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Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?
The disintegration of Jake’s life took him by surprise. It happened early in his junior year of high school, while he was taking three Advanced Placement classes, running on his school’s cross-country team and traveling
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Seven Ways to Reduce Stress in Anxious Times
Wine. Chocolate. Binge-watching “The Crown.” How are your coping strategies working for you these days? Therapists have, for months, been reporting a significant increase in clients who are stressed and saddened by current events—hurricanes, fires
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring an incentive-sensitization model of eating behavior, interpersonal stress generation in depression, and cognitive risk factors for later development of PTSD.
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Sleep and Social Stress: A Two-Way Street
Which social skills go out the window when folks become groggy? What stressors make for lousy sleep?
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What is mindfulness? Nobody really knows, and that’s a problem
The Conversation: You’ve probably heard of mindfulness. These days, it’s everywhere, like many ideas and practices drawn from Buddhist texts that have become part of mainstream Western culture. But a review published today in the
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Being empathetic is good, but it can hurt your health
The Washington Post: Your husband was just passed over for a promotion, and he’s depressed. Your friend’s breast cancer has returned. As a supportive spouse and friend, you feel their pain. Growing research suggests there’s
