The Science of Breathing
Articles on Suicide Prevention, Inflammation, and Intergenerational Mental Health
Check out this collection of articles on the science of suicide prevention, how inflammation can fuel depression, and the intergenerational effects of untreated mental health conditions.
Stigma Against People With OCD Varies With Their Obsessions
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder not only struggle with obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviors but also experience various forms of stigma based on the subject of their obsessions.
Caution: Content Warnings Do Not Reduce Distress, Study Shows
Trigger warnings appear to heighten the anticipatory anxiety a person may feel prior to viewing sensitive material while making them no less likely to consume that content.
Lonely People’s Divergent Thought Processes May Contribute to Feeling “Alone in a Crowded Room”
fMRI studies suggest that lonely people think differently regardless of the size of their social networks, but learning more these differences could help identify new pathways for reducing loneliness.
Deprivation May Explain the Link Between Early Adversity and Adolescence Development
Early experiences of deprivation, such as parental neglect and financial difficulties, are closely associated with cognitive and emotional functioning in adolescence.
Patients Believe in Psychotherapy More When Practitioners Demonstrate Warmth and Competence
Working with a therapist high in competence and warmth may boost patients’ willingness to continue treatment and even improve their clinical outcomes.
How Can I Help? In Times of Need, People Just Want to Feel Supported
It can be difficult to determine when someone wants our help, but research suggests that, more often than not, recipients of support perceive their helpers far more positively than we might expect.
Feelings of Belonging May Indicate Students’ Risk of Depression
Depression may be more closely related to how we perceive our relationships and position within a community than to how often we socialize with others.
Predictive Modeling Could Help Put Patients With Depression on the Right Path
Precision medicine offers a promising avenue for providing patients and practitioners with the information necessary to decide on the right combination of medication and therapy.
Depression May Cause Us to View Success as an Exception to the Rule
The negative outlook characteristic of depression could result from an impaired ability to update our expectations.
Past Imperfect: Exploring the Challenges—and the Promise—of Memory’s Malleability
Memories can change in the remembering, but research on PTSD suggests that unclouding the past can help us heal from traumatic events.