Counseling

Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - Kerry Karaffa is the first MU Counseling Center psychologist to be embedded specifically within the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, where he provides…

Teens talking to teens: 1 in 3 parents strongly support schools having mental health programs like peer support leaders, new national poll suggestsCredit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at Michigan Medicine…

The daily toll of COVID-19, as measured by new cases and the growing number of deaths, overlooks a shadowy set of casualties: the rising risk of mental health problems among health care professionals working on the frontlines of the…

A study of students at seven public universities across the United States has identified risk factors that may place students at higher risk for negative psychological impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with…

Use is highest for mental health services Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care,…

Most opted for video, but the future of virtual mental health visits is less certain due to reimbursement A year ago, trying to find patients who would agree to see their University of Michigan mental health provider through a video screen…

Credit: Mount Sinai Health System The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for psychedelics research. The Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research pursues a multipronged clinical and…

Chronic pain may complicate mental health treatment Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects many people who are exposed to extreme situations, such as torture. Recent research suggests that chronic pain may make it more difficult…

Findings from a recent study of individuals with depression suggest that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can improve how patients feel about themselves in difficult situations in ways that may help protect against relapse of…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University evaluating effectiveness of Ohio's Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21%…

Doctors should change the way that they ask patients about self-harm and suicide, study recommends Doctors can better help patients with mental health concerns by adopting a different questioning style around self-harm and suicide, experts…

Brain imaging offers insight on how we purge thoughts to make room for new onesCredit: CU Boulder "Let it go." "Think about something else." "Clear your head." In our attempts to de-clutter our busy minds and make room for new,…

Kaiser Permanente clinicians can refer their patients to self-care apps, and new case study shows more patients use the digital tools when referred by their therapist December 16, 2020, OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kaiser Permanente physicians and…

Supporting someone's negative emotions can help foster a positive outlook, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - Telling a distressed friend or family member something as simple as "I understand why you feel that way" can go a long way toward…

Credit: Ana M. Amoregui for iStock When a society only focuses on the physical effects of aging, it casts a wide shadow over other important aspects of growing older. Matthew Fullen is determined to shine a spotlight. The…

Credit: WVU/Aira Burkhartt Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a lot of things will go back to normal. We'll stop wearing masks. We'll crowd into restaurants. We'll walk whatever direction we want to down grocery store aisles. But some…

A study of young adults who use social media more are also more likely to develop depression within six months, a U of A study shows.Credit: University of Arkansas Young adults who increased their use of social media were…

Hip-hop is one of the world's most popular musical genres. Seven of the 10 most streamed artists in the US are rappers. With almost 50 years of history, hip-hop has evolved to give rise to many sub-genres that appeal to different people…

A new study published in The Career Development Quarterly looked for potential links between negative or dysfunctional career thoughts and the quality of parental relationships in high school students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity…

(December 7, 2020) - A team of UTSA researchers has discovered that economic implications because of COVID-19 can have a devastating ripple effect on children. Monica Lawson, assistant professor of psychology, Megan Piel, assistant…