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Psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) routinely ought to include homework. Many evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for other disorders also include homework, and the systematic nature of the homework and the goal of homework to directly improve…

Breathing is not just for oxygen; it’s now linked to brain function and behaviour. Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered for the first time that the rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain…

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have leveraged machine learning to interpret human brain scans, allowing the team to uncover the regions of the brain behind how abstract concepts, like justice, ethics and consciousness, form. The…

Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain’s blueprint that regulates this behavior, let alone identifying specific molecular differences between sexes, has proven difficult. Michigan State University researchers, however, have…

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 3 people experience debilitating anxiety–the kind that prevents someone from going about their normal life. Women are also more at risk to suffer from anxiety.…

Anxiety disorders (like social anxiety) and stress disorders (like PTSD) are among the most common mental health diagnoses with a lifetime prevalence of almost 30%. New technologies like fMRI, which allow us to scan the…

Behavioral activation (BA) is a therapeutic intervention that is often used to treat depression. Behavioral activation stems from a behavioral model of depression that conceptualizes depression as a consequence of a lack of positive reinforcement.…

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective in patients with bipolar disorder in decreasing the relapse rate and improving symptoms of depression and mania severity, as well as psychosocial functioning, according to a study published in PLOS…

Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder that affects more than 15 million adults in the United States. Individuals with depression may not even report depressive signs and symptoms and instead present to their physician…

Contamination OCD is a well-known subset of OCD whereby sufferers are terrified that they might become contaminated by germs or get sick. 25% of OCD sufferers in the U.S. have it, and it’s the most…