Psychology Today Articles
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- Where Clues Lie Sleeping
Sleep disturbances and depression are anything but strange bedfellows. Nearly all depressed individuals experience sleep problems. At least 80% complain of insomnia — difficulty falling or staying asleep. Indeed, early-morning awakening is a hallmark of ...
- Using Forgiveness To Move On
Forgiveness can be a powerful catalyst for change, benefiting anyone who hopes to let go of the past.
Experts at the Hoffman Institute believe they have a unique take on personal development. At the ...
- Anxiety and Depression
Surveys show that many people with major depression also have an anxiety disorder, while half of anxiety-disorder sufferers also have symptoms of clinical depression. Now there's evidence of genetic commonalities between the two conditions.
It's an ...
- My Genes Made Me Do It
Americans are increasingly likely to attribute their own — and others' — behavior to innate biological causes. At best that may relieve guilt about behavior we want to change but can't. The quest for genetic ...
- Field Guide to the Loner: The Real Insiders
Miina Matsuoka lives by herself in New York City. She owns two cats and routinely screens her calls. But before you jump to conclusions, note that she is comfortable hobnobbing in any of five languages ...
- The Different Faces of Depression
Depression is not a one-size-fits-all condition. Mental health professionals have long recognized that patients tend to display reasonably distinct clusters of clinical symptoms, and they increasingly regard such clusters as subtypes of depression.
The boundaries between ...
