Research

Stay ahead of the research without drowning in it. bridge distills the latest mental health theory and research into concise, clinician-friendly summaries — so you get what matters, fast.

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How to help clients reduce anger in therapy

A longstanding belief stemming from the days of Freud contends that venting about deeply repressed emotions provides a sense of...
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How to help clients reduce anger in therapy

Happiness research studies: Can we be happy about them?

How can we not be happy about happiness research studies? This research finds all sorts of benefits from happiness and...
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Happiness research studies: Can we be happy about them?

Case conceptualization: How to choose which therapy, when.

There’s a tendency for many therapy theories to claim they work for all types of suffering. A number of evidence-based...
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Case conceptualization: How to choose which therapy, when.

Does the body really keep the score? Sort of, but not really.

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The body “keeping score” of traumatic reactions has become a popular idea. The idea is that reactions to traumatic events...
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Does the body really keep the score? Sort of, but not really.

How to regulate emotion: Why we can’t tell people to feel less

We certainly can regulate our emotions. Mountains of research from the last 30 years finds that this is indeed possible...
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How to regulate emotion: Why we can’t tell people to feel less

New positive emotions treatment: Less anxiety and depression

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We often think of positive emotions as helping psychological health or wellness in a general sense. Who doesn’t want to...
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New positive emotions treatment: Less anxiety and depression

Why are people so convinced they are right?

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I’m sure we have all seen it in life and in the therapy room: people just dead set and convinced...
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Why are people so convinced they are right?

Thought suppression is not the same as emotion suppression

David Wegner’s famous “White Bear” experiment is arguably one of the most intriguing findings in all of psychology and mental...
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Thought suppression is not the same as emotion suppression

Research Findings in Mental Health

How to help clients reduce anger in therapy

A longstanding belief stemming from the days of Freud contends that venting about deeply repressed emotions provides a sense of...
Read More
How to help clients reduce anger in therapy

Happiness research studies: Can we be happy about them?

How can we not be happy about happiness research studies? This research finds all sorts of benefits from happiness and...
Read More
Happiness research studies: Can we be happy about them?

Case conceptualization: How to choose which therapy, when.

There’s a tendency for many therapy theories to claim they work for all types of suffering. A number of evidence-based...
Read More
Case conceptualization: How to choose which therapy, when.

Does the body really keep the score? Sort of, but not really.

,
The body “keeping score” of traumatic reactions has become a popular idea. The idea is that reactions to traumatic events...
Read More
Does the body really keep the score? Sort of, but not really.

How to regulate emotion: Why we can’t tell people to feel less

We certainly can regulate our emotions. Mountains of research from the last 30 years finds that this is indeed possible...
Read More
How to regulate emotion: Why we can’t tell people to feel less

New positive emotions treatment: Less anxiety and depression

,
We often think of positive emotions as helping psychological health or wellness in a general sense. Who doesn’t want to...
Read More
New positive emotions treatment: Less anxiety and depression

Why are people so convinced they are right?

,
I’m sure we have all seen it in life and in the therapy room: people just dead set and convinced...
Read More
Why are people so convinced they are right?

Thought suppression is not the same as emotion suppression

David Wegner’s famous “White Bear” experiment is arguably one of the most intriguing findings in all of psychology and mental...
Read More
Thought suppression is not the same as emotion suppression

How does bilateral stimulation work in EMDR? It might not.

Research finds that eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) is effective for PTSD. However, the scientific community still does...
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How does bilateral stimulation work in EMDR? It might not.

CBT for children and adolescents. How do therapists help?

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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) isn’t the only treatment in town. But everyone keeps talking about it because it just proves...
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CBT for children and adolescents. How do therapists help?

Screen addiction is related to suicide and mental health

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Questions about the effects of screen time abound in our modern society. Does it really affect mental health or social...
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Screen addiction is related to suicide and mental health

Are men and boys falling behind? What to know and how to help.

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Economic and social markers now show that men and boys are falling behind in multiple aspects of American society. Researchers...
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Are men and boys falling behind? What to know and how to help.

Coping with climate change anxiety: How to help

Climate change has been brewing for a while now. But so has anxiety about climate change. Otherwise known now as...
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Coping with climate change anxiety: How to help

How people adjust to changes in life: Coping is not uniform

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There is a human tendency to want to categorize things simply. This is no different for therapists. We often want...
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How people adjust to changes in life: Coping is not uniform

Evidence-based manualized treatments: Pros versus noes

Alright, we really just wanted to make a snazzy title that rhymed. There really are no “noes” when it comes...
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Evidence-based manualized treatments: Pros versus noes

How people make change in therapy to improve mental health

To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we thought we’d talk some fundamentals of therapy. I mean, the...
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How people make change in therapy to improve mental health

Seek pleasure and avoid pain: More 80s retro theories for therapy

The history of mental health has assumed that we humans do whatever possible to seek pleasure and avoid pain. The...
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Seek pleasure and avoid pain: More 80s retro theories for therapy

Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources

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Treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders often use methods originally developed for other mental health concerns. Research shows promising...
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Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources

Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question

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Serotonin imbalances in the brain have become a popular explanation for depression, anxiety, and OCD. Understanding serotonin’s role in mental...
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Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question

Alcohol use disorder: Research says still common but undertreated

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Alcohol use disorder is still extremely common. Despite declines in alcohol use among youth in the US, research finds that...
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Alcohol use disorder: Research says still common but undertreated

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