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Victims of Intimate Partner Violence and Suicidal Behavior
Who’s at risk and why. In the United States, 40 to 50 percent of adults report lifetime sexual and physical IPV victimization. Suicide...
Megan Chesin Ph.D.
Mar 20, 2024


What's Really Behind Burnout
The roles of disposition, engagement, and self-efficacy. More than half of younger workers report feeling burned out. Besides...
Joseph E. Davis Ph.D.
Mar 18, 2024


The Fine Line Between Sibling Rivalry and Abuse
Unlike a rivalry, abuse is one-sided, and it's too often tolerated. Even professionals often mislabel sibling intimidation or violence as...
Fern Schumer Chapman
Mar 15, 2024


9 Steps to Keep Worry From Hijacking Your Brain
Schedule a time to worry. It sounds crazy, but it works. Paradoxically, scheduling a time every day to worry reduces worrying. Do your...
Elizabeth McMahon Ph.D.
Mar 13, 2024


Friendship Betrayal: Emotional Impacts by People We Trust
Here are examples of friendship betrayals and how they affect us. People have expectations of friendship, including support, respect,...
Mariana Bockarova Ph.D.
Mar 13, 2024


Rates of Depression and Anxiety Are Rising in Young People
How much are our own attitudes and behaviors contributing to the problem? Rates of depression and anxiety have been rising among young...
Mary McNaughton-Cassill Ph.D.
Mar 11, 2024


How to Find a Career That Fits Your ADHD Brain
Apply your strengths to land work that you love. ADHD brains are motivated for things that interest them. Certain careers keep people...
Sharon Saline Psy.D.
Mar 8, 2024


How Anger Keeps Us from Thinking Clearly and What You Can Do
When emotions are strong, our thinking can go offline. Anger leads us to act before we think, and when under its influence, the activity...
Dan Mager MSW
Mar 6, 2024


Embrace Aging: 10 Strategies to Foster Positive Body Image
Strategies for women in a youth-obsessed culture. Women 40-plus navigate societal norms and physiological changes in aging. Societal...
Carolyn Karoll LCSW-C, CEDS-S
Mar 4, 2024


Practical Tips on Changing Anxious Thoughts
Learn a powerful way to explore, question, and change worries and fears. Challenging distorted thinking is hard when dealing with the...
Elizabeth McMahon Ph.D.
Mar 1, 2024


Benefits and Challenges of Social Media Use for Teens
What do teens themselves say they gain from social media? This is the second of two posts devoted to the contentious issue of social...
Peter Gray Ph.D.
Feb 28, 2024


2 Words Stop Dependency
Forget those frustrating resolutions; there's a new way to change habits. A mechanical-replacement model of change works great for cars...
Donald Altman
Feb 26, 2024


How to Become a More Positive Thinker
Try this step-by-step process for cleaning up your negative thoughts. Your negative thoughts and self-limiting beliefs prevent you from...
Monica Vermani C. Psych.
Feb 23, 2024


What to Look for in a PTSD Therapist
How they can guide you with a trauma-informed approach. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe mental health condition that...
Rubin Khoddam Ph.D.
Feb 21, 2024


Was It Passive-Aggressive?
Identifying passive-aggressive behavior is challenging, but it's worth trying. The ambiguity of passive-aggressiveness adds to the...
Shawn M. Burn Ph.D.
Feb 19, 2024


How Mindfulness Helps You to Overcome People-Pleasing
What you can do when you feel like you are losing yourself. It can start small, like dressing the part to fit into a particular social...
Amanda Gilbert
Feb 16, 2024


Psychoeducation for Schizophrenia Helps Families Cope
The value of treating family members as partners in care. When it comes to treating mental health disorders, the participation of family...
Robert T Muller Ph.D.
Feb 14, 2024


Six Key Reasons to Avoid Feeling Needy and Dependent
Needfully lavishing praise on someone is unlikely to get you into their heart. When you’re not enough for yourself, you’ll seek a union...
Leon F Seltzer PhD
Feb 12, 2024


What Your Kid's Friends Reveal About Them
The peers children associate with say a lot about their identity and security. The stability of your kids’ friends often reflects the...
Tim Elmore
Feb 9, 2024


Borderline Personality Disorder and Shame
Understanding pain and volatility. Individuals with borderline personality disorder are particularly sensitive to feeling shamed....
Daniel S. Lobel Ph.D.
Feb 7, 2024
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