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Featured Research Findings
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. The understanding of serotonin's role...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Self-harm and nonsuicidal self-injury: What to know and what to do
Self-harm and self-injury come when an individual harms themselves physically. Nonsuicidal self-injury is not intended to lead to suicide, but...
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Therapist resources for seasonal affective disorder
The colder months are a time when many individuals experience seasonal affective disorder. Some individuals even experience these symptoms in...
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Motivational Interviewing training: Foundations for change
Creating change can be one of the hardest things for many of us to do. Anything from quitting smoking to...
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New Years resolutions: How to support client behavior change
Many individuals try to enact new years resolutions to make some change(s) in their lives. These changes are difficult to...
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Anniversary and holiday grief support
Experiences of grief can intensify at so many points in life. Especially during particular importance to a individual (e.g., anniversaries)...
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Holiday stress coping strategies for clients
So many of us experience higher levels of stress during the Holidays. That can add a lot for therapy clients...
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Ozempic and eating disorders: Not a miracle drug.
New weight loss medications are all the rage. The weight loss benefits seem too good to be true. Many are...
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Trauma and substance abuse treatment meet: the COPE method.
Treating trauma at the same time as comorbid substance abuse may sound pretty obvious. Both treatments at the same time...
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Self-help therapy: The what, why, and when
We’ve all heard the term “self-help.” You’ve probably even been offered a self-help program promising perfect confidence or consistently good...
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Memory loss and anxiety or other difficulties.
I'm sure we have all heard clients talk about memory difficulties. Many of them even attribute memory problems to having...
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Borderline personality disorder assessment tools and rule outs
We have probably all had this moment in our work: does this individual experience borderline personality disorder? This is a...
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Healing rest: sleep and PTSD treatment meet?
Sleep and PTSD don't always mix. Many people suffering from PTSD report nightmares that not only frighten, but also impact...
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AI for mental health diagnosis
A machine that can diagnose disorders? Well, it may not be too surprising with everything AI seems to be able...
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Multiple negative effects of loneliness on health
Therapists and researchers alike often emphasize the importance of social support. A few inverse experiences of feeling supported - loneliness...
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Coping with compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma
We all know being a therapist ain't easy. Mental health professionals rack up hundreds of hours hearing about clients' difficulties....
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Keto: Eating your way to reduced bipolar symptoms?
Healthy diet is consistently correlated with improvements to mental health, but what if a keto specific diet could help certain...
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Treatment for prolonged grief disorder: Activating identity
Deep interactions with close loved ones provide an extreme amount of reward for us! They meet our biological need for...
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Loneliness and memory loss are linked
In a post-pandemic world where loneliness has increased, it is important to explore how loneliness and memory loss may be...
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Mental health terminology gap widens: Therapy speak abounds.
Many therapists have noticed clients have increasingly come to therapy talking about difficulties in a whole new "therapy speak". Clients...
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Exposure therapy training for anxiety disorders
Exposure therapy for anxiety forms the basis for so many of our most effective approaches in mental health. Exposure helps...
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Do mental health research studies care about clients?
For many therapists, it can seem like mental health research studies try to "put people in a box". It may...
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