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Times Topics – Psychology & Psychologists

• How to Find the Right Couples Therapist
• Lloyd Morrisett, a Founder of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 93
• ‘You Don’t Negotiate With These Kinds of People’
• Learning to Embrace Being Short
• Prince Harry Said Psychedelics Helped His Grief. Here’s What to Know.

Science Daily – Mental Health

• COVID-19 Pandemic Associated With Worse Mental Health and Accelerated Brain Development in Adolescents
• Health Economics at NIMH and NIDA – Domestic and International
• Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Ecological Grief and Anxiety: A Healthy Response to Climate Change
• Brief Cognitive Training May Extend the Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine
• NIMH Creates Publicly Accessible Resource With Data From Healthy Volunteers

Science Daily – Alcoholism

• Mothers' alcohol use changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Uptick in prevalence of simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use in the U.S. after states legalize recreational cannabis use
• Many genes linked to alcohol and tobacco use are shared among diverse ancestries
• Legalization of recreational cannabis linked with increased alcohol drinking, study finds
• Drinking during pregnancy changes baby's brain structure

Science Daily – Bipolar Disorder

• New study reveals differences in diagnosis of psychiatric disorders between geographies
• Multiple diagnoses are the norm for mental illness; A new genetic analysis helps explain why
• Evidence of brain changes in those at risk of bipolar disorder captured with MRI scans
• Lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia
• People with serious mental illness may have increased heart disease risk at younger ages

GradPsych – Food for Thought for Psychology Students

Science Daily – Smoking Addiction

• Smoking increases chances of mid-life memory loss, confusion
• Pregnancy could curb desire to smoke before it is suspected or recognized
• Which teens are more likely to vape? Research shows surprising patterns across race and sexuality groups
• More Danes quit smoking during COVID, study finds
• People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to use nicotine, too

Science Daily – ADD and ADHD

• The link between mental health and ADHD is strong — so why aren't we paying attention?
• Virtual reality game to objectively detect ADHD
• Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders
• Researchers gain a better understanding of how the most commonly used ADHD medication works
• Genetic vulnerability to ADHD signals risk of Alzheimer's disease in old age

Science Daily – Anxiety

• When chronic stress activates these neurons, behavioral problems like loss of pleasure, depression result
• The link between mental health and ADHD is strong — so why aren't we paying attention?
• Managing emotions better could prevent pathological aging
• Feeling depressed? Performing acts of kindness may help
• Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders

Science Daily – Social Psychology

• Researchers identify neurons that 'learn' to smell a threat
• Negative marital communications leave literal, figurative wounds
• Support from others in stressful times can ease impact of genetic depression risk, study suggests
• New studies suggest social isolation is a risk factor for dementia in older adults, point to ways to reduce risk
• Feeling depressed? Performing acts of kindness may help

Science Daily – Schizophrenia

• Abnormal 12-hour cyclic gene activity found in schizophrenic brains
• Scientists link rare genetic phenomenon to neuron function, schizophrenia
• ADHD medication for amphetamine addiction linked to reduced risk of hospitalization and death, study finds
• Inflammation amplifies the effect of genetic risk variants for schizophrenia
• Schizophrenia may increase dementia risk by 2.5 times

Science Daily – Addiction

• Scientists take another step toward building a better pain killer
• Mothers' alcohol use changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Newly identified neuromarker reveals clues about drug and food craving
• Uptick in prevalence of simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use in the U.S. after states legalize recreational cannabis use
• Many genes linked to alcohol and tobacco use are shared among diverse ancestries

Science Daily – Borderline Personality Disorder

• Moms' problems linked to adolescent attachment issues
• Childhood cognitive problems could lead to mental health issues in later life
• Borderline personality disorder: Don't ignore it
• Infant sleep problems can signal mental disorders in adolescents
• Personality traits of patients with social anxiety disorder

Science Daily – Eating Disorders

• Body Dissatisfaction Can Lead to Eating Disorders at Any Age
• Scientists uncover possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder
• Circadian rhythm disruption found to be common among mental health disorders
• Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder
• Large study reveals stark changes in brain structure for people with anorexia

Science Daily – Psychology

• Special vascular cells adjust blood flow in brain capillaries based on local energy needs
• Pop-up electrode device could help with 3D mapping of the brain
• Researchers identify neurons that 'learn' to smell a threat
• Abnormal 12-hour cyclic gene activity found in schizophrenic brains
• Potential hidden cause of dementia detected

Science Daily – Child Psychology

• Young chimpanzees and human teens share risk-taking behaviors
• Childhood trauma linked to civic environmental engagement, green behavior
• Rest isn't best: Getting kids back to school sooner after a concussion can mean a faster recovery
• Genetic diagnosis helps guide care of childhood hearing loss
• Music education benefits youth wellbeing