Mental HealthOct 17, 2026
Comparison Culture and Mental Health in Men
Comparison culture can erode men's mental health, turning ambition into a relentless pursuit of external validation.
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Mental HealthOct 17, 2026
Small business owners’ mental health crisis revealed
Small business owners drowning in debt, smashed by rising costs and a quagmire of regulation, tax and policy changes are turning to financial counsellors and mental health services in record numbers, ...
PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Cannabis may disrupt impulse control and emotional acceptance in young users, review finds
Cannabis is already the most widely used illicit drug among young people, and its links to depression, anxiety, conduct problems and psychosis are well documented. What has remained far murkier is the ...
Child PsychologyOct 17, 2026
First Smartphone at Age 12 Marks a Turning Point in Adolescent Mental Health Risk
A longitudinal analysis of nearly 3,500 U.S. adolescents finds that acquiring a first smartphone around age 12 triggers coordinated shifts in screen time, social media use, and sleep that account for ...
PersonalityOct 17, 2026
Psychologist explains 7 personality traits of people who walk fast
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fast walkers have certain personality and character traits.
Generalized anxietyOct 17, 2026
Mental Health Literacy Rewrites the Anxiety-to-Depression Pathway in Chinese Young Adults
A population-based study of 2,164 Chinese young adults found that only 22.4 percent met mental health literacy standards and that literacy significantly moderated the association between anxiety and ...
Cognitive PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Tsao Lab Reports the Brain Toggles Between Conscious and Suppressed Content 15 Times a Second
A preprint from UC Berkeley neuroscientists describes a rapid alternation between neural representations of seen and unseen stimuli, complicating the search for a fixed location of consciousness.
PolicyOct 17, 2026
Supportive policies hold the key to helping people with mental illness find and keep jobs, 13-country analysis finds
Across Europe, only 15 to 25 percent of people with severe mental illness hold regular employment, despite overwhelming evidence that having a job can help them manage symptoms, boost motivation, and ...
Child PsychologyOct 17, 2026
For those who work or live with someone with ADHD | Things I want you to know before assuming they lack motivation
An ADHD User ManualTo all those who interact with people with ADHD, including family members, partners, colleagues, bosses, and friends of those with ADHD. I wrote this note because I thought it would ...
Child PsychologyOct 17, 2026
War and displacement leave deep, lasting psychological scars on children
More children are living through war today than at any point since World War II. According to UNICEF analyses cited in a new narrative review published in Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, ...
Health PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Sidewalk sleepers: They have nowhere else to stay while a loved one is in the hospital
Patients travel miles to be treated at public hospitals in Delhi. Those in need get financial aid for their care. But for overnight accommodations, families are often on their own — and on the street.
Clinical PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Task-evoked brain signals dominate machine learning classification of adolescent borderline personality disorder
A leakage-controlled multimodal machine learning study of 251 adolescents shows task-evoked fMRI features during emotional response inhibition provide the strongest discriminative signal for ...
TraumaOct 17, 2026
World Trauma Day: Why healing must go beyond physical injuries
Road crashes, fires, violence and abuse can leave deep physical and psychological scars. While physical injuries are often visible, emotional ...
AI & TechnologyOct 17, 2026
Online Therapy Cuts Depression, Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms in Correctional Workers, Trial Finds
A randomized controlled trial in Ontario found that a twelve-week online cognitive behavioral therapy program tailored to correctional workers significantly reduced symptoms of depression, anxiety, ...
Cognitive PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Natural Language Hacks: The Shift in the Universe's Protagonist is Already Complete—Cognitive Science to Crush the Bug That 'Language is a Human Privilege' and Rewrite the ...
Premise and Notes for the Reader]*This article is not a naive technology poem praising the evolution of AI.From the perspective of cognitive science and information physics, this is a ...
