This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is growing evidence from scientific studies that individuals can become addicted to using social networking sites, such as Facebook. They may experience symptoms that are traditionally seen in people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite being listed as one of the top ten most debilitating illnesses by the World Health Organization (WHO), the physical cause of OCD is unclear. This lack of understanding has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I’d sit at my desk and not be able to stop the tears rolling down my face. “A few people said, ‘Are you all right, do you need to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The chemistry behind social behaviour in animals, including the bond between people and dogs – and the lack of one between humans and wolves – could help scientists identify new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “I’m a math teacher, not a counselor. I’m here to teach math,” one teacher recently told a principal I was working with in an after-school program. The principal recounted this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Depression doesn’t diminish a person’s desire to connect with other people, just their ability. And despite what you might think, talking to friends and family living with depression can be easy and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Visit an elementary school in Kentucky’s Jefferson County Public Schools and you may find students doing partner yoga poses. The activity, part of a massive study of a “whole-child” education…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new Wellcome-funded study has shown that avatar therapy may help to reduce auditory hallucinations in people with schizophrenia when used alongside other treatments. The study is the first large-scale…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Helping children heal from abuse or neglect is rewarding but hard. Like the children in their care, kin and foster parents need to find ways of experiencing strong feelings without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As many as 22,000 low-income people in King County will be eligible for same-day outpatient treatment for mental health and addiction services under an innovative new program announced today by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Refugees and asylum seekers marooned on Manus Island are at grave risk of an impending mental health crisis, a coalition of humanitarian agencies is warning Australia’s political leaders. We are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every once in a while something special comes along that has the power to stop us in our tracks. The “Person-Centered Matters” video about people living with dementia and those…