Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
National Suicide Prevention Month: Raising awareness to prevent tragedies
September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and remind people that help is available for those struggling ...
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Military & First RespondersSep 23, 2026
Upcoming Silkies Hike aims to help veteran mental health
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Veterans and service members are taking to the streets for the annual Irreverent Warriors Silkies Hike. Irreverent Warriors (IW), Inc is a non-profit organization whose ...
NeuropsychologySep 23, 2026
Stanford researchers say the brain is actually two organs pretending to be one
Scientists have tried studying and scanning every single part of the human brain, but it turns out that everything they thought they knew was (mostly) wrong.
Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
Social anxiety drives people to conform specifically to negative feedback
People with high social anxiety tend to change their own emotions to match negative peer feedback, while mostly ignoring positive feedback. Brain wave data reveals this biased conformity is driven by ...
Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
Suicide rates in Mississippi, U.S. have risen. Awareness is key to prevention, researchers say
Effective means to prevent suicide include connecting people in need with mental health services, promotion of proper firearm storage, and safety modifications to bridges. Access to 988 suicide ...
PersonalitySep 23, 2026
Can You Judge Someone's Personality by Their Hobbies?
Can your hobbies reveal your personality? Research suggests leisure activities are associated with personality traits, but hobbies alone cannot accurately define who someone is.
Cognitive PsychologySep 23, 2026
Stanislas Dehaene, 'Consciousness and the Brain': A Scientific Inquiry into Consciousness—How Thoughts Are Coded
Introduction: A Revolutionary Shift in Consciousness ResearchBasic Book InformationOriginal Title: Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts (2014) Japanese Edition: ...
NeuropsychologySep 23, 2026
Vaccin om het risico op dementie te verlagen: zou jij het nemen?
Deskundigen vroegen meer dan 1.500 Amerikanen van 50 jaar en ouder of zij een vaccin zouden nemen om het risico op het ontwikkelen van dementie te verkleinen.
TraumaSep 23, 2026
Trauma in Youth Tied to Later Substance Use, Poor Diet
Experiencing childhood trauma appears to increase a young person's likelihood of smoking, substance use and developing unhealthy eating habits by ...
School & EducationSep 23, 2026
[2026 Psychology Graduate School] How to Pass the University of Tokyo Graduate School in Six Months
Hello to all students aiming for the Clinical Psychology course at the University of Tokyo Graduate School or other psychology graduate schools! I am Nyanko🐈, who passed the 2026 entrance exam from ...
Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
Buttenschon honors vet suicide prevention efforts
UTICA, N.Y. — Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119, presented the staff of the Utica Center for Development Veterans Outreach Center, Executive Director Vinny Scalise and his staff with Assembly ...
TraumaSep 23, 2026
Behavioral problems in trauma-exposed youth linked to later smoking, drug and alcohol use, and poor diet
Experiencing childhood trauma appears to increase a young person's likelihood of smoking, substance use and developing unhealthy eating habits by contributing to behavioral problems during adolescence ...
School & EducationSep 23, 2026
School’s back in session. Let’s talk mental health.
Mental illnesses among youth — and especially depression and anxiety — have increased over the past decade according to many studies. So it’s important for parents to learn the warning signs and what ...
Diversity & CultureSep 23, 2026
LGBTQ+ people face extra barriers accessing mental health services in Ireland, study finds
LGBT Ireland has recently released a new research report on the barriers LGBTQ+ people face accessing mental health services.
TraumaSep 23, 2026
At-home electrical vestibular stimulation headset could ease PTSD symptoms
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after someone experiences one or more traumatic events. It is characterized by intrusive memories, nightmares, ...
Forensic PsychologySep 23, 2026
Meridian man pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges; sentencing delayed for psychological evaluation
Ethan Ramsey, the Meridian man accused of abusing and killing cats, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges, but his sentencing is delayed while he undergoes psychological evaluation.
PsychologySep 23, 2026
Why some people suddenly go silent during fights, as per psychology
Going silent during an argument does not always mean someone is calm, mature or uninterested. Psychology research on stress and emotional regulation suggests that intense conflict can sometimes ...
Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
Derry Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson welcomes funding for Suicide Prevention
Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson has welcomed the launch of an All-Party Group report on Cross-Departmental Funding for Suicide Prevention.
Cognitive PsychologySep 23, 2026
Do AIs Make Economic and Financial Decisions Like Humans? Unraveling LLM Behavioral Biases and Correction Mechanisms from Recent Research
We introduce an interesting paper on human behavior and decision-making from the fields of behavioral economics and psychology. This time, we look at the 2026 paper, "Behavioral Economics of AI: LLM ...
Child PsychologySep 23, 2026
ADHD and autism diagnoses have skyrocketed. This man is reversing the trend
Dr Sebastian Lundström, a prominent clinical psychologist and professor in child and adolescent psychiatry, is an outlier. For years, those in his field have been diagnosing ever-greater numbers of ...
Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
Suicide Prevention Month: Loss survivors see their own increased risk of suicide
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines loss survivors as family members, friends, and others who are deeply affected by and grieve the death of someone who died by suicide. Loss ...
AddictionSep 23, 2026
Dr. Drew identifies red flags in Presley Gerber’s addiction treatment (with video)
Dr. Drew Pinsky identifies critical red flags in Presley Gerber's addiction treatment following the 27-year-old model's death ...
NeuropsychologySep 23, 2026
One Year Since MIT's Brain Research on Whether AI Makes Us 'Stop Thinking'—What We Really Need to Be Careful About Is How We Use It
"If I use generative AI too much, won't I stop using my brain?"Ever since generative AI like ChatGPT entered the classroom, I have been hearing this concern. Will it make them copy their homework?
AddictionSep 23, 2026
Substance use disorder is linked to an increased risk of suicide
People with substance use disorder are at a significantly higher risk of both attempted suicide and death by suicide. This is shown by a study from the Karolinska Institutet published in the journal ...
Family & RelationshipsSep 23, 2026
The Psychology of 'Relationship Value and Safety' as Considered from Episode 6 of BEASTARS Season 3 Part 1
About this article* This article touches on the content of BEASTARS FINAL SEASON Part 1, Episode 6, "The One Born in Spring."* This article does not diagnose the characters in the work.It treats facts ...
Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
Mental Health Veteran Gary Green Bridges Adolescent Trauma and YA Fantasy
Minnesota author fuses clinical expertise with story to offer youth tools for grief and self-doubt. Young adults today ...
AddictionSep 23, 2026
Psychedelics as treatment for cocaine addiction? A Roanoke doctor won a federal grant to study the possibilities.
There has been a growing interest in studying psilocybin as a way to approach a number of health issues, including Lyme disease and PTSD.
Mental HealthSep 23, 2026
A&E the 'default' for people in mental health crisis, but often ill-equipped to meet need, finds report
Safety watchdog finds people in crisis facing prolonged stays in crowded, noisy and untherapeutic emergency departments ...
AddictionSep 23, 2026
Opioid addiction among older Ontarians more than doubled over past decade, study finds
Researchers warn the health care system is ill-equipped to meet the growing needs of an aging population struggling with addiction ...
Mental HealthSep 22, 2026
Cost of living is driving a mental health care crisis in Canada
Financial strain is pushing Canadians out of mental health care before they are ready to leave, according to new national polling by Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC), an independent charity based ...