I gave in to my creative itch and wrote about my psychosis. Writing wouldn’t derail me from my comfortable, albeit slightly ...

I can’t do it. It’s too scary.” Anxiety is loud in kids’ lives. Small steps, music, and routine can turn fear into courage, ...

About a decade ago, I (Frank W. Putnam) read an editorial by the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences lamenting the high rates of fraudulent research published in Chinese journals. Could ...

Toxic dating trends have been so common lately that many people see them as normal, but they aren’t. Trends like ghosting and ...

Our personality is not set in stone but can change quite significantly over the course of a lifetime. During different phases of life like childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and older age, many ...

An overview of how genetics associated with schizophrenia and bipolar can influence how cells communicate, ultimately ...

This essay was written by Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., and Colorado's First Gentleman, Marlon H. Reis. Source: Marc Bekoff Now more than ever, we must recognize that animals do matter. They are more than ...

I remember the first time I sat ringside at a cage fight. The steel door slammed shut, and two fighters stood inches apart, fists twitching, eyes locked. To the untrained eye, it looked like ...

Ambition is the desire to rise higher in the world, aspiration the desire to become a better person. One of the main tasks of successful aging is relinquishing one for the other ...

How much do you know about defense mechanisms? Defense mechanisms are psychological processes that someone unconsciously engages in to avoid discomfort, and there are several specific types. Take this ...

Do you know how your mind works? If you’re like most people, your understanding of the mind or brain and its workings is probably a bit outdated. Neuroscientists are regularly developing new tools and ...

Do you know the difference between clutter and hoarding? The tendency to clutter is common, but it is not the same as hoarding. The latter is a mental health disorder listed in the Diagnostic and ...