Tag Archives: psychology

Cognitive behavior therapy can help overcome fear of the dentist …

Cognitive behavioural therapy could help many people with a dental phobia overcome their fear of visiting the dentist and enable them to receive dental treatment without the need to be sedated, according to a new study by …

Why cycling makes us happy: the positive psychology of being on the bike

From the Ella archives: Every weekend we bring back one of our archived stories just in case you had missed it the first time. Original post from Feb 12, 2015: Cycling is a beautiful sport. We hear it all the time. We experience it when we ride and race. For the ever-increasing number of

Mental Health Needs Unmet in Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy » SPH …

Despite substantial investment in post-disaster mental health, unmet counseling and service needs remain and more targeted outreach efforts are needed, according to a new study co-authored by a School of Public Health …

Why can't we treat mental illness by fixing the brain? – Aeon

Our understanding and treatment of mental disorders is primitive. Why is that? The burden on our society is huge. A quarter of women will have an episode of depression at some stage in their lives (it's about half that for men).

The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia – Version III

On November 27, 2014, the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society published a paper titled Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. The paper was edited by Anne Cooke of Canterbury Christ …