• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Mindfulness and Sleep: Advice from Experts
This article is Part Three in a series, click to read Part One and Part Two. I am just a little bit obsessed with sleep. My own, my children’s and… well… even yours really. Of course I am not alone in that. There are many books, websites, organizations and careers built around getting better sleep! When you are a new mother, the level of sleep deprivation you experience can be a shock, unlike any kind of tiredness you have ever felt before. It can undermine your health and well-being very quickly, and clearly has flow on effects on your enjoyment of motherhood and your child’s well-being. I used to joke af...
Source: World of Psychology - December 4, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kellie Edwards Tags: Interview LifeHelper Mindfulness Psychology Sleep Stress Behavioral Sleep Medicine moodiness Sleep Deprivation Source Type: blogs

Learn to Break the Cycle of Codependent Relationships
This article courtesy of Tiny Buddha.
Source: World of Psychology - August 12, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Publishers Relationships Tiny Buddha abuse Anger anxiety approval balance behaviors Bored Codependent Codependent Relationships Confirmation Control controlling Courage Depressed Emotions empty Fear Feelings guilt Source Type: blogs

Optimal Performance In College: The New Tools
While the excitement of returning to (or beginning) college can hold the promise of many transformational and wonderful opportunities — it can also be a time filled with new stressors. Recent studies show that increased academic demands, changes in sleep and eating patterns, reduced family contact, and financial concerns can challenge even the most capable students. In fact, nearly 80 percent of students in college report having daily stress, and about 25 percent have said this has had an impact on academic performance. Daily stressors can increase depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns that can hold l...
Source: World of Psychology - September 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daniel Tomasulo, Ph.D. Tags: ADHD and ADD Anxiety and Panic Books Children and Teens College Depression General Memory and Perception Proof Positive Research Stress Student Therapist Students Success & Achievement Academic Achievement Adolescence Atten Source Type: blogs

The Psychology of Sex Differences – 5 Revealing Insights From Our Primate Cousins
By Christian Jarrett There are behavioural differences, on average, between the sexes – few would dispute that. Where the debate rages is over how much these differences are the result of social pressures versus being rooted in our biology (the answer often is that there is a complex interaction between the two). For example, when differences are observed between girls and boys, such as in different preferences for play, one possibility is that this is partly or wholly because of the contrasting ways that girls and boys are influenced by their peers, parents and other adults (because of the ideas they have about how the ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Comparative evolutionary psych Feature Gender Sex Source Type: blogs

Can You Prevent Relapse with Mindful Meditation?
Mindfulness meditation teaches people how to accept suffering as a normal, cohesive experience, and then move on from it. Relapse has always been a harsh reality of addiction, but as the opioid black market fills with powerful synthetics, relapse on heroin and similar drugs grows increasingly dangerous. Fatal overdoses nearly doubled between 2015 and 2016 — the majority of which are attributed to opioid-based drugs. We are bombarded daily with news headlines — some factual, some fictitious — announcing the newest therapy, or the latest hysteria-provoking scare (does death by fentanyl dust at the grocery s...
Source: World of Psychology - March 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Addiction Alcoholism Disorders Mindfulness Publishers Recovery Substance Abuse The Fix Mindfulness Meditation Relapse Source Type: blogs

A radical new theory proposes that facial expressions are not emotional displays, but “tools for social influence”
Expressing sadness or seeking protection? By Emma Young You’re at a ten-pin bowling alley with some friends, you bowl your first ball – and it’s a strike. Do you instantly grin with delight? Not according to a study of bowlers, who smiled not at a moment of triumph but rather when they pivoted in their lanes, to look at their fellow bowlers.  That study provided the earliest evidence for a controversial hypothesis, the Behavioural Ecology View (BECV) of facial displays, outlined in detail in a new opinion piece in Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Carlos Crivelli at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK and Alan Fridlun...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - May 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Emotion Faces Social Source Type: blogs

Many undergrad psych textbooks do a poor job of describing science and exploring psychology ’s place in it
By guest blogger Tomasz Witkowski Psychology as a scientific field enjoys a tremendous level of popularity throughout society, a fascination that could even be described as religious. This is likely the reason why it is one of the most popular undergraduate majors in American and European universities. At the same time, it is not uncommon to encounter the firm opinion that psychology in no way qualifies for consideration as a science. Such extremely critical opinions about psychology are often borrowed from authorities – after all, it was none other than the renowned physicist and Nobel laureate Richard Feynman who, in ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Educational guest blogger Methods Textbooks Source Type: blogs

30 Healing Quotes on Self-Forgiveness
Just as mantras are helpful for me to process emotions, so are quotes. I often turn to them for wisdom and inspiration. The following sound bytes have been especially helpful in trying to learn how to forgive myself. Like most people I know, I judge my own indiscretions with a different standard than those of others. While I can often separate the kindness of a loved one from the wrong she did, I make no such distinction for myself. I become my mistake. The words of the following writers, philosophers, psychologists, and theologians encourage a gentler, kinder perspective that fosters healing. Their sage sayings prompt me ...
Source: World of Psychology - February 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Inspiration & Hope Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Perfectionism Self-Esteem Self-Help Spirituality Forgiveness Inspirational Quotes self-compassion Source Type: blogs

