Back in March, going just about anywhere felt like entering a combat zone. As covid-19 case counts rose across the country, I quaked at the prospect of going to the grocery store. I donned my mask and tried not to inhale as I threaded through the aisles, dousing myself with More
New research at UVA suggests that language used in text messages may one day help clinicians predict an increased risk of a suicide attempt in real time. More
A sample of research exploring process-based therapy, motor performance and risk for psychosis, and reports of recovered memories in the context of psychotherapy. More
Social interaction is considered to be such an important contributor to physical and mental well-being that individuals who show relatively low drive for and pleasure from interacting with others are sometimes given a clinical diagnosis of “social anhedonia.” Social anhedonia cannot be explained by social anxiety or exclusion; rather, socially More
The world is an uncertain and risky place. The news constantly bombards us with scary situations from school shootings to gruesome murders. Risk is everywhere and associated with everything. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a decade ago estimated 234,000 people a year ended up in emergency More
A sample of new research exploring an incentive-sensitization model of eating behavior, interpersonal stress generation in depression, and cognitive risk factors for later development of PTSD. More
