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

A new Northwestern University study challenges prevailing understandings of genes as immutable features of biology that are fixed at...

The National Science Foundation supported the study, which included an Oregon State University geographer and was led by Nicholas...

For those who have done mental health or dual diagnosis training with me will know, I show some very simple ways to lift depression. ...

Relationships in and of themselves make a huge difference to treatment outcomes. The American Psychological Association have just...

I discuss the role of emotions in change and treatment outcomes. Particularly the importance of naming emotions in the here and now in...

This study interested me for two reasons. Firstly is the fact it illustrates a point I make in lecturers about how oxytocin can reduce...

A cutting-edge blood test discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers could help more accurately diagnose military...

In lectures and on this blog I have raised the issue of identity being geographical for some. in the conceptual language of David...

Ever intrigued by the concept of laughter as alliance and power, I was interested to read this recent study that showed babies can detect...

With a weak alternating electrical current sent through electrodes attached to the scalp, UNC School of Medicine researchers successfully...

Identity formation is a major developmental task in adolescence but continues throughout adulthood. Significant individual differences,...

Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital...

Humans are unusual in that women go through menopause and stop reproducing long before reaching the end of their life expectancy. This is...

Women's hormonal cycles may not only make them more prone to drug addiction but also more affected by triggers that lead to relapse, a...

Yesterday I was training in Sheffield (hi everyone, a great two days!). We were looking at the use of Teris for reducing intrusive...

Anyone who regularly reads my blog entries will know my interest in the psychology of political thinking. If you have an interest in...

Whilst it is a widely held view that depression is the result of life events alone, this model fails to recognize that these events are...

In discussing interventions such as Motivational Interviewing, I always draw attention to the "music" of statements. It is not simply...

Babies are not blank slates. They come with a lot of pre-programming that is awaiting activation. A great example of this is language. ...