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Autism

How Many Children Have Autism? Estimates Continue to Rise.

By Abigail Fagan on December 13, 2018 in Brainstorm

New analyses also find that nearly a third of children with autism may lack treatment.

Autism

Restraint of People with Autism and Developmental Disability

By John Elder Robison on December 12, 2018 in My Life With Asperger's

What happens when emotions explode at school or in residential care? Is restraint essential or unthinkable? Is it a path to safety or a road to abuse?

Parenting

Awkward but Important Conversations with Adolescents

By Mesmin Destin Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in Finding Their Way

It might feel challenging to connect with adolescents, but a little bit of effort from an adult can make a big difference for a teen.

Personality

Difference Between the Psychopath and So-Called Sociopath

By Seth Meyers Psy.D. on December 12, 2018 in Insight Is 20/20

I am often asked, "What's the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?" There's no good answer because it's a bad question that must be reframed.

News

The Latest

Evolutionary Psychology

What Can A Lizard Tell Us About Mental Health?

By Robert T Muller Ph.D. on December 13, 2018 in Talking About Trauma

Study finds that effects of stressors may be passed down from our parents.

Neuroscience

Is Vivid Imagination the Next Frontier for Unlearning Fear?

By Christopher Bergland on December 13, 2018 in The Athlete's Way

New state-of-the-art neuroscience research suggests that imagination can help the brain unlearn fear in ways that have been underestimated and unexplored until now.

Relationships

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

By Lloyd I Sederer M.D. on December 13, 2018 in Therapy, It’s More Than Just Talk

The show's deepest dives we take are into family and love – love lost, love discovered, love recovered, and love that may be around the corner.

Work

Traders and Investors: Born to Run

By Elesa Zehndorfer Ph.D. on December 13, 2018 in Political Animals and Animal Spirits

Science tells us a fascinating story about why traders & investors should train like athletes if they want to maximise their P&L and minimize their risk of burnout and addictions.

Philosophy

The Big Bang is a Psychological Event

By Gregg Henriques Ph.D. on December 13, 2018 in Theory of Knowledge

There is a coherent metatheory for our existential angst.

Stress

Festival of Shoulds: Holiday Stress (and Joy)

By Alison Escalante M.D. on December 13, 2018 in Shouldstorm

Close your eyes and imagine the holidays. What do you see? Do you see decorations, and loved ones? Ugh. The burden of holiday stress. This joy stuff doesn’t happen by itself.

Psychiatry

12 Slays of Xmas: "White Christmas" (from Black Mirror)

By Anthony Tobia, M.D. on December 13, 2018 in Views Through the Psychiatrist’s Lens

12 horror films in 12 days set to the holiday season! This is one White Christmas you aren't dreaming of!

Evolutionary Psychology

The Key to Explaining Life and Mind? Unlikelifying

By Jeremy E Sherman Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in Ambigamy

Life regenerates. How? By preventing degeneration. Organisms unlikelify petering out and falling apart.

Therapy

When Therapy Doesn’t Go Well

By Kristen Lee Ed.D., LICSW on December 12, 2018 in Rethink Your Way to the Good Life

Have you ever had a negative experience with a therapist? Giving therapy a second try can help build your resilience.

Relationships

Giving or Gifting: How Do You Show You Care?

By Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in Lifetime Connections

If you let yourself forget that "It’s the thought that counts" is right, you can be swindled into spending a lot more than you can afford.

Addiction

Rate Your Level of Craving

By Lara Honos-Webb Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in The Gift of ADHD

Rating the craving is also a form of mindfulness. You are observing the craving rather than “being” the craving.

Self-Help

5 Types of Self-Help Advice (and Why It's Important)

By Alice Boyes Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in In Practice

What type of advice best helps you turn insights into action?

Aging

When Life Hands You Lemons

By Dena Kouremetis on December 12, 2018 in (R)aging with Grace

This post about "r"aging with grace found grace not to be present within me for a few weeks.

Social Life

The Good Self

By Joachim I Krueger Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in One Among Many

Is your perception of yourself too positive?

The Slacker in Your Life

Who's not doing their part?

Are You a Lazy Person?

How to Ruin a Great Team

Please Carry Your Weight

The One-Minute Motivation Hack

Relationships

Are You a Blurter?

By Linda and Charlie Bloom on December 12, 2018 in Stronger at the Broken Places

It can be hard to own up to how we get in our own way of having the kind of partnership that we dream of.

Self-Help

Just Let it Go...Yes, But How?

By Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on December 12, 2018 in Inviting a Monkey to Tea

"Just let it go" is our favorite advice. But what does it mean and how do you do it?

Relationships

Feminists Think Sexist Men Are Sexier than "Woke" Men

By David J. Ley Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in Women Who Stray

Research explores why women find sexist men more attractive. It's not about women being foolish or internalizing misogyny.

Parenting

The Discouraged Child

By Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on December 12, 2018 in Fixing Families

The discouraged child is a child who has given up on himself and others. Suggestions on how to help turn these children around.

Creativity

Where Do Writing Ideas Come From?

By Gina Barreca Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in Snow White Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Nothing significant has ever started with a general idea. It starts with a memory. A piece of dialogue. A perspective. And it takes courage.

Relationships

True Intimacy: Why It’s So Crucial—and So Challenging

By Leon F Seltzer Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in Evolution of the Self

Substantial research indicates how intimate connections are crucial to our health and well-being. Yet such secure ties don’t come that easily. Why not?

Depression

8 Evidence-Based Integrative Approaches to Treat Depression

By Wayne Jonas M.D. on December 12, 2018 in How Healing Works

Integrating the use of evidence-based complementary interventions provides additional options for patients seeking non-drug approaches.

Politics

Talking Politics During the Holidays

By Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on December 12, 2018 in Anxiety Files

Any time we get together with people with whom we disagree we run the risk of escalating and alienating people. Maybe there is a better way.

Depression

What Causes Depression?

By Temma Ehrenfeld on December 12, 2018 in Open Gently

Depression isn't just caused by inherited tendencies. Your experiences, including illness and medications, stress and trauma, also play a big role.

Health

What the Chronically Ill Would Put in Their Holiday Letter

By Toni Bernhard J.D. on December 12, 2018 in Turning Straw Into Gold

Reading holiday letters from friends and family made me wonder what I'd put in one, given that I've been virtually housebound all year.

Self-Help

A Guide to Achieving Your New Year’s Resolutions

By Shainna Ali Ph.D., LMHC on December 12, 2018 in A Modern Mentality

Have you quit on a past resolution? Before you give up on goal-setting altogether, here are 10 thoughts that may help you in your personal journey.

Gender

Sexist Men May Think They Have Less Power in Relationships

By Devon Frye on December 12, 2018 in Brainstorm

A study finds that men with “hostile sexist” views perceive female romantic partners as having the upper hand—and may be more likely to act aggressively towards them as a result.