There are few things sadder and more troubling in this world than seeing a young person’s life cut short, not by an accident or illness, …

Well, of course we don’t have to tell you what a blog is, since you’re already reading one. But most Americans have also read a …

Support groups are supposed to be helpful, so how can I go into group feeling neutral and leave totally irritated? And what do I do …

Psychology today doesn’t have the well-known philosophical rock stars of yore, such as Freud or Skinner. What we do have are more complex thinkers who …

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, a great peer support organization in America, has just announced the Facing Us contest. They’re …

The Washington Post reported today that Virginia Tech shooter Cho had an anxiety disorder — selective mutism. Selective mutism is a rare and …

A study out of Finland has shown that people on both sides of bullying (the bully and his target) are at increased risk for …

A really simple study is showing that good psychology can help reduce symptoms associated with ADHD, which challenges the idea that ADHD is essentially a …

Several news services have carried a report on an Israeli psychiatrist that says “internet addiction disorder” (IAD) needs to be classified with disorders like …

According to researchers in England, hesitation to try new foods can be traced to our genes. The idea is that it is a characteristic …

“What are you so depressed about?”

Anyone who’s ever suffered from depression has probably heard this question at least once in their lives. It’s often …

The combo of severe mental illness and homelessness is a disturbing problem in Western cultures and there’s much outcry over service shortages. In India, however, …