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Study provides insight into how mindfulness training works in the brain to help people quit smoking
New research provides evidence that a mindfulness-based app can help people stop smoking — and…
Economic instability and household chaos are linked to physiological dysregulation in children
New research has found that economically disadvantaged preschoolers tend to have higher levels of the…
Study finds mass shooters with suspected but undiagnosed mental health problems tend to have more victims
A new study provides evidence that unaddressed mental health issues might increase violence in mass…
Study suggests anxiety sensitivity influences the interpretation of physiological responses to stress
Anxiety sensitivity — meaning the fear of anxiety-related symptoms — doesn’t appear to associated with…
Trigger warnings are ‘trivially helpful’ at reducing negative mood and intrusive thoughts, study finds
New research published in Clinical Psychological Science suggests that trigger warnings “are at best trivially…
Anxious people are more successful in escaping from virtual predators, study finds
New research provides evidence that anxiety influences escape decisions in threats that develop slowly –…
Study indicates American and Australian parents tend to overreport symptoms of ADHD in their children
New research raises concerns that Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is being overdiagnosed in some countries, including…
Prenatal stress from natural disasters may exacerbate the effect of maternal depression on children’s fight-or-flight response
A new study, which appears in Biological Psychology, has found that the negative impact of…
Mindfulness meditation training may help people unlearn fearful responses
Mindfulness meditation programs have shown promise for the treatment of anxiety. Now, new research may…
Loss of brain connections after severe traumatic brain injury linked to poorer social cognition
The loss of white matter connectivity in the brain after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)…
Laughter therapy may improve quality of life in patients with cancer
Laughter therapy may improve specific domains of quality of life in cancer patients, according to…
Study: Adult ADHD symptoms play important role in hypersexuality and problematic pornography use
New research suggests that ADHD symptoms may lead to hypersexuality (now called Compulsive Sexual Behavior…
Study highlights sleep deprivation in Air National Guard medical personnel
New research in Military Psychology indicates that National Guard service members suffer reductions in sleep…
Study finds listening to music can help regulate mood during a stressful situation
New research provides evidence that listening to music can be an effective means of improving…
Altered functional connectivity observed in the brains of adolescents in the first episode of depression
Clinically depressed adolescents have decreased functional connectivity between several brain regions involved in emotion processing,…