Psychology

A una niña le dijeron que nadie la buscaba y que Israel había desaparecido. Una vez liberada, el personal médico que la atiende trata paso a paso de ganarse su confianza.

Has ideology become more important than the needs of clients?

Unas imágenes cerebrales mostraron que los recuerdos traumáticos se alojan en una zona del cerebro distinta a la aloja otras memorias. Esto podría explicar su naturaleza tan vívida e intrusiva.

El trastorno depresivo persistente está infradiagnosticado y es probable que quienes lo padecen jamás hayan oído hablar de él.

One child was told that no one was looking for her and that Israel was gone.

Persistent depressive disorder is underdiagnosed, and many who suffer from it have never heard of it.

Traumatic memories had their own neural mechanism, brain scans showed, which may help explain their vivid and intrusive nature.

Sonja Falck was happily married to a man 34 years her senior. When their age gap started to test their bond, they had to change their relationship in order to save it.

Sometimes painful experiences are just painful. And that’s OK, too.

New psychological studies shed light on the matter.

New research suggests keeping good news to yourself can be energizing.

A 274 metros de altura sobre una roca, empecé a cuestionar mi estrategia de crianza.

A menudo se nos aconseja centrarnos en lo positivo. Pero una nueva investigación demuestra que reconocer lo que nos disgusta y sentir una dosis saludable de enfado puede ser motivador.

A child psychologist, he argued that behavioral therapy had to come first in addressing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with drugs like Ritalin as a supplement.

We’re often told to focus on the positive. But new research shows a healthy dose of anger can be motivating.

Nine hundred feet up a rock, I began to question my parenting strategy.

In music therapy, clients play and listen to music as treatment for stress, depression and anxiety. Here’s how it works.

In his new book, the organizational psychologist Adam Grant shares counterintuitive strategies for higher achievement.

We asked psychologists, counselors and researchers for their recommendations.

Become such a good listener, you’re “burning calories.”

How anxiety about the planet’s future is transforming the practice of psychotherapy.

Human beings long to have another person look at them with love and acceptance.

Experts offer tips on what to do if you’re not getting the respect or compensation you deserve.

Sin hablar. Sin pódcast. Sin música. Nada más que un tiempo a solas con tus pensamientos. Esta es la última obsesión de bienestar en TikTok.

The drugs had been the third rail of scientific inquiry. But in a landmark study, he saw them as a legitimate way to help alleviate suffering and even to reach a mystical state.

He drew a distinction between the facts we learn and the experiences we remember, which he argued are part of what makes us human.

This overlooked concept has been linked to better relationships — with oneself and others.

No talking. No podcasts. No music. Just some time alone with your thoughts.

Unlike men, they definitely aren’t thinking about the Roman Empire. Their ex-best friends, space aliens and Princess Diana are more likely to be on the list.

Women are asking the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome. Their responses, posted online, can be startling in their frequency.