Mental HealthJune 26, 2017
Most Opioid Prescriptions Are for People with Depression, Other Mood Disorders
The finding raises questions about how different people respond to pain
Mental Health
Public HealthJune 22, 2017
Is the Senate Health Care Plan “Mean”?
Short answer: it depends
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Mental HealthJune 21, 2017
What Do “Emotion” and “Mood” Actually Mean?
We throw these terms around casually, but in a clinical setting they might be too vague to be useful
Mental HealthJune 14, 2017
5 Tips to Cope with Chronic Pain
Savvy Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen offers five tips to deal with the common challenge of chronic pain
Mental HealthJune 14, 2017
A Virtual Trick to Remove Racial Bias
A team of researches changed people’s races in a full-body virtual reality immersion experiment
PolicyJune 13, 2017
Opioids Still Needed by Some Pain Patients
The "other victims" of the opioid epidemic are pain patients who need the drugs but cannot now get them because of fears related to their use
Mental HealthJune 5, 2017
5 Self-Care Tips for Today's Political Climate
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen tackles how to deal with the content of today’s fast and furious news
Mental HealthJune 5, 2017
Autism in Motion: Could Motor Problems Trigger Social Ones?
Kids battling physical awkwardness may miss crucial opportunities to learn about interaction
Mental HealthMay 30, 2017
Does Living in a City Make You Psychotic?
Scientists take a fresh look at how densely populated cities affect mental health
Mental HealthMay 26, 2017
Illustrating Mental Illness
Researcher embraces data art as a way to diagram her own anxieties
Mental HealthMay 17, 2017
The Link between Disorder and Genius: An Interview with Dr. Gail Saltz
The Savvy Psychologist interviews the author of The Power of Different: The Link between Disorder and Genius
Mental HealthMay 16, 2017
Most U.S. troops kicked out for misconduct had mental illness: study
A majority of U.S. troops discharged from the military for misconduct during a four-year period ending in 2015 had been diagnosed with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, a new study found.