
A Swiss Army Knife for Your Mind
If you practice what you read in this article, your life will improve

A Swiss Army Knife for Your Mind
If you practice what you read in this article, your life will improve

The Scientific Underpinnings and Impacts of Shame
People who feel shame readily are at risk for depression and anxiety disorders


Can an Illusory World Help Treat Psychosis’s Real-World Delusions?
Psychologists launch a clinical trial to gauge whether virtual reality can quell the fears of patients with the mental disorder

5 Unofficial Types of Depression
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen covers five of the most common faces of depression

Where Do Psychiatrists Go when a Patient Dies?
I struggled with a terrible loss, and it made me realize that our field must do better

It’s Time the U.S. Had a Psychologist General
The country is in a mental health crisis, and nobody is really in charge

In China, Mental Health Care Goes Virtual
Why are VR companies launching their mental health care programs in the nation?

How to Stop Prisons from Laying the Groundwork for a Fatal Overdose
A Rhode Island program to prevent ex-inmate relapses and deaths is working

Mind and Body Benefit from Two Hours in Nature Each Week
People who spent at least two hours outside—either all at once or totaled over several shorter visits—were more likely to report good health and psychological well-being. Jason G. Goldman reports.

You’ve Heard of Postpartum Depression but Probably Not Postpartum Anxiety
More accurately known as perinatal anxiety, and like most people, I had no idea it existed until it struck me

Why Freud Should Be Dead
Freud’s most implacable modern critic recounts the flaws of psychoanalysis and its founder and deplores their persistent influence

The Mindset of Eating Disorders
Savvy Psychologist reveals four psychological drivers behind anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia and other forms of disordered eating