Forensic PsychologyMay 18, 2020
Facilitate the roll-out of the Risk Assessment and Management Panels
The Victorian Government facilitate the roll-out of the Risk Assessment and Management Panels, or RAMPs, as a priority, ensuring ...
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Mental HealthMay 17, 2020
Bozeman Help Center sees increase in mental health calls; local groups expand offerings
Calls to the Bozeman Help Center have increased 49% since the coronavirus appeared in Gallatin County two months ago.
Health PsychologyMay 13, 2020
Children with autism face higher risk of eating disorders, study finds
Children with autistic traits are more likely than their peers to develop an eating disorder, according to a new study.
ResearchMay 5, 2020
The carnage of substandard research during the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for quality
Correspondence to Professor Katrina A Bramstedt, Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Gold Coast, Queensland ...
PsychologyApr 25, 2020
Clinical Psychology, Ph.D.
The clinical psychology doctoral training program at Saint Louis University adheres to the scientist-practitioner model of ...
Clinical PsychologyApr 20, 2020
Antibodies could provide new treatment for OCD
Scientists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Roehampton, London, have discovered that patients suffering ...
CounselingApr 20, 2020
Teletherapy: How it works
Teletherapy refers to mental health counseling that a person receives over the phone or online. As videoconferencing software ...
ResearchApr 17, 2020
Trauma, Play Therapy, and Research
This post is in response to Is Play Therapy Appropriate for Children With PTSD? By Michael S. Scheeringa M.D. Source: Courtesy of ...
Stress and immune functioningApr 15, 2020
Don’t Underestimate Your Psychological Immune System
Just as your physiological immune system functions to protect your physical health, your psychological immune system protects ...
Cultural competenceApr 14, 2020
How Cultural Competence Reduces Racial Disparities in Health
Recent articles have purported that COVID-19 is negatively impacting Black and Latina/o American communities to a greater extent ...
Family & RelationshipsMar 30, 2020
How to Protect and Repair Family Relationships
Hurting a family member’s feelings, crossing the proverbial line, or saying something that can’t be taken back are inevitable ...
Domestic violenceMar 24, 2020
Domestic Violence When You Can't Leave Home
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, the concept of social distancing has rapidly become a common practice for ...
AI & TechnologyMar 22, 2020
Online therapies for anxiety and depression
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: But even once you ...
TraumaMar 22, 2020
What Most People Don't Know About Psychological Trauma
The word trauma comes from the Latin word meaning "wound." In medicine, professionals use the word "trauma" to refer to physical ...
Cognitive PsychologyMar 20, 2020
Do we suffer ‘behavioural fatigue’ for pandemic prevention measures?
The Guardian recently published an article saying “People won’t get ‘tired’ of social distancing – and it’s unscientific to suggest otherwise”. “Behavioural fatigue” the piece said, “has no basis in science”…
Child PsychologyMar 19, 2020
Ritalin and similar medications cause brain to focus on benefits of work, not costs
New research from cognitive neuroscientists has pinpointed how stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall can change people's motivation to complete difficult tasks.
Forensic PsychologyMar 16, 2020
Best Criminal Law Programs
Ranked in 2026, part of Best Law Schools. Criminal law programs examine the justice system through a few different lenses. From international criminal law to capital punishment to ...
Social MediaMar 16, 2020
The Role of Social Media Influencers in the Lives of Children and Adolescents
Social media influencers (e.g. beauty bloggers, video game vloggers, toy unboxers, instafamous) are extremely popular among minors.
AddictionMar 11, 2020
Problem Gambling vs. Gambling Addiction
Pathological gambling is more akin to a gambling addiction, but we found that only a tiny percentage of our national participants could be classed as such. What we did report was that 0.9 percent of ...
NeuropsychologyMar 6, 2020
Scientists monitor brains replaying memories in real time
In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the firing patterns of the cells that…
Sport & PerformanceMar 1, 2020
Welsh Institute of Performance Science
The Welsh Institute of Performance Science (WIPS) is led by Swansea University in a collaboration with academic partners ...
AddictionFeb 27, 2020
Types of Addiction and How They’re Treated
Addiction is a complex disease, but nearly a century of scientific study has helped researchers come to a deeper understanding ...
NeuropsychologyFeb 13, 2020
Researchers were not right about left brains
The left and right side of our brain are specialized for some cognitive abilities. For example, in humans, language is processed ...
Health PsychologyFeb 13, 2020
Behavioral Health Crisis Care Clinic
What is the Behavioral Health Crisis Care Clinic? The Behavioral Health Crisis Care Clinic offers families an option besides the ...
Social MediaFeb 6, 2020
What Employers Should Consider When Drafting A Social Media Policy
Social media posts can hit employers like a brick wall. But an effective social media policy can help mitigate their impact.
NeuropsychologyFeb 4, 2020
Flyception 2.0: New imaging technology tracks complex social behavior
An advanced imaging technology is allowing scientists unprecedented access into brain activities during intricate behaviors. The 'Flyception2' system has produced the first-ever picture of what happens in the brain…
Child PsychologyFeb 3, 2020
Kids diagnosed with ADHD often don't take medication regularly
Children diagnosed with ADHD inconsistently take their prescribed medication, going without treatment 40 per cent of the time, a new study has found.
HIPAA & PrivacyJan 28, 2020
HIPAA, Psychotherapy Notes, and Other Mental Health Records
The HIPAA privacy rules give special protection to “psychotherapy notes,” but providers often misunderstand what are and are ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJan 24, 2020
Appointment Reminder: HIPAA Rule Ads Additional Requirements For Patient Privacy
Appointment reminder regulation increased under new HIPAA Privacy Rule. Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, covered entities (CEs) are ...
WorkplaceJan 23, 2020
Career Development in the Contemporary Workplace: How do Shifting Employment Relations Impact on Individuals’ Careers?
This Research Topic aims to bring together both theoretical and empirical research that can illustrate in which ways major shifts ...