AddictionJan 2, 2020
Addiction treatment is broken. Here’s what it should look like
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Clinical PsychologyDec 25, 2019
Fundamentals of psychopharmacology
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NeuropsychologyDec 18, 2019
Old drug offers new hope for children with devastating disorder
A drug that once helped obese adults lose weight, withdrawn from the market due to heart risks, may be safe and effective for children with a seizure disorder called Dravet syndrome, say researchers. The drug…
NeuropsychologyDec 17, 2019
Zooming in on brain circuits allows researchers to stop seizure activity
A team of neuroscientists have found, in animal models, that they can 'switch off' epileptic seizures. The findings provide the first evidence that while different types of seizures start in varied areas of the brain…
TraumaDec 16, 2019
Understanding Trauma-Informed Education
ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) have made their way into the mainstream over the past couple of years, even showing up in a ...
Developmental PsychologyDec 12, 2019
Applied Developmental Psychology PhD
If you enjoyed the research process as an undergraduate and have a strong interest in human development—and want to see how ...
AddictionDec 5, 2019
New protein function could be key to treatment of drug addiction and behavioral disorders
The reward pathway of the brain causes feelings of happiness but is also involved in behavioral disorders like schizophrenia and addiction. A breakthrough study has now identified the role of a protein called Npas4 in…
TraumaDec 4, 2019
Community Case Study on Trauma-Specific Treatment and Counseling for Refugee Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) are at high risk to suffer from severe mental health consequences, such as ...
Health PsychologyDec 3, 2019
Migraine headaches? Consider aspirin for treatment and prevention
Evidence from 13 randomized trials of the treatment of migraine in 4,222 patients and tens of thousands of patients in prevention of recurrent attacks supports the use of high dose aspirin from 900 to 1,300 milligrams to…
Suicide-risk assessmentDec 2, 2019
Hidden Risk Factors in Youth Suicide
With rates of suicide attempts and suicide completions drastically rising for children and adolescents, we need to better ...
PersonalityNov 30, 2019
Personality and Emotion Research Lab
Matthew is a sixth year student, completing the Ph.D. program in the General-Clinical stream. He completed his honours thesis, in ...
ProfessionNov 23, 2019
Philosophy as a Profession
The word "philosophy" derives from the ancient Greek word philosophia, which is translated as "the love of wisdom." For most of ...
NeuropsychologyNov 21, 2019
Investigational drug for people with treatment-resistant epilepsy
Imagine not being able to drive, shower alone or even work because you are never quite sure when the next seizure will leave you incapacitated. Hope may be on the horizon for epilepsy patients who have had limited…
Health PsychologyNov 20, 2019
A new link between migraines, opioid overuse may be key to treating pain
Researchers have discovered that a peptide links together migraine pain and pain induced by opioid overuse.
Forensic PsychologyNov 7, 2019
Violence Risk Assessment in Behavioral Health
Some have asked, “Is risk assessment an important behavioral health task?” Here is the case for being informed about violence ...
AddictionNov 4, 2019
Some CBD products may yield cannabis-positive urine drug tests
A small study concludes that caution is warranted for users of 'high CBD, low THC' cannabis products.
NeuropsychologyOct 30, 2019
New gene therapy for epilepsy provides on-demand release of endogenous substance
Scientists have developed a new therapeutic concept for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy. It represents a gene therapy capable of suppressing seizures at their site of origin on demand. Having been shown to be…
Child PsychologyOct 30, 2019
Cycles of reward: New insight into ADHD treatment
Researchers have investigated the actions of the drug in rats. Using dopamine cell recordings, electrochemical monitoring and computer modeling, they discovered a type of feedback loop that modulates dopamine levels in…
AddictionOct 29, 2019
Drug overdose deaths in CT doubled in 6 years
Opioid overdose deaths in Connecticut doubled in the past 6 years, largely driven by use of multiple drugs together, according to a team of researchers.
AddictionOct 25, 2019
'Swimmer's shoulder,' common in more than three-quarters of swimmers
The painful overuse injury called swimmer's shoulder, common in competitive swimmers, may be caused by excessive swimming distance during training along with a culture in competitive swimming that sublimates pain…
Developmental PsychologyOct 23, 2019
Developmental Psychology
The Developmental Psychology Research Group at the University of Helsinki focuses on many aspects of human development throughout ...
AddictionOct 23, 2019
Mapping international drug use through the world's largest wastewater study
A seven-year project monitoring illicit drug use in 37 countries via wastewater samples shows that cocaine use was skyrocketing in Europe in 2017 and Australia had a serious problem with methamphetamine.
Health PsychologyOct 22, 2019
Rocky Mountain Behavioral Medicine
Our approach utilizes the biopsychosocial approach to evaluation and treatment; this means we strive to understand the biological ...
AddictionOct 15, 2019
Current advances in research in treatment and recovery: Nicotine addiction
While products of tobacco combustion are the main cause of smoking-induced disease, nicotine addiction sustains tobacco use (8).
Domestic-violence policyOct 10, 2019
A Hidden Form of Domestic Abuse
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and various organizations across the country will be raising awareness.
TraumaOct 7, 2019
Evidence-Based Human Trafficking Policy: Opportunities to Invest in Trauma-Informed Strategies.
Human trafficking is a critical social issue characterized by chronic trauma among victims, and frequently preceded by traumatic ...
Military & First RespondersOct 5, 2019
'We won't turn anyone away': new PTSD-treatment facility opening for veterans
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our ...
AddictionOct 2, 2019
Camden County officials aim to reduce crime. How? By guiding drug addicts to treatment
Project SAVE stands for Substance Abuse Visionary Program. The pilot program aims to get people help for their addictions.
NeuropsychologyOct 1, 2019
Epilepsy: Function of 'brake cells' disrupted
In some forms of epilepsy, the function of certain ''brake cells'' in the brain is presumed to be disrupted. This may be one of the reasons why the electrical malfunction is able to spread from the point of origin across…
Military & First RespondersSep 29, 2019
First Responders and Sleep
I often have the opportunity to work with first responders, such as firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical personnel.