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Can Any Good Come From Guilt?

Guilt can do more than help prevent hurtful behaviors. It can deepen empathy and inspire prosocial action, even when you can't change the past.

Guilt can do more than help prevent hurtful behaviors. It can deepen empathy and inspire prosocial action, even when you can't change the past.

How Therapy Can Make Us More Interested in Others

Personal Perspective: While you may think therapy makes people too self-focused, good therapy does the opposite.

Personal Perspective: While you may think therapy makes people too self-focused, good therapy does the opposite.

Coaching Can Improve Mental Health Symptoms and Resilience

A new study highlights how two to three coaching sessions can improve mental health symptoms and resilience, and can provide guardrails for scaling care.

A new study highlights how two to three coaching sessions can improve mental health symptoms and resilience, and can provide guardrails for scaling care.

Identity Fatigue

Do you feel like you have been typecast by yourself?

Do you feel like you have been typecast by yourself?

Can Exercise Help Depression? What to Know

A large review adds weight to an old idea: movement can help ease depression. Here’s how to think about exercise as part of treatment and recovery.

A large review adds weight to an old idea: movement can help ease depression. Here’s how to think about exercise as part of treatment and recovery.

Is Political Polarization Affecting Your Well-Being?

Recent longitudinal studies looking at the effects of divisive politics on people’s emotional health and well-being

Recent longitudinal studies looking at the effects of divisive politics on people’s emotional health and well-being

Loss, Trauma, and the Book of Job

Personal Perspective: The Book of Job, an exploration of loss, rage, and meaning-making, reflects much of what happens in therapy.

Personal Perspective: The Book of Job, an exploration of loss, rage, and meaning-making, reflects much of what happens in therapy.

Tips From a Psychologist Who Trains Olympic Athletes

You may wonder how Olympians deal with fear, failure, focus, and self-confidence. A psychologist explains how those lessons can help in your own life.

You may wonder how Olympians deal with fear, failure, focus, and self-confidence. A psychologist explains how those lessons can help in your own life.

Do You Feel More Hopeful After Your Therapy Session?

Personal Perspective: When despair clouds people's vision about their futures, it becomes the task of the therapist to hold hope and reassure people that they will bounce back.

Personal Perspective: When despair clouds people's vision about their futures, it becomes the task of the therapist to hold hope and reassure people that they will bounce back.

A Clinician’s Guide to Addressing High-Risk PHQ-9 Results

A practical, clinician-focused guide to interpreting high-risk PHQ-9 results, assessing suicide risk, and responding with clarity, compassion, and patient safety at the center.

A practical, clinician-focused guide to interpreting high-risk PHQ-9 results, assessing suicide risk, and responding with clarity, compassion, and patient safety at the center.

The Unexpected Fringe Benefit of Exercise

Exercise offers many health benefits. There's also a psychological benefit that could help with weight loss.

Exercise offers many health benefits. There's also a psychological benefit that could help with weight loss.

Low Dose Sublingual Ketamine

A new low-dose, inexpensive, at-home treatment for depression is revolutionizing the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.

A new low-dose, inexpensive, at-home treatment for depression is revolutionizing the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Martial Arts Improves Self-Esteem in Middle Aged and More

Activities like martial arts that involve whole body exercise, psychological factors, and interactions with others have clear brain and body benefits for all ages.

Activities like martial arts that involve whole body exercise, psychological factors, and interactions with others have clear brain and body benefits for all ages.

You Don't Need to Be a Monk to Practice Walking Meditation

Can we all benefit from walking meditation?

Can we all benefit from walking meditation?

Are We Overmedicating Our Children?

Medication isn’t the enemy. But when we pause to understand why a child is struggling, we often find more effective paths to healing.

Medication isn’t the enemy. But when we pause to understand why a child is struggling, we often find more effective paths to healing.

Psychedelics, Plasticity, and Addicted Brains

In the future, psychedelics may be used to treat addictions because they can shake up the brain. Along with therapy, addictions may become faster and easier to treat.

