Depression in Children
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that depression diagnoses increased by 27% for children ages three to seventeen between 2016 and 2020. This doesn't even account for the jumps…
Suppression does not lead to emotional rebound.
"If you hold those emotions in they will just explode later." "Emotions I hold in come back stronger later." "Pent up emotions just make me explode in a fit of…
Using VR for mental health treatment
VR for mental health treatment?? Wait.... Does that really work? Researchers have examined virtual reality (VR) for treating mental health difficulties since the 1990s. Many of these studies focused on…
Why do we have emotions?: An influential theory
Why do we have emotions? Why do we seem to emote differently than other animals? How do other processes like thoughts and behavior influence our own emotions? There have been…
Are the stages of grief real?
Most all clinicians and researchers agree that there is no "right" or "wrong" way to grieve. Kubler-Ross' 5-stage grief model has helped some individuals make sense of their experience. But…
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), simplified
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, or rTMS when used repeatedly) is a modern treatment for a number of psychological and neurological difficulties. So far, results are highly promising, especially for individuals…
Tele-health Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs)?
Mental health sometimes requires many types of support - from intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to support groups to monthly "tune ups". With the rise of tele-mental health, it was only…
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