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Research Findings in Mental Health

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

CBT for children and adolescents. How do therapists help?

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

Screen addiction is related to suicide and mental health

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

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

Economic and social markers now show that men and boys are falling behind in multiple aspects of American society. Researchers...
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...
Coping with climate change anxiety: How to help

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

There is a human tendency to want to categorize things simply. This is no different for therapists. We often want...
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...
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...
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...
Seek pleasure and avoid pain: More 80s retro theories for therapy

Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources

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

Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question

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

Alcohol use disorder: Research says still common but undertreated

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

The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help

Surprise, surprise: many patients with physical pain also experience emotional pain. This mind-body connection is strong for chronic pain. This...
The psychology of chronic pain: Trainings and how therapists help

Postpartum depression updates: Research and treatment to know

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s old school short story, The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) offers a chilling depiction of postpartum depression. This depression...
Postpartum depression updates: Research and treatment to know

Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources

Medication has long reigned supreme as the key treatment for bipolar disorder. And in many ways, that is still the...
Therapy approach for bipolar disorders: Training and resources

Effects of cannabis: What to know from new mental health research

What’s up with the wacky weed? Does it help? Does it not help? Clients often believe it helps them. But...
Effects of cannabis: What to know from new mental health research

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