The excitement about the application of mindfulness meditation in mental health settings has led to the proliferation of a literature pervaded by a lack of conceptual and methodological self-criticism. Source: Has the science of mindfulness lost its mind? | BJPsych [...]
Loneliness and social isolation may represent a greater public health hazard than obesity, and their impact has been growing and will continue to grow, according to research presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Source: Social [...]
We need to help kids understand that happiness is more than just a series of taps and clicks or an aggregation of short-lived pleasures. Source: Clicks and likes contributing to a teen anxiety crisis
Depression appears to double the chance of dying in any given year for patients with coronary artery disease, according to a new study.The researchers said such mental distress was a “stronger risk factor” than age, having had a heart attack, [...]
Back in 2013, a Nature Reviews Neuroscience paper appeared called Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience. This paper got a lot of attention at the time and has since been cited a dizzying 1760 times [...]
“So, your kids must love the iPad?” I asked Mr. Jobs, trying to change the subject. The company’s first tablet was just hitting the shelves. “They haven’t used it,” he told me. “We limit how much technology our kids use [...]
That the world is currently going through a complex and critical phase in its history is an understatement. The background is multifaceted: violence of all types with a different kind of war (but war anyway) at its peak, large migrations [...]
It's fun to think about what you would do if you played lottery numbers that brought in millions of dollars. But, disillusioning as it may seem, big winnings can come with big costs, especially because of the greed of others, [...]
It wasn't a fight or a fall that made Demi Moore lose her two front teeth. Rather, the actress told Jimmy Fallon on Monday's The Tonight Show, that stress was to blame. Source: Can stress make you lose your teeth?
It was widely thought that, for a placebo to work, doctors had to deceive patients that they were getting the real deal, and that's problematic for a profession keen to promote informed consent.But a new study casts doubt on whether [...]