APS Fellow Stefan G. Hofmann, a professor of psychology at Boston University (BU), has received the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Award for his study of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), anxiety disorders, and depression. The award, established by the German government to foster international cooperation in academia, recognizes scientists whose cutting-edge More
Research suggests 1 to 2 percent of children 2 to 5 years old have depression, and that untreated depression in toddlers can lead to more depression later in life. More
A sample of new research exploring emotion and memory in depression, emotion regulation and everyday functioning in schizophrenia, and different autism phenotypes in males and females. More
Mobile devices have become our alarm clocks and newspapers and, via platforms like Facebook and Instagram, portals to our social lives. With smartphones inhabiting the pockets of roughly three quarters of all Americans and tablets borne by half, a pale blue glow silhouettes modern life. As screens have become ubiquitous More
A sample of new research exploring: distrust and borderline personality disorder; desistance of alcohol use disorder over the lifespan; reappraisal, cognitive control, and emotion; and rumination in psychopathology. More
A sample of new research articles exploring the role of memory in PTSD and depression, effects of a negative parenting intervention on children’s ADHD symptoms, and conceptualizing mechanisms of change in different kinds of therapy. More
