AI & TechnologyJul 1, 2026
2 in 5 Americans Feel Like Their Brain Is Fried After a Heavy AI Workday
Survey reveals AI users report brain fatigue, reduced thinking effort, and workplace stress despite productivity benefits.
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AddictionJul 1, 2026
GLP-1s for Addiction: Are We There Yet?
Substance use disorders (SUDs) may become the next therapeutic target for GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s). Although the evidence ...
Safety planningJul 1, 2026
Safe Space Behavioral Health
Have you been carrying the weight of anxiety, past trauma, relationship challenges, or overwhelming stress while trying to hold ...
Sport & PerformanceJul 1, 2026
AI can be a personal trainer in your pocket—but is it safe?
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the fitness industry: People can now ask chatbots to write marathon plans, build gym programs and even adjust workouts based on sleep or heart rate data.
Child PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Looksmaxxing and Its Impact on Boys
By now, you’ve probably heard of the term looksmaxxing. Think pieces about the trend have popped up all over the internet. And in a recent episode of Saturday Night Live, comedians poked fun at lookmaxxing influencers…
PsychologyJul 1, 2026
What Makes Some Spaces Awe-Inspiring
Updated July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan Regularly feeling awe — becoming absorbed in something vast that takes us beyond ourselves — seems to be one of the best things we can do for ourselves and the world…
PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Lying: Here’s The Most Effective Strategy
The best liars don't invent stories from scratch. Research reveals the tactic that helps them get away with deception.
PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Human Nature Is Real, Just Not the Way You Think
In 1924, the psychologist John Watson made a famous offer. Give me a dozen healthy infants, he wrote, and I will train any one of them to become any specialist I choose—doctor, lawyer, artist, even thief—regardless of…
PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Meditation and speaking in tongues: the surprising similarities between two spiritual practices
Buddhist meditation and Pentecostal speaking in tongues could hardly look more different. But not to the brain.
PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Change-Ready Leadership: Why 70% Of Transformations Fail On Behavior
Most transformations fail on behavior, not strategy. Learn the four behaviors that reveal whether your leadership team is truly ready for change—before you launch it.
AddictionJul 1, 2026
Alcohol addiction
Experts reveal exactly what to do before, during and after a night of drinking to escape the tell-tale symptoms we’re all familiar with ...
Health PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Researchers to teens: Get to bed—it's good for your blood sugar
If you're 18, getting a bit more sleep could matter more than you think. New research from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC shows that even in healthy young people, longer nights of sleep are linked to more stable…
Veterans’ policyJul 1, 2026
Fireworks can trigger PTSD symptoms in some veterans; VA psychologist urges planning, support
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - As Fourth of July celebrations ramp up, a clinical psychologist at the Clarksburg VA Medical Center ...
Social MediaJul 1, 2026
Minnesota's social media health warning law takes effect Wednesday. Here's what you need to know.
Starting Wednesday, you could see new health warnings when you open TikTok, Facebook or Instagram.
Assessment ethicsJul 1, 2026
High Plains Psychological Assessment Center
We use evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy to assist individuals in understanding ...
Sport & PerformanceJul 1, 2026
Running on a treadmill is easier than running outside. Does that matter?
You hop on the treadmill, set your pace and easily knock out a couple of kilometers (about 1.2 miles). Then, a few days later, you head outside to run the same distance. You try to keep the same speed you did at the gym…
Acute stress disorderJul 1, 2026
What Is Acute Stress Disorder? Key Symptoms, Causes, and When To Get Help
Acute stress disorder (ASD) is a mental health condition that can develop soon after a traumatic event, such as a car accident ...
Workers’ compensation evaluationJul 1, 2026
Testing and Evaluation Therapists in Lake Elsinore, CA
Between relationship stress, parenting challenges, work demands, social pressures, and constant uncertainty, many people find ...
Athlete identityJul 1, 2026
The Silent Struggle of Student-Athletes
Source: Luke Stenson, Wyatt Porch, and Kendrick Stoddart, used with permission College athletics demands a great deal from the ...
Social PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Rejecting Someone Gracefully is Hard. We Tested a Fix.
We taught people how to soften the blow of social rejection, but could they do it under pressure? Unless you’re a bully, you probably dread it when you must socially reject someone. Sometimes, social rejection is…
Social PsychologyJul 1, 2026
How Students Can Make the Most of Conferences
Conferences are highly important events for anyone in academia. They are an opportunity to update your research knowledge, meet people who work in your same field, share your research findings with both the lay public…
Health PsychologyJul 1, 2026
DNA methylation patterns may explain why some prostate cancers turn lethal
The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million American men, with another 330,000 men expected to be diagnosed with the condition this year…
Neurodivergent populationsJul 1, 2026
Avoidant or Neurodivergent?
“My last therapist would accuse me of not trying to get better, but I was trying so hard. I kept telling her that the things ...
AddictionJul 1, 2026
Annie Knight Reveals Fiancé's $30,000 Gambling Addiction Nearly Ended Their Relationship: 'I Thought I Was Going to Lose Everything'
Annie Knight has revealed one of the most difficult chapters of her relationship with fiancé Henry Brayshaw, admitting his gambling addiction nearly brought their romance to an end. The adult star ...
Child PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Psychology says parents who stay calm during tantrums help children learn emotional regulation
A toddler is fidgeting on the floor because his parents didn’t buy him the chocolate he asked for- this is a familiar situation for many parents. Such a behavior is often described as a tantrum.
PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Shrinks on the verge of a nervous breakdown: how horror movies came for therapists
From Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You to Jodie Foster in A Private Life, an onscreen parade of psychoanalysts are unravelling before us, tapping into our worst fearsThere is an old adage that “every therapist…
Mental HealthJul 1, 2026
Congressman Tom Kean’s hospital treatment for depression may encourage men’s mental health
When a Republican, male politician spoke publicly about a leave he took to get help for his depression, the US saw something uncommon and needed, experts say.
Forensic PsychologyJul 1, 2026
Court Could Order Mental Evaluation for West Wilson’s Cousin After Murder Charge
West Wilson has spent most of this year under intense scrutiny over his relationship with Amanda Batula. But while Summer House ...
CounselingJul 1, 2026
Counseling Master's: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track
Gain new perspectives with a counseling master's and focus on the clinical mental health counseling track. UNT offers rigorous ...
WorkplaceJul 1, 2026
Is Remote Work Bad For Mental Health? Not If You Ask Women
Some experts claim remote work harms mental health, but the debate has a blind spot: women. Why anti-WFH arguments miss the logistical stress shaping women’s lives and careers.