If you love ASMR you might be more sensitive, our research finds

It’s intriguing how some people experience ASMR while others don’t - our latest research suggests that many ASMR responders are highly sensitive “orchids”.

Giulia Poerio, Associate lecturer, University of Essex • conversation
March 10, 2022 ~7 min

Transgender youth on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones have lower rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, a new study finds

A wealth of evidence supports the protective mental health effects of gender-affirming care, despite ongoing legislation that asserts otherwise.

Arin Collin, Medical Student, University of Washington • conversation
Feb. 25, 2022 ~5 min


Hoarding: people with ADHD are more likely to have problems – new research

Our recent study found that as many as one in five people with ADHD could have significant hoarding symptoms.

Sharon Morein, Associate Professor in Psychology and Mental Health, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Feb. 25, 2022 ~7 min

Living through COVID may affect brains of the uninfected

New study reveals that living through the COVID-19 pandemic may trigger brain inflammation that contributes to fatigue, concentration difficulties, and depression.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Feb. 23, 2022 ~4 min

Think therapy is navel-gazing? Think again

Our research investigates the connections among mental health, holistic well-being and relational virtues – ideas that many people think of as ethical or religious.

Steven Sandage, Professor of psychology of religion and theology, Boston University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 ~9 min

One in three young people say they felt happier during lockdown

One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors including

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 22, 2022 ~7 min

Industry funding potentially compromising gambling addiction research, say experts

Too little research is being conducted into problem gambling – and what research there is, is often funded by the gambling industry rather than by independent

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 15, 2022 ~6 min

Study reveals high rate of possible undiagnosed autism in people who died by suicide

A significant number of people who died by suicide were likely autistic, but undiagnosed, according to new research that highlights the urgent need for earlier

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 15, 2022 ~5 min


After the FDA issued warnings about antidepressants, youth suicides rose and mental health care dropped

A well-intentioned public health message has had serious negative impacts on the treatment of young people for depression.

Ross Koppel, Professor of Medical Informatics and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; Professor of Biomedical Informatics, University at Buffalo • conversation
Feb. 15, 2022 ~8 min

Is a mobile app as good as seeing a therapist?

A closer look at the mental health apps that claim to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses.

Stephanie Collier • harvard
Feb. 8, 2022 ~3 min

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