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The conventional Western classification systems of health conditions are based on flawed science shaped by reductionist, hierarchical, and profit-driven ideologies. THEN wants to create a new paradigm built upon principles drawn from systems science, the life course perspective, developmental neurobiology, and other evidence-informed studies.

What meaning do psychological constructs really hold, and how are they operationalized and statistically modeled within psychology research?

Researchers call for action to address social challenges and inequalities that obstruct mental health and well-being globally.

New review ties increased screen time to increasing anxiety and depression among young adults throughout the United States.

Depression, serious psychological distress, and suicide attempts have risen substantially since the early 2000s among young adults – what’s changed?

Meta-analytic study detects upsurge in patterns of perfectionism in young adults and explores how neoliberalism contributes to this trend.

A new study suggests that epigenetic changes that have been associated with trauma may actually be due to environmental toxins.

Researchers argue that blaming climate change inaction on psychological barriers ignores the effects of neoliberal capitalism and social structures.

Neuroscientific results that class humans into two categories, “male” and “female,” tend to reify gender stereotypes by giving them the appearance of objective scientific truth.

Debate ensues as scholars and policymakers discuss how to bring a rights-based approach to mental health policy.

A new article explains common misconceptions about ADHD that are held by teachers and mental health professionals and may lead to overdiagnosis and overmedication in schools.

Structural competency in psychiatry emphasizes the social factors shaping patient presentations and encourages physician advocacy.

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

14-year study of a rural sample in China shows those who were married had higher rates of remission from schizophrenia.

Race often determines whether school punishment or therapy and drugs will be used to address children’s problem behaviors.

In this piece for The New Yorker, Jia Tolentino discusses how the gig economy driven by apps such as Uber and Lyft leads employees to overwork...

A case analysis of an American Indian woman illustrates how the DSM diagnostic criteria misrepresent the lives of indigenous people.

Loneliness was found to both predict and be reinforced by severe common mental disorders.

A new meta-analysis claiming to prove once and for all that antidepressants are an effective treatment for moderate to severe depression was published just a few days...

A meta-analysis of known risk factors for psychosis finds elevated risk with the presence of childhood trauma, adverse life events, and affective dysfunction.

A new study explores the interplay between social stress and quality of life for individuals self-identified with high-functioning autism.

Biologists found that exposure to antidepressants suppresses important survival behaviors in zebrafish, an effect that persisted across three generations and was found to be more severe for males.

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

Researchers argue that a structural competency and social determinants of health approach must be made central to psychiatry training.

False beliefs about biological differences between races are associated with a failure to provide recommended pain treatments to Black people.