Researchers are expanding science on Black girls by treating them as knowledge producers, not just subjects of study. Emerging methods help researchers gather richer data that challenge long-held ...

In addition to getting a full history and conducting appropriate assessment, the therapist and patient work together to identify targets for treatment. These can include past memories, current ...

Researchers have recently begun to study individuals who are no longer religious. This group of formerly religious individuals—known as the religious dones—is growing in number, but little is known ...

Research by Thalia Wheatley, PhD, a psychology professor at Dartmouth College, has shown that both friends and strangers feel more connected when their conversation partner responds to them quickly ...

Evidence-based practice is the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture and preferences. The APA Council of Representatives ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was especially hard on adults who have disabilities, inflicting almost twice the rate of distress on them as on adults without disabilities.

Specifically, intuitive low-effort cognitive processes can increase susceptibility to bias in particular circumstances (lower left side of figure). And deliberative effortful cognitive processes can ...

Most people who menstruate experience mild physical symptoms in the week before their periods start. Some may also experience mild emotional symptoms. Called premenstrual syndrome (PMS), these ...

50.6% Percentage of Americans who use in-person services alone to receive outpatient mental health care 27.8% Percentage of Americans who use telehealth services alone to receive outpatient mental ...

Washington — The American Psychological Association will provide institutions electronic access to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association with the release of the APA Style ...

Writing about difficult, even traumatic, experiences appears to be good for health on several levels - raising immunity and other health measures and improving life functioning. Deep disclosure ...

Resources for students and psychologists to gain a better understanding of issues that may affect the straight spouse when a wife or husband comes out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.