ResearchNov 9, 2023
Psychologists are in high demand, but students are being forced to delay final years of study
Psychology students say they are being forced to delay entry into the industry due to a shortage of course placements.
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Child PsychologyNov 8, 2023
Researchers identify brain network that is uniquely activated through injection vs. oral drug use
Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a group of brain regions known as the 'salience network' is activated after a drug is taken intravenously, but not when that same drug is taken orally. When drugs enter the…
HIPAA & PrivacyNov 8, 2023
Overcoming Barriers to EHR Adoption in Behavioral Health
Behavioral health providers were excluded from the 2009 HITECH Act, which contributed to significant disparities in EHR adoption ...
AddictionNov 7, 2023
Effect of online game policy on smartphone game play time, addiction, and emotion in rural adolescents of China.
Smartphone game addiction has emerged as a major public health problem in China and worldwide. In November 2019 and August 2021 ...
AI & TechnologyNov 7, 2023
Hims Online Therapy Review
Suzie Glassman is a freelance writer specializing in health, wellness, fitness, mental health and parenting. She's also a part ...
Military & First RespondersNov 7, 2023
One Senior Place: Military veterans can find helpful resources throughout Central Florida
Q: Where can veterans find mental health resources? A: Mental health wellness is a critical issue for many in Central Florida ...
Mental HealthNov 6, 2023
You can recover from schizophrenia — I did. But the stigma of the disease prevents too many from getting treatment
"About 10% of people with schizophrenia will engage in violence during their lifetimes, which is three to four times higher than ...
PersonalityNov 6, 2023
A Psychologist Explains The Secret Link Between ‘ASMR’ And Personality
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday ...
Mental HealthNov 6, 2023
Our Broken Mental Health Care System
How did we come to a place where a large percentage of consumers, providers, and even third-party payers characterize the current ...
Sport & PerformanceNov 3, 2023
What Is a Sport Psychologist?
What do sport psychologists do? Sport psychologists operate in a variety of capacities, including individual sessions with ...
Mental HealthNov 3, 2023
Your depression questions, answered by experts
Depression is more than having a bad day — it's a mental health condition that affects millions of Americans. "In general ...
Clinical PsychologyNov 3, 2023
ExplainerOCD: symptoms, behaviour examples, treatment – and how 1 woman has dealt with obsessive-compulsive disorder for over half her life
I have suffered from OCD – obsessive-compulsive disorder – for more than 15 of my 26 years. Here’s some insight as to what ...
Mental HealthNov 2, 2023
What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to the lowest of lows.
Mental HealthNov 1, 2023
Experiencing depression after a loved one’s death
Grief is a response to loss. A person may feel intense and overwhelming sadness when someone close to them dies. Sometimes, this ...
AI & TechnologyOct 31, 2023
Editorial: Understanding the impact of AI and technology on the assessment, monitoring, and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are a group of conditions that originate in the early stages of life but often persist through ...
School & EducationOct 31, 2023
Youths are struggling with anxiety, depression more than ever. UW team trying to get more psychologists in the pipeline.
Every year, 60 to 70 school psychologist positions in Wisconsin go unfilled. That's based on the most recent data collected by ...
ProfessionOct 31, 2023
Why AI Therapy Chatbots Are the Ultimate Ethical Dilemma
Generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT are being used to streamline workplace processes, write code, and even write scripts for ...
Clinical PsychologyOct 30, 2023
The genetic heritage of the Denisovans may have left its mark on our mental health
A research team has identified the most widespread genetic contribution by Denisovans to date. The study reveals that the genetic variant observed, which affects zinc regulation, could have signified an evolutionary…
AddictionOct 25, 2023
Childhood trauma linked to headaches in adulthood
People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis. This research does…
AddictionOct 25, 2023
Perception--but not expectation--of reward is altered in people with cocaine addiction
Researchers report that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with cocaine addiction have similar expectations of rewards compared to controls…
Clinical PsychologyOct 25, 2023
Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder
Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition.
Clinical PsychologyOct 25, 2023
Marijuana use may damage brain immune cells vital to adolescent development, study suggests
In a mouse study designed to explore the impact of marijuana's major psychoactive compound, THC, on teenage brains, researchers say they found changes to the structure of microglia, which are specialized brain immune…
ResearchOct 25, 2023
Treatment options for cervical cancer
A team of doctors and other professionals discuss the best treatment and care for you. They are called a multidisciplinary team (MDT ...
Mental HealthOct 24, 2023
New clues to early development of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric disease that remains poorly understood and treated. Schizophrenia onset is typically ...
Clinical PsychologyOct 24, 2023
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in Portland, ME
Many of my clients are navigating anxiety, OCD, neurodivergence (including autism), burnout, and the exhaustion that comes from ...
TraumaOct 24, 2023
Trauma-informed approaches in healthcare: piecemeal implementation needs UK-wide leadership, strategy and evidence
It is thought that trauma-informed approaches at system level can improve experiences and outcomes and prevent re-traumatisation ...
PsychologyOct 23, 2023
Positive Psychology
Positive psychology explores what enables individuals and societies to flourish. It examines how people can cultivate happiness ...
ResearchOct 23, 2023
The Psychological Impacts of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 2.6 million Americans identify as transgender, meaning their gender identity is ...
Social MediaOct 22, 2023
Ensemble Learning With Tournament Selected Glowworm Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Cyberbullying Detection on Social Media
Abstract: Online social network (OSN) plays a crucial role to facilitate social connections; but, this social networking media ...
Health PsychologyOct 20, 2023
Consistent lack of sleep is related to future depressive symptoms
The study analyzed data from people with an average age of 65 and found short sleep was associated with the onset of depressive symptoms.