Dispositional Mindfulness: Noticing What You Notice
“Only this moment is life.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Many forms therapy and spiritual practice speak of mindfulness. Dispositional mindfulness (sometimes known as trait mindfulness) is a type of consciousness that has only recently been given serious research considerations. It is defined as a keen awareness and attention to our thoughts and feelings in the present moment, and the research shows that the ability to engage in this prime intention has many physical, psychological, and cognitive benefits. Mindfulness meditation is different. It has taken the Buddhist practice of mindfulness and introduced it to the wester...
Source: World of Psychology - February 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daniel Tomasulo, Ph.D. Tags: Mindfulness Proof Positive Dispositional Mindfulness nonjudgment Present Moment Relaxation Source Type: blogs

Seizing the Opportunity in America ’ s Opioid Crisis
“Perhaps everything that is terrible is, in the deepest sense, something that wants our love.” – Rilke The overdose epidemic in the U.S. has been called “the greatest public health crisis of our time.” It’s also our greatest opportunity. The opioid crisis is an identity crisis: it’s a challenge to how we see ourselves. Do we truly believe that we are all in this together? One answer leads us deeper into despair. The other, into a hopeful future. It’s been said that “doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.” What are the “right things,” the measures that can r...
Source: World of Psychology - November 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Addiction Publishers The Fix opioid crisis Source Type: blogs

7 Expert Tips for Adapting to Life ’s Curveballs
Life throws us curveballs all the time—and sometimes, all in one day. These curveballs might be relatively minor: a work project doesn’t go your way, your colleague makes a hurtful remark, your car won’t start, you get sick before a big presentation, your kids won’t sleep. Or these curveballs might be major and (initially) seem insurmountable: You don’t get into your first-choice school. You don’t get the promotion. You lose your job. Your relationship ends. You need surgery. Big or small, these situations might lead you to feel very overwhelmed—and frustrated. So, you stew and wallow. You vent and complain. ...
Source: World of Psychology - February 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Anger Creativity General Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Stress Success & Achievement Source Type: blogs

Nesting Syndrome: 10 Signs You ’ve Become Too Comfortable at Work
Are you a victim of “nesting syndrome”? I coined this phrase to depict our unconscious — and sometimes conscious — refusal to leave the comfortable circumstances we’ve created for ourselves. When we refuse to leave the nest, we stop looking for improvements and resist challenges from others. We feel as if we’ve “made it” and earned our position, so why rock the boat? Sure, I can hear you thinking, “This doesn’t apply to me.” But nesting syndrome manifests in surprising ways, even among the most proficient of leaders. Do any of these apply to you? The unconscious competency trap. We perform o...
Source: World of Psychology - February 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alan Weiss, Ph.D. Tags: Industrial and Workplace Self-Help Source Type: blogs

Reconnecting with My Brother: A Time for Healing
I had not seen my brother in over 25 years. I had not seen him since we buried our father in the summer of 1994. But our disconnection ended in January, 2020, when I traveled back to my hometown of Dallas to see him for a weekend. Forty-eight hours is a minuscule amount of time compared to the loss of 25 years. But for me, it was intimate, it was validating, and it was healing. My brother and I were extremely close as kids. He is seven years older than me, but we spent considerable time together until he got his real first girlfriend, who turned out to be his future wife. Because of the age difference, my brother was a mix...
Source: World of Psychology - May 23, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alan D. Blotcky, PhD Tags: Family Grief and Loss Personal Adult Siblings Death Of A Parent Divorce estranged family Estrangement grieving Reconnecting Source Type: blogs

Will AI Make You an Addict?
The novel I’m writing is set in the future, tentatively in the year 2047, so it’s roughly one human generation ahead of us. For technology, however, that’s many generations ahead. Consider that the first iPhone shipped in 2007 (13 years ago). If you got an iPhone 4S when it first came out, that was 9 years ago, and the 5S was 7 years ago. The iPad is 10.5 years old. The Apple Watch is 5.5 years old. Look back 27 years to 1993. Back then I was using a 486DX 50mhz computer with a 250MB hard drive. I think it was about $2500 when I bought it. I did some contract programming for a local game develope...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - November 11, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Lifestyle Productivity Source Type: blogs

Regular Gamblers Turned To Online Gambling During The Pandemic
By Emily Reynolds Gambling is big business in the UK. According to NHS Digital, 57% of men and 54% of women reported gambling in 2018, while the Gambling Commission suggests that online gambling grew by 8.1% from 2019 to 2020. During the pandemic, gambling changed quite significantly: while consumers could still buy scratchcards and lottery tickets in supermarkets and off licenses, betting shops were closed and sports matches cancelled, leading many activities to move entirely online. And according to a new study from researchers at the University of Bristol, although the British public gambled less overall during l...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - June 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Alcohol Coronavirus Money Source Type: blogs