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Research Findings in Mental Health

Is Adult ADHD real? Controversies and pitfalls

ADHD has affected many adults. But the concept of adult ADHD is actually controversial among researchers and neuropsychologists. This is...
Is Adult ADHD real? Controversies and pitfalls

Never suppress?? Suppressing emotion and context

Never suppress your emotions? Giving clients the maxim “never suppress” is a behavior we may need to suppress. A lot...
Never suppress?? Suppressing emotion and context

Prolonged grief disorder makes the cut!! (in DSM-5-TR)

Prolonged grief disorder is now a diagnosis in the new DSM-5-TR. So how cool are you to get to be...
Prolonged grief disorder makes the cut!! (in DSM-5-TR)

Myths of catharsis and emotional venting

The modern conceptualization of catharsis originated from Freud, Breuer, and their other colleagues. They described the process of “abreation” (the...
Myths of catharsis and emotional venting

Prolonged exposure therapy training for PTSD

Trauma and PTSD following a discrete traumatic event(s) is something the mental health field does well in treating. Mountains of...
Prolonged exposure therapy training for PTSD

Types of narcissism: It’s not so cut and dry.

Narcissism has become a popular framework to explain behavior that appears dominant in workplaces and maladaptive or harmful in relationships...
Types of narcissism: It’s not so cut and dry.

Bloody Depression! A blood test for depression??

Researchers at Indiana University have developed a blood test to identify depression and bipolar disorders. It is thought to have...
Bloody Depression! A blood test for depression??

“Trauma-informed care”: Roots and directions

Many now refer to “trauma-informed care” as any assessment or intervention that acknowledges the possibility of a traumatic event(s). It...
“Trauma-informed care”: Roots and directions

Psychedelic assisted therapy: All the rage.

There is no doubt that people who experience depression, anxiety, PTSD, and a number of other conditions can feel trapped...
Psychedelic assisted therapy: All the rage.

VR shows promise for pain psychology

Continued research has led chronic pain psychology and treatment to focus increasingly on cognitive-behavioral methods for managing pain (e.g., cognitive...
VR shows promise for pain psychology

Brain inflammation and depression

Recent research has found that depression may constitute a response to inflammation in the brain. Inflammation happens when you get...
Brain inflammation and depression

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