I have often said that what we really know about psychology is what we actually know about psychology students. These tend to be the...

It never ceases to surprise me in training and lectures when sharing well thought through, systematic, peer reviewed research findings...

In lectures on Personality Disorder and on Romantic Relationships, people are intrigued by the research finding that women are drawn...

Impulsive shopping can be a costly vice for people who are eager to escape emotional pain, but researchers have now discovered a strategy...

The amygdala and the hippocampus -- structures in the brain that are involved in emotion, learning, and memory -- have been found to play...

This web site is not afraid to tackle the big issues. The concept of power posing -- think of a Wonder Woman stance -- gained popularity...

Scientists at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management have established a causal relationship between failure and future...

Some people suffering from severe mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, hear "voices," known as auditory hallucinations. This...

People with psychopathic traits are predisposed toward antisocial behavior that can result in "unsuccessful" outcomes such as...

When does childhood end? That's the question international researchers are asking as they chart age cut-offs for paediatric services...

Adolescents place a lot of emphasis on popularity and they are keenly aware of the difference between being liked and being popular. If...

Studies over the past 20 years have found a correlation between the number of adverse childhood events (such as death or divorce) and...

How people behave in one situation often tells us how they will act in others. A shy introvert in one place, for example, isn't likely to...

In marriage, conflict is inevitable. Even the happiest couples argue. And research shows they tend to argue about the same topics as...

Mindfulness can be seen as a panacea for all things these these days. However, it needs to be subjected to more rigorous study in order...

Rehabs are often believed to ineffective or only as effective as community based treatments. There are a lot of myths about rehabs and...

Across the substance misuse and housing fields there has been increasing interest in Trauma Informed approaches. I recently came across...

The ODHIN Trials are a large scale study exploring the effectiveness of brief interventions in primary care for alcohol problems. As...

Opioid-related deaths continue to take the lives of thousands in the U.S. each year, with non-fatal opioid overdoses as a significant...

The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows....