People Who Hoard Animals in Psychiatric Times is one of scant few in-depth looks at the mental health issues behind animal hoarding. Once known …

A few days ago, the headlines blared something akin to this Washington Post article:

Americans are far more socially isolated today than they were two …

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Are people really born gay? To what degree can we ‘choose’ our sexuality? Research that’s been carried out into the biological basis of sexuality recently …

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There is no greater obstacle to people receiving treatment for psychological problems than the stigma associated with it. Embarrassment, feelings of failure, and individualism are …

Will mentioned earlier in this blog that he’s always on the lookout for famous people coping with mental disorders. They can be inspirational – but …

I’m always on the lookout for famous people that disclose they have some sort of mental disorder in hopes that this person can become a …

An AFP story on Yahoo! News has been getting big attention: Psychotherapy helps infertile ‘superwomen’. Some researchers found that stress many be an issue …

NPR had a great piece last week on the increase in structured activities and planned time for children (listen here). This generally is seen …

The June issue of the APA Monitor had a piece on the legislation in Hawaii trying to get prescription privileges for psychologists. In some …

World Science reports Ego traps us in costly, losing battles, study finds.

An advance review of an article in the July issue of Personality …

A story via Reuters reported on some new research that found a relationship between attachment style and risk for eating disorders. Essentially, folks with …

From the New York Times: In Diabetes, One More Burden for the Mentally Ill focuses on the link between increasing rates of diabetes (as …