How Neglect and Abuse Change Children’s Brains
From theĀ Center for Health Journalism: Different types of childhood adversity shape the developing brain in distinct ways and need to be addressed accordingly. While...
Study Finds Mistreatment and Psychological Distress Among LGBT Prisoners in the US
The rate of incarceration for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals is roughly three times that of the general population and they experience significantly higher rates of victimization and mistreatment in prison.
Brief Trauma-Focused Psychotherapies Effective for Children with PTSD
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Writing Therapy both reduce PTSD symptoms in children who experienced a single traumatic event.
Schizophrenia’s Tangled Roots
FromĀ Sapiens: Researchers are increasingly recognizing the role that social and environmental factors, including childhood abuse, stressful events, and poverty, play in the development of...
Rise in Children With Mental Health Concerns After Terror Attacks
FromĀ The Guardian: According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the number of children and young people seeking mental health support has spiked since recent...
Drugs for Bad Behavior Cause Alarming Weight Gain in Kids
FromĀ National Post: Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly being prescribed to children as young as two for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aggression and behavior problems. A...
On the Analysis of Mental Health and Psychotherapy
In this interviewĀ with Bernard Guerin, author ofĀ How to Rethink Psychology,Ā How to Rethink Human Behavior, andĀ How to Rethink Mental Illness, Guerin discusses his conceptualization of...
How Severe, Ongoing Stress Can Affect a Child’s Brain
FromĀ AP News: In response to research showing the long-term health impact of adverse childhood experiences, pediatricians, mental health specialists, educators and community leaders are...
When is Stress Good for You?
In this piece forĀ Aeon, Bruce McEwen discusses how "good stress," "tolerable stress," and "toxic stress" act epigenetically on ourĀ brain structure, and how we can...
This is the Truth About Personality Disorders
FromĀ The Independent: Armchair diagnoses of personality disorders are a rising trend, from speculationsĀ that President Trump has narcissistic personality disorder to viral articles about discerning...
Researchers Discuss the Strengths of Children who Face Adversity
Experiencing adversity may result in the development of unique strengths and abilities that are often overlooked.
Psychics Who Hear Voices Could Be on to Something
In this piece forĀ The Atlantic, Joseph Frankel compares and contrasts the voice-hearing experiences of self-describedĀ psychics and mediums with the experiences of people diagnosed with...
How Love, Support, and Exercise Build Resilience After Trauma
In this piece forĀ ABC News, Farz Edraki and Lucy Fahey present five stories of people who have recovered from traumatic events through various means,...
African American and Hispanic Youth Discontinue ADHD Treatment at Higher Rates than White Youth
Study examines racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of care for Medicaid-enrolled children starting ADHD medication.
Unanswered Questions in New Mental Health Screening Program for Children
An article presents new screening tools for pediatric depression and anxietyābut fails to answer its own questions about efficacy.
Schizophrenia Deconstructed
After a few weeks it became clear to me the complete lack of comprehension that I faced as a person claiming to have been cured of psychosis. Being a schizophrenic claiming to no longer suffer from schizophrenia only made me seem more schizophrenic due to the current culture of psychiatry.
Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit
In this pieceĀ forĀ The New Yorker, Rachel Aviv investigates how a psychologist and deputy sheriff convinced several suspects that they committed a murder, for which...
Psychological Research Fails to Capture Human Diversity, Researchers Call for Action
Data demonstrate an overreliance of non-representative and non-diverse sampling biases in psychological research.
Why Are So Many Adults Today Haunted by Trauma?
FromĀ Greater Good Magazine:Ā According to Dr. Gabor Mate, capitalism plays an important role in childhood trauma. Because our political and social systems do not support...
Colleges Get Proactive in Addressing Depression on Campus
FromĀ The New York Times:Ā The number of college students with mental health concerns is rapidly increasing, straining many universities' mental health and counseling centers. Colleges...
Researchers Question the Utility of an ADHD Diagnosis
A new article examines the usefulness of the ADHD diagnosis and suggests alternatives
How Helpers Empathize may Affect Their Personal Well-being
Researchers distinguish between two different forms of perspective taking and examine their impact on helpersā wellbeing.
Why Stable Relationships Fight Trauma and Stress in Kids
FromĀ The Conversation: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause toxic stress, impacting children's brain development and physical and mental health well into the future. Having...
Missouri Sued for Over-Drugging Foster Children
FromĀ Reuters: Two youth legal advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against Missouri for over-exposing foster children to psychotropic drugs. The lawsuit seeks a court...
Those at High Risk for Psychosis More Likely From Deprived Neighborhoods
A recent study published in Schizophrenia Research examines the incidence individuals deemed āUltra High-Riskā (UHR) for psychosis and their neighborhood of residence
