Psychology

"It is proposed that happiness be classified as a psychiatric disorder and be included in future editions of the major diagnostic manuals under the new name: major affective disorder, pleasant type…

People with depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country but their doctors and mental health specialists don't ask them to quit due to concern that if they try to quit smoking their…

You've heard the saying that money won't buy happiness; of course, that is true though some of it is also sweet lemons rationalization.    So why is it that so many special interest groups…

Until recently, I admired the autism parent community from afar. Like the parents who awakened and changed the schizophrenia treatment world, parents of autistic children have moved both treatment…

What was it that my late aikido and Zen sensei asked me to do, on that day twenty-some years ago?  I do remember his request struck me as difficult to carry out, and perhaps not really…

Incentive as a force in society is regularly taken for granted, frequently ignored in entirety such that assumptions or analysis are rendered not valid. In politics, In economics, In business,

A recent article on LiveScience asks "What Makes a Psychopath?  Answers Remain Elusive".  While the paper focuses on various aspects of brain function in determining what makes a psychopath…

Researchers writing in, ironically, the journal Addiction have associated abstaining from alcohol with an increased risk of depression. Doesn't make sense, right?   Excessive alcohol consumption…

A new study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry says nearly 15 percent of preschoolers have high levels of depression and anxiety.     Their investigation also said depressed…

Women hedge and issue disclaimers and ask questions when they communicate, all traits that can suggest uncertainty and lack of confidence, but men do the same on gender-specific topics, according to…