Psychology & Psychiatry
Alexithymia: Emotional blindness makes it difficult for some people to know how they feel
How do you feel today?
Oct 24, 2019
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News tagged with clinical psychologist
Neuroscience
Cognitive behavioral therapy found to ease how fibromyalgia pain is experienced by the brain
Patients living with fibromyalgia (FM)—a disease that predominantly affects women and is characterized by chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog—often find limited treatment options and a scarcity of explanations for their ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Young people drowning in a rising tide of perfectionism
We recently conducted one of the largest-ever studies on perfectionism. We learned that perfectionism has increased substantially over the past 25 years and that it affects men and women equally.
Feb 6, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Breakthrough success in provision of automated psychological therapy using virtual reality
In the largest ever clinical trial of VR for mental health, published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), automated therapy was shown to work well for patients ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Sexual activity and vaginal dilation associated with fewer side effects after cervical cancer treatment
People who engage in sexual activity or vaginal dilation after chemoradiation treatment for cervical cancer are at lower risk for long-term side effects, according to a new study from researchers in Austria. Findings of the ...
Oct 1, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Why women quit breast cancer drugs early
Why do so many postmenopausal women who are treated for estrogen-sensitive breast cancer quit using drugs that help prevent the disease from recurring?
Dec 9, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New dot com clinic treating people with OCD online
Researchers at Macquarie University are developing an innovative approach to helping people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The team at the eCentreClinic are exploring the use of internet-based treatments to provide ...
Aug 1, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wearable sensor can detect hidden anxiety, depression in young children
Anxiety and depression are surprisingly common among young children—as many as one in five kids suffer from one of them, starting as early as the preschool years. But it can be hard to detect these conditions, known as ...
Jan 16, 2019
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Health
One in four ER staff abused by patients
The first-ever review of the experience of hospital A&E staff reveals that they have resigned themselves to patient violence and aggression.
Feb 20, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in women linked to history of rape, child abuse
A Florida State University clinical psychologist has identified factors that could cause some women with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to have chronic, persistent symptoms while others recover naturally over time.
Nov 29, 2011
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