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An international study of college students reveals ubiquitous social and emotional challenges faced by young adults.

Without clarity and consensus around what social justice means, psychologists risk perpetuating injustices that undermine their stated mission.

When controlling for social and family characteristics, separating children from parents into out-of-home care increases psychiatric issues, prescriptions, and criminal activity.

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

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

Increased frequency of digital media use can increase symptoms of ADHD among adolescents, study finds.

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.

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).

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

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.

From The Hill: Research shows that LGBT individuals experience higher rates of physical and mental health problems than heterosexual people. Legislative policies that protect the rights of...

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

From The Guardian: At Cambridge University, black and ethnic minority students can now specifically request to see therapists of color. "At Cambridge, we’re now guaranteed to...

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 Independent: Mental health awareness campaigns inundate us with lifestyle tips for managing stress such as mindfulness, meditation, exercise, and nutrition. But these tips...

In this video for NowThis, Yana Jacobs critiques the mental health industry standard of prescribing drugs as the first-line treatment for "mental illness." She emphasizes...

From Patreon: The rate of addiction to alcohol, opioids, gambling, social media, and porn has shown a steady increase in recent years. While conservatives often...

In this video for Worldview Stanford, clinical psychologist Mark L. Hatzenbuehler discusses the adverse physical and mental health outcomes that often result from structural stigma.

From STAT: The idea of using precision medicine to treat depression is quickly gaining new ground. But many researchers and experts worry that the idea...

From Medical Xpress: People from all marginalized backgrounds are subjected to microaggressions and hostility every day, which has serious physical and mental health consequences. But our...