproductive healthOct 3, 2025
Sexual, reproductive health awareness needed amid rise in teen pregnancies
MANILA, Philippines — Many health advocates for pushing for increased awareness of and battling misinformation against sexual ...
ResearchOct 3, 2025
Health Policy Research Scholars
HPRS provides full-time doctoral students with funding and training to apply their research to advance health and equity.
Forensic PsychologyOct 2, 2025
Undergraduate Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Psychology: Macomb Minor in Forensic Psychology: Macomb Minor in Mental Health: Macomb Minor in Psychology ...
Autism Is Not One Disorder, New Data Show
Autism diagnosed in early childhood differs genetically and developmentally from autism identified later in an individual’s ...