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The Surprising Mental Toll of COVID
You didn’t need a crystal ball to forecast that the COVID-19 pandemic would devastate mental health. Illness or fear of illness, social isolation, economic insecurity, disruption of routine and loss of loved ones are known
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RDoC at 10: Sharpening the Science of Mental Health Disorders
Launched in 2009, the RDoC framework integrates many levels of information spanning the full range of human behavior to better understand the nature of mental health and illness.
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Hinshaw Receives Sarnat Prize for Research on ADHD
APS Fellow Stephen P. Hinshaw received the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for his work on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children.
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National Academy of Medicine Elects APS Fellow Deanna Barch
Barch was selected for “helping to identify neural and psychological mechanisms that give rise to the symptoms of psychosis and other forms of mental illness that contribute significantly to disability.”
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Laughter May Be Effective Medicine for These Trying Times
Some enlightened doctors, nurses and therapists have a prescription for helping all of us to get through this seemingly never-ending pandemic: Try a little laughter. Humor is not just a distraction from the grim reality
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Living in Deprived Neighborhoods May Hinder Reward Anticipation, Moderating Mental Health
Reduced access to rewards may influence brain development, contributing to the increased prevalence of mental health disorders in children living in economically impoverished environments.
