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Rebooting Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy has come a long way since the days of Freudian psychoanalysis – today, rigorous scientific studies are providing evidence for the kinds of psychotherapies that effectively treat various psychiatric disorders. But Alan Kazdin, the
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9/11: What else it taught us
Boston Globe: Sept. 11 transformed the world of American ideas in many ways—fueling sharp debates about America’s role in world affairs, about the clash of religions, about freedom and security. Money flowed into counter-terrorism research.
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9/11 Psychology: Just How Resilient Were We?
TIME: 9/11 was devastating in terms of lives lost — nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks — but it was not physically destructive (with the obvious exception of Ground Zero) on the same
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Breast-feeding makes new mothers mama bears
msnbc: Everyone knows not to get between a bear and her cubs, but if mama bears used bottles maybe they’d be a little more mellow. A study published in the September issue of Psychological Science
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Don’t Mess With Breastfeeding Women
Miller-McCune: Earlier this year, we reported that breast-feeding women are widely viewed as less competent. Newly published research suggests it would be unwise to share that unflattering opinion with them. According to a team led by UCLA
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PTSD-linked gene variations found in study of NIU undergrads on campus during mass shootings
The Washington Post: A study of college students’ reactions to shootings on their Illinois campus gives fresh insight into how genes may influence the psychological impact of traumatic events. The researchers found that symptoms similar
