Poverty

Researchers investigate the impact of immigration policies on the mental health of arriving Mexican and Central American immigrants.

Researchers explore how family interventions for psychosis might be adapted to China’s emerging integrated mental health care landscape.

Researchers examine the transformation of work, life, and identity in India as a result of Western corporate and psychological culture.

Direct access to care in safe locations is key in reducing healthcare costs and increasing quality of life for homeless populations.

New research demonstrates the benefits and complexities for immigrants transitioning from undocumented to DACA status.

Remediating dilapidated physical environments in urban settings can contribute to better mental health.

China Mills raises concerns that global mental health movements obscure social determinants of health and naturalize Western mental health concepts.

A new study examines the extent to which patterns in prescription drug misuse and substance use disorder symptoms can be predicted by education level

Medical sociologist David Pilgrim argues that mental health care is neither effective nor “kindly,” as it often relies on flawed research and ineffective treatments.

Researchers parse out factors within urbanicity that leads to risk for psychotic experiences.

Individualist psychological models of poverty pathologize poor communities, decolonial approaches that emphasize context and interdependence may be more sustainable.

Study details Medicaid-insured birth cohort’s exposure to psychiatric medications and mental health services.

Scholars contend that stigma functions as a mechanism of power in analysis of UK Heads Together mental health campaign.

New research provides evidence that police killings of unarmed Black Americans impact the mental health of Black Americans.

A new study investigates the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on employee’s wellbeing across different workplace environments.

Study uncovers some of the intergenerational consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

A new special edition positions psychological science as offering valuable contributions to the study of contemporary racism.

Upon my release I was dumped at a motel with no ID, no money or method of payment, and not even a cell phone to call friends or family for help. My belongings were still locked in a safe back at the hospital. Where are the real advocates for more low-income housing, and where the hell have they been for those who are incarcerated, whether it be in jails and prisons or mental facilities?

Utilizing Maslow’s published books and essays, psychologist William Compton delineates common myths and attempts to respond to them.

Results from two meta-analyses reveal shortcomings with the growth mindset theory as applied in schools.

A special issue explores the connection between poverty, mental health, and psychotherapy.

High job demands, low job control, and high job strain are associated with the development of a mental health issue at age 50.

Why do ineffective classification and intervention processes linger in school psychology, and what’s the alternative?

From The Independent: Over the past several years, mental health awareness has become a high priority. But in order to truly make a difference in people's...

From The Atlantic: A new study suggests that lower socioeconomic status may cause detrimental changes to the brain. "...this line of research suggests that being poor...