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Times Topics – Psychology & Psychologists

• Interrogating the Stories We Tell About Our Minds
• Making Friends
• Can Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?
• How Hard Should Your Workout Be?
• The Forgotten Lessons of the Recovered Memory Movement

Science Daily – Mental Health

• Family-Based Intervention Lowers Long-Term Suicide Risk in Youth
• NIMH Research Domain Criteria Roundtable – Data-Driven Refinement of Psychopathology: Toward Precision Diagnostics
• NIH Announces Winners of High School Mental Health Essay Contest
• Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Initiatives: Promoting Inclusive Excellence in the Extramural Research Ecosystem
• NIH BRAIN Initiative Launches Projects to Develop Cell Atlases and Molecular Tools for Cell Access

Science Daily – Alcoholism

• Young women who reduce binge drinking could decrease risk of COVID-19 infection, study shows
• New study identifies cortisol level as indicator of addiction recovery success
• How fear memories get stuck in some brains
• Heart medication shows potential as treatment for alcohol use disorder
• COVID-19 took serious toll on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mental and physical health

Science Daily – Bipolar Disorder

• 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
• Clues to treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder found in recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’

GradPsych – Food for Thought for Psychology Students

• Negotiating Job Contracts: Effective Strategies to Improve Your Outcome
• APAGS CSOGD Committee Spotlight: Emily Boswell
• 9 Tips for Navigating an In-Person Convention
• APAGS CSOGD Committee Spotlight: Aidan Kraus
• APAGS CSOGD Committee Spotlight: Jared Boot

Science Daily – Smoking Addiction

• 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
• Coffee and cigarettes: Research sheds new light on nicotine and morning brew
• E-cigarette use to reduce cigarette smoking may not increase nicotine dependence, study suggests

Science Daily – ADD and ADHD

• Gene mutation discovered that causes language impairment, ADHD and myasthenia
• Adult ADHD linked to elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases
• Pregnant women with obesity and diabetes may be more likely to have a child with ADHD
• Early-term births associated with higher rate of ADHD as reported by teachers
• Researchers use MRI to show brain changes, differences in children with ADHD

Science Daily – Anxiety

• Anxiety during pregnancy can lead to earlier births, study finds
• Motherhood at work: Exploring maternal mental health
• How fear memories get stuck in some brains
• Molecular changes in the brain in the aftermath of a traumatic event may help explain long-term susceptibility or resilience
• Resident physicians report COVID-19 impacts

Science Daily – Social Psychology

• Social media use linked to developing depression regardless of personality
• Rate of food insecurity skyrockets for Americans with cardiovascular disease
• Smartphones promise satisfaction and meaning, deliver only more searching, study finds
• Asexual relationships need same ingredients as any other relationship
• Shedding light on the happy hormone

Science Daily – Schizophrenia

• Neuronal cell type for controlling the flow of information in the brain
• In Krabbe disease, neurons may bring about their own destruction
• How the cerebellum modulates our ability to socialize
• Body versus brain: New evidence for an autoimmune cause of schizophrenia
• 'Happy hormone' dopamine plays role in identifying emotions

Science Daily – Addiction

• Scientists create 'non-psychedelic' compound with same anti-depressant effect
• Young women who reduce binge drinking could decrease risk of COVID-19 infection, study shows
• New study identifies cortisol level as indicator of addiction recovery success
• Adolescent substance abuse in the U.S. declines with exception of cannabis and vaping
• Women facing food insecurity could be at high risk for addiction to highly processed food

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

• 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
• Multiple diagnoses are the norm for mental illness; A new genetic analysis helps explain why
• Researcher looks into little known 'purging disorder'

Science Daily – Psychology

• Role of genomic changes in specific brain cells in Alzheimer's disease
• Unlocking the power of our emotional memory
• SuperAger brains contain 'super neurons'
• Sniffing out the brain's smelling power
• Brain injury in preemies may be treatable even well after birth

Science Daily – Child Psychology

• Researchers find ways to help teens get more sleep
• Social media use linked to developing depression regardless of personality
• Liking another group doesn't mean you dislike your own
• Collective effort needed to help children thrive following exposure to online risks
• Brain development of the preterm baby is improved by supporting emotional connection with the parent