In the future, psychedelics may be used to treat addictions because they can shake up the brain. Along with therapy, addictions may become faster and easier to treat.

Why Do Neurotic People Have So Many Negative Feelings?

Research suggests that high neuroticism (compared to low) leads people to experience more negative and less positive feelings. A new study suggest why that happens.

Research suggests that high neuroticism (compared to low) leads people to experience more negative and less positive feelings. A new study suggest why that happens.

Who Does It Help? It's a Good Question in Mental Health Care

Depression isn’t an average disease. Here's why asking 'Who does it help?' may better guide treatment and how biology is reshaping mental health care.

Depression isn’t an average disease. Here's why asking 'Who does it help?' may better guide treatment and how biology is reshaping mental health care.

Zuranolone: A Novel Treatment for Postpartum Depression

Everything you want to know about zuranolone.

Everything you want to know about zuranolone.

New Nationwide Study Shows a Simple App Can Change Your Mind

A new nationwide study shows that a simple Smartphone app can help people stop catastrophizing and improve their functioning.

A new nationwide study shows that a simple Smartphone app can help people stop catastrophizing and improve their functioning.

The Dark Side of Phubbing

Has anyone ever ignored you because they were on their phone? There's a word for that. It's called phubbing. Learn how it impacts relationships and how to limit it.

Has anyone ever ignored you because they were on their phone? There's a word for that. It's called phubbing. Learn how it impacts relationships and how to limit it.

The Upside of Regret

Regret can serve as a guide to help you prioritize clarity, values, and future peace of mind over perfect outcomes.

Regret can serve as a guide to help you prioritize clarity, values, and future peace of mind over perfect outcomes.

4 Quick Fixes to Boost Your Self-Esteem

Four techniques can change your self-critical thoughts and limiting behaviors today.

Four techniques can change your self-critical thoughts and limiting behaviors today.

Therapy Is Supposed to Make You Happier

Therapy moves quickly from discussing symptoms and misery to discussing what gets in the way of happiness.

Therapy moves quickly from discussing symptoms and misery to discussing what gets in the way of happiness.

When You Sob in the Shower and Then Lead the Zoom Meeting

When burnout hides behind brilliance and applause feels safer than rest, high-functioning depression may be at play. This is the pain behind the productivity—and how to witness it.

When burnout hides behind brilliance and applause feels safer than rest, high-functioning depression may be at play. This is the pain behind the productivity—and how to witness it.

Open Questions About Electroconvulsive Therapy Reveal Fuller Picture

When asked open questions about the effects of electroconvulsive therapy, 51% reported negative effects only, 3% reported positive outcomes only, and 46% reported a mixture.

When asked open questions about the effects of electroconvulsive therapy, 51% reported negative effects only, 3% reported positive outcomes only, and 46% reported a mixture.

Global Study Identifies Genetic Links to Depression

A new study pushes our understanding of genes and mental illness.

A new study pushes our understanding of genes and mental illness.

Love Languages in the IVF Journey: Connection Through Crisis

IVF can quietly reshape how couples connect, communicate, and show love. Stress shifts intimacy and small, intentional changes can help partners stay close.

IVF can quietly reshape how couples connect, communicate, and show love. Stress shifts intimacy and small, intentional changes can help partners stay close.

When Human Experience Strains the Spirit

When interpersonal challenges grow more intense and public, stress isn’t the only cost. Recent research reveals the hidden weight of spiritual strain.

When interpersonal challenges grow more intense and public, stress isn’t the only cost. Recent research reveals the hidden weight of spiritual strain.

Forced to Retire?

Whether due to health issues, job dissatisfaction, or a layoff, involuntary retirement can lead to physical and mental health problems. Recent studies offer guidance and support.

Whether due to health issues, job dissatisfaction, or a layoff, involuntary retirement can lead to physical and mental health problems. Recent studies offer guidance and support.