TraumaDec 16, 2025
How Trauma-Informed Care Is Changing Psychiatry
Several months ago, I reported on a groundbreaking study that has the potential to transform inpatient mental health care.
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Clinical PsychologyDec 16, 2025
Introduction to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Steven Reidbord, MD
0.5 CME Credits. This webinar is a comprehensive 30-minute overview of psychodynamic principles, processes, and evolution for mental health professionals
Disaster traumaDec 16, 2025
The trauma after the storm: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of emotional devastation across Jamaica
Experts are calling for the integration of mental health into climate-disaster policy in the Caribbean as studies show that PTSD ...
BoundariesDec 16, 2025
Setting boundaries: Psychologists say you’re probably doing it wrong
Advice on setting boundaries is everywhere this time of year. Unfortunately, a lot of it isn’t very good. The holidays are just ...
TraumaDec 16, 2025
How to manage feelings of distress, fear and anxiety after the Bondi attack
Confronting footage of gunmen shooting into a crowd of people in Bondi made headlines on Sunday night. Two men killed at least 15 ...
PersonalityDec 16, 2025
The Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers: an evaluation of feasibility and acceptability among mothers with borderline personality disorder
Background Extant data suggest that children of mothers with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are at risk for a variety of poor psychosocial outcomes, including psychopathology. One avenue for interrupting…
SupervisionDec 15, 2025
Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors Counselling in Carlton, VIC
Practising since 2004, I am a clinical psychologist working with adults, adolescents and couples, with expertise in anxiety ...
Health PsychologyDec 15, 2025
AI Cannot Replace the Expertise of Psychologists
Highly credentialed mental health providers often hear from skeptics that clients would be just as well off engaging in ...
Social PsychologyDec 15, 2025
Why consciousness exists at all
Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn from the…
Social PsychologyDec 15, 2025
These simple habits could make your brain 8 years younger, study finds
New research shows that your brain’s “true age” can shift dramatically depending on how you live, with optimism, restorative sleep, stress management, and strong social support acting like powerful anti-aging tools…
Positive PsychologyDec 15, 2025
2 tips for raising happier kids, from a happiness researcher and mom of 4
Among happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky's tips for finding joy are having deep conversations, showing gratitude and ...
School & EducationDec 15, 2025
Anxiety and insomnia linked to sharp drops in key immune cells
Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly thinning their ranks. A study of young women in Saudi Arabia found that both conditions were…
College studentsDec 15, 2025
When Struggling College Students Come Home
As winter break approaches, college students are returning home for much-needed rest. Many will retreat to their rooms to ...
Mental HealthDec 15, 2025
Bipolar disorder raises your risk for these 4 mental health conditions, too
Bipolar disorder is characterized by manic and depressive episodes. Being diagnosed could mean you are at risk for these..
Health PsychologyDec 15, 2025
Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon reveals 8 back pain myths to stop believing
Back pain is wrapped in persistent myths, but many are far from the truth. From misconceptions about heavy lifting and bed rest to confusion over posture, exercise, and surgery, Dr. Meghan Murphy breaks down what really…
Burnout preventionDec 15, 2025
Psychotherapist shares how Gen Z employees are using ‘breakup’ and ‘burnout’ leaves to prioritise mental health at work
Psychotherapist Namrata Jain explains how empathy, emotional support, and human-centred leadership at work can boost wellbeing ...
Mental HealthDec 15, 2025
Mental health tip of the day: Name your emotions out loud to calm the mind faster
When emotions feel overwhelming, most people try to suppress them, distract themselves or “think positive” but research shows ...
Mental HealthDec 15, 2025
Secretary Kennedy Swears in Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham as Principal Deputy Director of CDC
Ralph Abraham, M.D., was sworn in today as Principal Deputy Director of the CDC.
Binge-eating disorderDec 15, 2025
What is binge eating disorder and how to fix it?
Are you someone who eats even when you’re not hungry? Does an ‘uncontrollable’ urge make you eat one snack after another ...
Pulmonary psychologyDec 15, 2025
Weber Psychological
Weber Psychological is comprised of a small team of compassionate and skilled providers dedicated to helping individuals, couples ...
WorkplaceDec 14, 2025
Arogya World Recognises India’s Healthy Workplaces and Continues to Set the Benchmark for Corporate Wellness Excellence
Workplace wellbeing is becoming more critical to businesses. ILO reports indicate that four out of five employees experience ...
Athlete identityDec 14, 2025
OPINION: Colleges too often drop the ball on student-athlete mental health, and that’s a big mistake
With signing bonuses, NIL contracts and the recent changes in revenue-sharing, there’s a lot of money on the table for student ...
Forensic PsychologyDec 14, 2025
Harvard gut discovery could change how we treat obesity and diabetes
Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy. These molecules change depending on diet, genetics, and shifts in the microbiome. Some even…
Mental HealthDec 14, 2025
AI finds a hidden stress signal inside routine CT scans
Researchers used a deep learning AI model to uncover the first imaging-based biomarker of chronic stress by measuring adrenal gland volume on routine CT scans. This new metric, the Adrenal Volume Index, correlates…
Psychotic and severe mental illnessDec 14, 2025
Mental Health Matters, People with Mental Illness Matter Too
Eleven years ago, at just 12 years old, Morgan Geiser stabbed a classmate under what she believed was the order of the internet ...
Dialectical behavior therapyDec 14, 2025
Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) Counselling in Sunshine, VIC
Using tailored approaches like PCT, CBT, DBT, Gestalt, Mindfulness, and Art therapy, I aim to empower you to overcome emotional ...
NeuropsychologyDec 14, 2025
Regulation of glial markers expression in the rat basolateral amygdala and hippocampus during morphine aversive memory retrieval and its extinction
Background Opioid use disorder is driven by neurobehavioral adaptations where environmental cues trigger relapse. Consequently, extinction therapy (ET) aims to modify drug-associated memories but has limited long-term…
NeuropsychologyDec 14, 2025
Space and time in words: exploring neural overlap and specificity
Background A common magnitude system—consistently involving the right intraparietal sulcus (IPS)—has been proposed to support the representation of space, time and numerosity. While shared mechanisms are acknowledged…
AthletesDec 13, 2025
Maltese athletes don’t prioritise their mental game enough, says sports psychologist practitioner
Sports psychologist practitioner Rachel Mamo said that while Malta has a lot of talent and potential in its sporting world, the ...
Climate change and mental healthDec 13, 2025
Three ways climate change affects mental health
As headlines about heatwaves, floods and wildfires become more frequent, many people report a growing sense of worry about what ...