On 29 January 2026, NIH announced that basic experimental studies involving humans will no longer be subject to NIH Clinical ...

Ann S. Masten, a developmental psychologist, describes resilience as “ordinary magic,” the result of normal developmental processes rather than extraordinary personal qualities. But those processes ...

The APS Early Career Scholar Travel Award is made possible by a generous gift from Dr. Robert A. Baron in memory of Dr. Donn Byrne.

A massive reference book of mental health conditions known as the “bible” of psychiatry is going to change....“I’m not sure [this new model for diagnosis] will have any strong utility at this point,” ...

Both humans and LLMs show modest metacognitive sensitivity : When explicitly prompted for confidence ratings, high confidence ...

Do you ever hide the true you?...Everyone, whether neurodivergent or not, needs to mask sometimes. It helps people feel accepted by a group. And believing that you belong is “one of the best ...

A new study shows that supports at the individual, relational, and community levels work together to foster resilience, expanding notions of mental health interventions. Podcast: Evan Auguste and ...

Quantitative and qualitative approaches face different challenges and expectations, particularly when it comes to data ...

Psychology has come in for some bruising in the news media recently. The huge fraud case involving Diederik Stapel of Tilburg University in the Netherlands reaped a large amount of (well-deserved) ...

Whether it’s watching a friend get a paper cut or staring at a photo of a child refugee, observing someone else’s suffering can evoke a deep sense of distress and sadness — almost as if it’s happening ...

… For many in the U.S., the season most associated with giving, receiving and volunteering runs from Thanksgiving through Hanukkah and Christmas to New Year’s. But around the world, a giving season or ...

A smile begins in our sensory corridors. The earcollects a whispered word. The eyes spot an old friend on the station platform. The hand feels the pressure of another hand. This emotional data funnels ...