HIPAA & PrivacyJul 30, 2024
New 2024 rules require providers to update HIPAA privacy policies and notices
Earlier this year, federal agencies teamed up to issue two rules that will require healthcare providers to update certain ...
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CounselingJul 30, 2024
The Importance of Research to the Practice of Counseling
In the field of social science, particularly within psychology and counseling, several critical issues have emerged that ...
Health PsychologyJul 30, 2024
Nearly a third of adolescents getting mental health treatment, federal survey finds
Close to 1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. received mental health treatment in 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...
AddictionJul 29, 2024
Study finds gaps in mental health care for people with chronic pain
A new study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet they access mental health care at lower rates and are less likely to…
Bariatric evaluationJul 29, 2024
'Psychological Weight' Crucial in Patients With Obesity
Increasingly recognized as a multifactorial disease, obesity demands an approach that involves multiple healthcare professionals.
Military & First RespondersJul 29, 2024
Virtual-reality exposure treatment for first responder PTSD: a pilot investigation
Introduction: There is increasing recognition that first responders’ exposure to multiple traumatic events puts them at risk ...
NeuropsychologyJul 29, 2024
Researchers use non-invasive technique to record involuntary nervous system
A research team has shown that a wearable, non-invasive device can measure activity in human cervical nerves in clinical settings. The results could help medical professionals tailor treatments for inflammatory…
Mental HealthJul 29, 2024
Anxiety Is Like Exercise
Imagine that you just got a bad job evaluation, or learned that your suspicious mole really might be cancer. Your heart races ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 29, 2024
Orchid announces new HIPAA-compliant AI scribe for mental health
Orchid, a behavioral health electronic health record vendor, has developed what it says is the first artificial intelligence ...
Postdoctoral residencyJul 29, 2024
Provincial funding brings four new clinical psychology residency seats to Dal
Last week (Friday, July 26), the Nova Scotia government’s Office of Addictions and Mental Health announced funding to create ...
Sport & PerformanceJul 28, 2024
Does Social Media Influence the Motivation to Exercise?
Are you becoming increasingly concerned or obsessed with looking good? Do you exercise to enhance your appearance or do you ...
Postdoctoral residencyJul 26, 2024
N.S. adds 4 more psychology residency seats in bid to increase mental health supports
Nova Scotia is funding a new clinical psychology residency at Dalhousie University in hopes of attracting more mental health ...
Mental HealthJul 26, 2024
On Grief, Dreams, and Remembering
In a recent dream, I sat on a marble slab near the fireplace, enjoying a small chocolate from my grandma and grandpa's candy dish.
Forensic PsychologyJul 26, 2024
In conversation with Glenda Liell: Bias in Forensic Assessment
Glenda Liell is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist with a wide range of experience in roles across HMPPS and the criminal justice ...
Mental HealthJul 25, 2024
The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Volunteering
It's probably a safe bet that most of us have volunteered our time, talents, sweat, or ideas at least a few times to support a ...
Forensic PsychologyJul 24, 2024
AI model identifies certain breast tumor stages likely to progress to invasive cancer
A new machine-learning model can identify the stage of disease in ductal carcinoma in situ, a type of preinvasive tumor that can sometimes progress to a deadly form of breast cancer. This could help clinicians avoid…
ProfessionJul 24, 2024
The Paramedic Profession in a Time of Changes and Challenges
Tracy Nicholls began her career in the mid-1990s with the now East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, working on patient ...
EntrepreneursJul 24, 2024
The Unique Mental Health Stressors of Women Entrepreneurs
Personal and professional success are two sides of the same coin. After 25 years as a licensed psychotherapist and entrepreneur ...
Family & RelationshipsJul 24, 2024
My Boyfriend Masturbates to Photos of My Friend. What Do I Do?
Recently on the blog we’ve been answering a few listener and reader questions, including topics such as how to navigate sex when one partner is paralyzed and how body modifications have been historically linked to queer…
Sport & PerformanceJul 24, 2024
Taking breaks from competing is key to athletic resilience—a sports psychologist explains
In sports psychology, elite athletes are often said to have two identities—a "self" identity (who they are overall) and an ...
Social PsychologyJul 24, 2024
What do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize
Whether genes are able to compromise between their competing interests can have consequences for development. pressureUA/iStock ...
Mental HealthJul 23, 2024
Is there a connection between long COVID and anxiety?
Research shows there may be a link between long COVID and long-term mental health conditions, such as anxiety. Long COVID defines ...
Sport & PerformanceJul 23, 2024
Psychological safety in times of turbulence and uncertainty
In times of chaos — like when the world seems to be passing through a turbulent phase — it is normal for people to look for ...
Health PsychologyJul 23, 2024
How does the brain respond to sleep apnea?
Nearly 40 million adults in the U.S. have sleep apnea, and more than 30 million of them use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine while sleeping. However, the machines tend to be expensive, clunky and…
Forensic PsychologyJul 23, 2024
Competency evaluation ordered for member of dangerous motorcycle gang
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A competency evaluation has been ordered for a member of ...
AI & TechnologyJul 22, 2024
New tools reveal neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, encode danger in the brain
Scientists created new tools to study brain messenger proteins called neuropeptides in the brains of behaving animals, discovering they are the primary messengers in the fear circuit in mouse brains, and that multiple…
Mental HealthJul 22, 2024
Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues
In a large Singapore cohort study involving over 13,000 participants spanning close to 20 years, higher consumption of fruits during midlife was found to be associated with lower odds of depressive symptoms at late-life.
Mental HealthJul 22, 2024
An over- or under-synchronized brain may predict psychosis
Is it possible to assess an individual's risk of psychosis? Identifying predictive markers is a key challenge in psychiatry. A team now shows that overly strong or weak interconnections between certain brain areas could…
Mental HealthJul 22, 2024
Bipolar disorder and alcohol: It's not as simple as 'self-medication'
Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms of mania, depression, anxiety…
AddictionJul 21, 2024
Executive Functions, Reward Systems and Addiction in Adolescents and Young Adults
Addiction and substance abuse among adolescents and young adults are significant public health concerns in the USA and worldwide ...