The Pandemic Doesn’t Mean We Have to Choose between Physical and Mental Health

If you’re thinking about the COVID pandemic as an assault against physical health alone, you’ve got it all wrong. The statistics on illness and death are staggering—but there’s been an equally staggering toll exacted on our mental health. Nearly one third of Americans are experiencing symptoms of clinical depression or More

A Quarter of Canadians Don’t Want The COVID-19 Vaccine. We Asked The Experts Why

After the COVID-19 pandemic tossed the world into chaos, the light at the end of the tunnel was the announcement that major pharmaceutical companies had vaccines in development. Two vaccines, made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, have now been approved for use. As Canada rolls out its vaccination campaign, beginning with More

How to Deal With Job Loss Without Damage to Your Self-Esteem

Our careers fulfill a number of different functions in our lives, says David Blustein, a professor of counseling psychology at Boston College and author of “The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty: The Eroding Work Experience in America.” Work helps us satisfy our needs to achieve, earn an More

This Thanksgiving, More Than Any Other, Gratitude is Precious – but Warm Feelings Are Only the First Step To Living Well.

… On surveys, Canadians report feeling more stress and anxiety, but also more gratitude. We have made an art of it – literally – with the thank you signs for health care workers now fading in front windows. Gratitude is to be encouraged, according to countless self-help books and wellness More

Clinical Psychological Science Editor Scott O. Lilienfeld (1960-2020)

The prolific scholar and APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow served as editor of Clinical Psychological Science from 2016 until late 2019. More

New Clinical Psychological Science Editor Vows to Reflect “Incredibly Diverse Field”

APS Fellow Jennifer Tackett, incoming editor of Clinical Psychological Science, discusses psychology as an interdisciplinary “hub science” and the importance of opening up that science to new voices. More

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