ProfessionOct 17, 2026
When Doctor and Scientist Collide: The Ethical Fault Lines of Pediatric Cell and Gene Therapy Trials
A McGill University review finds that the ethics of pediatric first-in-human cell and gene therapy trials rests on two foundational concepts that are logically incompatible, and argues that the ...
Psychodynamic psychotherapyOct 17, 2026
An Integrated Treatment Model of Yogacara Philosophy and Western Psychotherapy: Comprehensive Theory and Clinical Practice for Existential Angst and Depression｜Professor K
Theoretical Background and Clinical Significance of Integrating Yogacara Philosophy and Western PsychotherapyThe complex psychological suffering that modern people face, such as "depression" and ...
Military & First RespondersOct 17, 2026
Governor Newsom highlights mental health support for USS Abraham Lincoln sailors returning to San Diego after 321-day deployment
What you need to know: Governor Newsom announces continued mental health care and support for the thousands of sailors and Marines who returned home to San Diego after a 321 day deployment aboard the ...
Mental HealthOct 17, 2026
New Wave of Psychiatric Drugs Targets Treatment-Resistant Mental Illness
A comprehensive review of drugs approved since 2018 reveals rapid innovation in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression, while anxiety disorders and OCD remain without new treatments.
NeuropsychologyOct 17, 2026
PCOS and Brain Health: Is There a Link to Dementia?
PCOS may affect more than reproductive health, with researchers exploring possible links to memory, thinking and Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Child PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Food Allergy and ADHD in Children: What the Evidence Really Shows
A new narrative review finds that observational studies linking food allergy and ADHD in children are inconsistent and methodologically limited, and warns that elimination diets should not be ...
Mindfulness-based stress reductionOct 17, 2026
Mindfulness and CBT Lead University Stress Interventions, but Staff Are Left Behind, Review Finds
A systematic review of 32 studies finds that mindfulness and cognitive behavioral interventions show the strongest evidence for reducing stress in higher education, while support for academic and ...
PolicyOct 17, 2026
Momcozy Expands Maternal Mental Health Resources With New Perinatal Support Guide
Momcozy has introduced a new perinatal mental health guide designed to help expectant and new mothers better understand maternal mental health conditions, recognize potential warning signs, and ...
Clinical PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Intravenous Esketamine Acts Faster, but Subcutaneous Route Matches Final Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Depression
A multicenter Brazilian study finds intravenous esketamine produced faster antidepressant response in treatment-resistant depression, while a longer subcutaneous protocol achieved comparable final ...
Child PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Youth Mental Health: FG Moves to Institutionalise Annual Youth Mental Health Week
Federal Ministry of Youth Development has announced plans to institutionalise the National Adolescent and Youth Mental Health Week as an annual event to promote mental health awareness, strengthen ...
Mental HealthOct 17, 2026
Atrium announces new behavioral health hospital in Charlotte
The hospital is part of a $340 million, five-year investment in mental health care. It’s one of several recent projects that aims to address the state’s shortage of psychiatric beds.
Multi-tiered systems of supportOct 17, 2026
Children’s Hospital Colorado expands partnership with Durango School District for mental health interventions
In 2017, Colorado Children’s Hospital began its partnership with DSD. The program initially started with a high acuity comprehensive assessment team, who would help diagnose the needs of students ...
Health PsychologyOct 17, 2026
Online event offers support for menopause and pain
Menopause Matters is holding a county-wide online forum on Sunday for World Menopause Day.
Diversity & CultureOct 17, 2026
Hair-Pulling Disorder Hits Minorities Harder, and Science Is Only Now Catching Up
A new narrative review finds that trichotillomania presents, is diagnosed, and is treated differently in ethnic and racial minority groups, exposing deep gaps in research and culturally responsive ...
Mental HealthOct 17, 2026
The True Nature of a Boss Who Gets Angry at Late Reports Is 'Anxiety'
'Why didn't you tell me sooner?'This is the phrase that flies at you the moment you report a problem with a client on a Friday