The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at McGill University, there is evidence that a...

Sad news today as it was announced that Aaron Beck, the father of Cognitive Therapy has died at the age of 100. It would be impossible...

For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the...

Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published...

Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for...

The British Psychological Society has released a new report, Understanding Depression. Written by a panel of experts, it aims to share...

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified a set of modifiable factors from a field of over 100 that could...

Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is directly affected by chronic, low-grade...

Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress (SPD)...

For those who have done mental health or dual diagnosis training with me will know, I show some very simple ways to lift depression. ...

Whilst it is a widely held view that depression is the result of life events alone, this model fails to recognize that these events are...

In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...

The professional youth field is very focused on the idea of low self-esteem being a driver of so many of young people's problems. Young...

In lectures and training in mental health I stress how current psychiatric diagnosis is really a short-hand for the presenting signs and...

Without realizing it we make use of emotion regulation strategies all the time and they are crucial for everyday life. This is the...

In lectures and training on young people, I suggest that young people form peer groups which are determined by shared values. As a...

Shifts in values is vital for recovery in both mental health and addictions, especially for those who experience the most complex...

In lectures on anxiety and trauma I describe how the re-writing of memories can alter the emotional response we experience from...

Depression is a mental disorder that affects over 300 million people around the world. While treatments exist, many of them are based on...

There has always been a strong connection between depression and sleep. But does depression affect sleep or sleep affect depression? A...