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Moving in Childhood Contributes to Depression
In recent decades, mental health providers began screening for “adverse childhood experiences” — generally defined as abuse, neglect, violence, family dissolution and poverty — as risk factors for later disorders. … Shigehiro Oishi, a professor Visit Page
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Teens Feel Less Emotional Support Than Their Parents Think They Do, New Report Shows
As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the level of support that teenagers feel and the amount that parents think their children have. Only Visit Page
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Teens’ Mental Health May Improve When They Help Others
In college my oldest son volunteered as a Big Brother and taught computer science at local elementary and middle schools. After graduating, he said his time with those young students was one of the most Visit Page
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How an Aging Population is Affecting Caregivers
In this May 15 webinar, three psychological researchers shared some of the latest research on the relationship between elderly patients and their caregivers, caregiver burnout, and the factors contributing to caregiver turnover at elder care facilities. Visit Page
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Tailoring Evidence-Based Treatment to the Person, Not the Diagnosis
Research is showing how evidence-based treatments might be molded to the distinct needs of individual patients. Visit Page
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Can scientists ‘solve’ stress? They’re trying.
As modern-day stress ratchets up to what feels like unbearable levels, researchers are striving to learn more about the precise mechanisms through which it affects our body and mind. The hope is that by unlocking Visit Page
