PsychologyDec 8, 2024
Contemporary Language Motivation Theory: 60 Years Since Gardner and Lambert (1959)
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Clinical PsychologyDec 7, 2024
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Treatment Centers in Carlsbad, CA
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious mental health condition that is typically diagnosed in adolescence. Insurance ...
Cognitive PsychologyDec 6, 2024
Why people remember certain things and not others
Exactly why do people remember what they remember? A recently published review paper sheds light on this fundamental question and the relationship between factors that influence human memory.
Mental HealthDec 5, 2024
Scientists discover new receptor for nerve growth factor--a promising target for treating pain
Researchers have found a new receptor for nerve growth factor that plays an important role in pain signaling, even though it does not signal on its own, according to a new study. The findings hold promise for finding new…
Mental HealthDec 5, 2024
New strategy to tackle suicide and self-harm in Lancashire
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Cognitive PsychologyDec 5, 2024
New pathways to long-term memory formation
Researchers have discovered a new pathway to forming long-term memories in the brain. Their work suggests that long-term memory can form independently of short-term memory, a finding that opens exciting possibilities for…
Health PsychologyDec 4, 2024
College students' insomnia linked more strongly with loneliness than screen time
Being lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night's sleep for college students than too much time at a computer or other electronic screen, a new study suggests.
Diversity & CultureDec 4, 2024
New clinical pathway supports cancer recurrence anxiety
Researchers have developed a three-step plan to support those burdened by the intense fear of cancer returning. This plan offers a consistent, streamlined approach to managing recurrence anxiety, empowering patients to…
AddictionDec 4, 2024
Perceptions of parent cannabis use shape teen attitudes
Teens who think their parents use cannabis are more likely to hold favorable attitudes toward the drug and to consider trying it themselves, according to a new study. The research also reveals that parental monitoring…
Diversity & CultureDec 4, 2024
Owning a home in the US linked to longer life
A new study finds that owning a home in early adult life adds approximately four months to the lives of male Americans born in the early twentieth century.
Health PsychologyDec 4, 2024
Lasting effects of common herbicide on brain health
New research identifies an association between glyphosate exposure in mice and symptoms of neuroinflammation, as well as accelerated Alzheimer's disease-like pathology. This study tracks both the presence and impact of…
NeuropsychologyDec 4, 2024
The Science of Design: How Neuroscience can Help Architects Shape the Built Environment
Read on to discover a selection of editorial articles exploring the connection between architecture and neuroscience. Emerging ...
WorkplaceDec 4, 2024
Caring That Scales: Values-Driven Organizational Psychology
In one of my first graduate courses in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology, a professor told us that if we wanted to help ...
Family & RelationshipsDec 4, 2024
How Many Sexual Partners Have Most People Had?
One of the most common sex questions we’ve received over the years revolves around how many sexual partners people typically have. This question also pops up frequently on social media, where this number is often…
Clinical PsychologyDec 4, 2024
What is dissociative identity disorder? What to know about 'DID'
Many medical terms have evolved or changed over the years to reflect advancements in medical knowledge or to reduce stigma.
AddictionDec 4, 2024
Substance Use & Pregnancy—Recovery, Addiction, and Dependence (SUPeRAD) Clinic
If you’re pregnant and have a substance use disorder (SUD), you are not alone. The Substance Use & Pregnancy—Recovery ...
Clinical PsychologyDec 4, 2024
Significant rise in psychotherapy use seen among adults, but gains are uneven across socioeconomic groups
Access to psychotherapy has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress since 2018, according to a new ...
ResearchDec 4, 2024
A new CHOP research program is exploring ways to reduce long-term effects of cancer treatment
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Mental HealthDec 3, 2024
New hope for schizophrenia: iTBS over the left DLPFC improves negative and cognitive symptoms
Theta burst stimulation (TBS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known for modifying human behavior and treating neurological diseases. A group of scientists conducted a systematic review and network…
AddictionDec 3, 2024
Rats on cocaine: When aversion is not enough
Propensity to addiction starts with the very first drug use experience, a new study shows.
PersonalityDec 3, 2024
What We Get Wrong About Psychopaths
In a recent episode of the BBC Bad People podcast, journalist Amber Haque and I cover the dark and intriguing case of Steven ...
Developmental PsychologyDec 3, 2024
How to "Awaken" Through Personal Development
You might already know that we can awaken through exercises like meditation or self-inquiry. But did you know that we can also awaken ...
PersonalityDec 3, 2024
A Psychologist Reveals 6 ‘Personality Types’—And Which Is Healthiest
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday ...
AddictionDec 2, 2024
'I don't feel your pain': How alcohol increases aggression
Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the less pain that study participants felt after…
AddictionDec 2, 2024
Reducing risk of opioid addiction while alleviating pain
Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve…
NeuropsychologyDec 2, 2024
Newfound mechanism may explain why some cancer treatments boost risk of heart disease
A cancer therapy that prompts the body's immune defenses against viruses and bacteria to attack tumors can make patients more vulnerable to heart attack and stroke. A possible explanation for this side effect is that the…
AI & TechnologyDec 2, 2024
Temporary tattoo printed directly on the scalp offers easy, hair-friendly solution for measuring brainwaves
Scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient's scalp to measure brain activity. The technology offers a promising alternative to the cumbersome process currently used for monitoring…
Clinical PsychologyDec 2, 2024
Philosophy and Psychotherapy
Jean-François Lyotard, the French philosopher, delivered four lectures, “Why Philosophize?” at the Sorbonne in 1964, arguing ...
WorkplaceDec 2, 2024
New research: 77% of LGBTQ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment
Unwanted sexual attention and behaviour are a persistent problem in many workplace cultures. But the workplace sexual harassment ...
AddictionDec 2, 2024
Endocannabinoids could reduce risk of opioid addiction while alleviating pain
Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature ...