The Emotional Toll of Graduate School
Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American
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When Physicians Need to Ask for Help
I learned during my last year of medical training—the most difficult year of my life—that “going it alone” did not make me stronger
Cypher's Choice: Painful Reality or Pleasant Delusion?
The care of people with dementia poses an agonizing philosophical dilemma
Is Cannabis Good or Bad for Mental Health?
The evidence says it can go either way.
Harsh Nazi Parenting Guidelines May Still Affect German Children of Today
The Nazi regime urged German mothers to ignore their toddlers’ emotional needs—the better to raise hardened soldiers and followers. Attachment researchers say that the harmful effects of that teaching may be affecting later generations...
"Relaxation Music" Works—but So Does Chopin
So-called "relaxation music" is only about as effective as a soothing Chopin piece at lulling listeners into a relaxed state. Christopher Intagliata reports.
How to Ease Travel Anxiety
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen puts to rest four common travel anxieties
This Holiday Season, Spend on Doing Rather Than Having
Research shows that paying for experiences instead of material possessions will give you greater and more enduring satisfaction
How to Overcome Feelings of Shame
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen talks with psychologist Dr. Joseph Burgo about the often-misunderstood experience of shame
Consensual Hugs Seem to Reduce Stress
People who had a conflict in a given day but also got hugged were not as affected by the negative interaction as were their unhugged counterparts.
When Beer Becomes the Burden
AA is not the answer to alcohol addiction for many secular scientists, but there are great alternatives
We Need to Change the Trajectory of Mental Health Research
The first order of business: break down research silos and move toward open science
How History Forgot the Woman Who Defined Autism
Grunya Sukhareva characterized autism nearly two decades before Austrian doctors Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger
Deep-Brain Recordings May Show Where Unhappiness Lives
New recordings of electrical activity in the brain help reveal the underpinnings of bad moods
How Dad’s Stresses Get Passed Along to Offspring
Mouse studies show tiny intercellular pods convey to sperm a legacy of a father’s hard knocks in life
Happy, with a 20 Percent Chance of Sadness
Researchers are developing wristbands and apps to predict moods—but the technology has pitfalls as well as promise
The 5 Biggest Myths of Mindfulness
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen busts the 5 biggest myths of mindfulness
Income Inequality’s Most Disturbing Side Effect: Homicide
Where financial disparities are greatest, the murder rate tends to be high
“Stress Hormone” Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking Ability
Brain changes, visible on scans, are also associated with Alzheimer’s precursors
How to Help Pain Patients Cut Back on Opioids
The search is on for safe, effective ways to taper the drugs for people in chronic pain
