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Bringing Precision Treatment to Mental Health Care
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Robert J. DeRubeis is applying actuarial modeling to mental health care to improve treatment selection and ensure that patients receive care that meets their individual needs.
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Bringing Evidence-Based Mental-Health Care to Children Worldwide
According to the World Health Organization (2011), South Africa has 0.27 psychiatrists and 0.31 psychologists per 100,000 people, while Lebanon has 1.41 psychiatrists and 2.12 psychologists for 100,000 people. The lack of mental health providers
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Linehan Receives Grawemeyer Award for Psychology
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Marsha M. Linehan, whose groundbreaking research has focused on developing interventions for teens at high risk for suicide, as well as support networks for their families and friends, has won
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To Help A Criminal Go Straight, Help Him Change How He Thinks
NPR: Hard-core criminals are trapped in a vicious circle of their own thinking. Cognitive treatment of offenders can show them a way out of that trap. With effort and practice, even the most serious offenders
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Annoyed by Loud Chewing? The Problem Is You
The Wall Street Journal: Christine Robinson was looking forward to a date night with her husband, Robert. She grilled flatbread veggie pizza, opened a bottle of Cabernet and lighted some candles. Her husband took a
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Studies May Overstate The Benefits of Talk Therapy For Depression
NPR: The benefits of talk therapy for depression have been overstated in the scientific literature, according to a study in the journal PLOS ONE. The finding comes several years after a similar study reached the