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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.
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‘It Can Be Hard to Concentrate or Focus on Something Else’
After George Floyd was killed by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, as three other police officers looked on, images and videos circulated via news and social media. Weeks earlier, video of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing[content
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The Biggest Psychological Experiment in History Is Running Now
The impact of COVID-19 on the physical health of the world’s citizens is extraordinary. By mid-May there were upward of four million cases spread across more than 180 countries. The pandemic’s effect on mental health
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Why Your Employees’ Mental Health Should Be Top Priority
On a global scale, more than 264 million people struggle with depression. In the U.S., nearly 50 million adults had experienced some form of mental illness in 2018, and in Canada, 1 in 5 adults suffer from mental stress. I’ve found
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How Do We Get to Mars? (And How Do We Stay Psychologically Healthy in the Process?)
Mars missions are likely to last
30+ months. The Translational
Research Institute for Space Health wants to find and fund disruptive, breakthrough approaches that reduce risks to astronauts’ psychological and behavioral health and performance. -
New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research on the use of health-related apps and cyberchondria, different judgments during mental health treatments, social anxiety disorder and social interactions, the impact of mental disorders on personality development during adolescence, and reduction of intrusive memories after trauma exposure.
