For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette's hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate --...

Narcissism is driven by insecurity, and not an inflated sense of self, finds a new study by a team of psychology researchers. Its...

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It's well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental illness, but according to new research from the...

The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn...

Anxiety, the most common family of mental illnesses, has been pushed to epic new heights by the COVID-19 pandemic. A report by an...

In training and lectures I often refer to the psychological immune system. This system resides in the emotional brain whose principle...

I was recently looking for some research on a separate project and came across this early pioneering study in language and emotional...

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Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade...

Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress (SPD)...

In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...

According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime. In a study...

Traumatic experiences can become deeply entrenched in a person's memory. How can fears following a traumatic event be reduced in the long...

Having extolled the virtues of Tetris in reducing trauma, it appears tat this classic vintage game is also helpful for managing...

Do you like to see warnings about violent or other distressing content before watching a TV show or movie, or reading a book? New...

Without realizing it we make use of emotion regulation strategies all the time and they are crucial for everyday life. This is the...

Psychiatric medications have focused heavily on neurotransmitters as the basis of mental health disorders.Researchers at Columbia...

In lectures on anxiety and trauma I describe how the re-writing of memories can alter the emotional response we experience from...