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Psychology professor Chris Moore explores the difference between guilt and shame, revealing how healthy guilt can motivate healing, repair relationships, and drive restorative justice.
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Developmental Psychologist Debunks Myths About Attachment Parenting and Babywearing
Developmental psychologist Emily Little argues that babywearing promotes secure attachment and better parental mental health.
Online Communities Are a Lifeline for Youth in Rural Areas
A new Hopelab report finds online support is vital to the mental health of rural youth
Hoarding Disorder Study Uses Virtual Reality Tool in Treatment
Practicing disposing things in virtual reality may make a difference.
Can a Ketogenic Diet Treat Mental Illness?
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests the ketogenic diet, long used to treat epilepsy, could be effective for treating schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders and reducing the often debilitating side effects of antipsychotics.
In Philly, Struggling New Mothers Get a Lifeline from Nurses Making House Calls
Since 2001, the Nurse-Family Partnership program has been pairing mothers-to-be in Philadelphia with a visiting nurse who makes house calls, starting in the second trimester of pregnancy.
Should Electroconvulsive Therapy Be an Option for Children with Severe Autism and Catatonia? These Families Say Yes
Some parents of children with severe autism say only ECT can relieve the horrific symptoms of catatonia that causes them to hit and harm themselves, sometimes hundreds of times a month. These are their stories.
With Mental Health Concerns Often Ignored, Covid Long-Haulers Band Together for Research, Support
Many long COVID patients have struggled with mental illness – and felt their symptoms and needs dismissed. As a result, some "long-haulers" have become advocates and researchers, forming collaboratives to gather data and hunt for treatments. They’ve been joined by sympathetic specialists known as long COVID clinicians, who have set up medical centers dedicated to recovery.
Is the ketamine story changing?
Two new reports reveals some unexpected developments in the ketamine story. And a new report shines a light into the lived experience of psychosis.
Thanks for the memories, REM
A new study suggests that recovery from psychosis is more possible than many people think. Another shows that peers might be the best suicide- prevention messengers. And a third shows the role of REM sleep in firming up memories.
Your brain on Covid
A new study suggests that the impact of Covid on the brain may extend beyond our sense of smell. And we examine two studies that examine the impact of race on mental health and services.
The Neuroscience of Touch
Scientists discover the long-sought neural messenger for the pleasurable sensations from cuddles and caresses. Provocative research shows that women are four times more likely to die by suicide if there are firearms in the home. And new research on eating disorders among LGBT adults.
Research Roundup – Psilocybin without hallucinations?
Who wants psilocybin without hallucinations? Laboratory research suggests that may be on its way. Plus: New research on driving under the influence (of weed).
Research Roundup – Do Stem Cells Hold Clues to Schizophrenia?
The big breakthrough in the world of brain disorders was a report in the journal Science about multiple sclerosis.
Developmental Psychologist Debunks Myths About Attachment Parenting and Babywearing
Developmental psychologist Emily Little argues that babywearing promotes secure attachment and better parental mental health.
Online Communities Are a Lifeline for Youth in Rural Areas
A new Hopelab report finds online support is vital to the mental health of rural youth
Hoarding Disorder Study Uses Virtual Reality Tool in Treatment
Practicing disposing things in virtual reality may make a difference.
Can a Ketogenic Diet Treat Mental Illness?
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests the ketogenic diet, long used to treat epilepsy, could be effective for treating schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders and reducing the often debilitating side effects of antipsychotics.
In Philly, Struggling New Mothers Get a Lifeline from Nurses Making House Calls
Since 2001, the Nurse-Family Partnership program has been pairing mothers-to-be in Philadelphia with a visiting nurse who makes house calls, starting in the second trimester of pregnancy.
Should Electroconvulsive Therapy Be an Option for Children with Severe Autism and Catatonia? These Families Say Yes
Some parents of children with severe autism say only ECT can relieve the horrific symptoms of catatonia that causes them to hit and harm themselves, sometimes hundreds of times a month. These are their stories.
With Mental Health Concerns Often Ignored, Covid Long-Haulers Band Together for Research, Support
Many long COVID patients have struggled with mental illness – and felt their symptoms and needs dismissed. As a result, some "long-haulers" have become advocates and researchers, forming collaboratives to gather data and hunt for treatments. They’ve been joined by sympathetic specialists known as long COVID clinicians, who have set up medical centers dedicated to recovery.
Is the ketamine story changing?
Two new reports reveals some unexpected developments in the ketamine story. And a new report shines a light into the lived experience of psychosis.
Thanks for the memories, REM
A new study suggests that recovery from psychosis is more possible than many people think. Another shows that peers might be the best suicide- prevention messengers. And a third shows the role of REM sleep in firming up memories.
Your brain on Covid
A new study suggests that the impact of Covid on the brain may extend beyond our sense of smell. And we examine two studies that examine the impact of race on mental health and services.
The Neuroscience of Touch
Scientists discover the long-sought neural messenger for the pleasurable sensations from cuddles and caresses. Provocative research shows that women are four times more likely to die by suicide if there are firearms in the home. And new research on eating disorders among LGBT adults.
Research Roundup – Psilocybin without hallucinations?
Who wants psilocybin without hallucinations? Laboratory research suggests that may be on its way. Plus: New research on driving under the influence (of weed).
Research Roundup – Do Stem Cells Hold Clues to Schizophrenia?
The big breakthrough in the world of brain disorders was a report in the journal Science about multiple sclerosis.
