Psychology / Psychiatry Stories
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Could Magic Mushrooms Be A Cure For Treatment-Resistant Depression?
A new study claims that psilocybin — the chemical agent that makes people hallucinate can help patients with treatment-resistant depression. -
College Men Think A Woman's Previous Consent To Sex Implies Her Future Consent
New research has found that many men on college campuses do not have accurate ideas about sexual consent. -
Was Charles Manson A Psychopath Or A Sociopath?
Charles Manson orchestrated savage murders in the late 1960s and showed signs of antisocial personality disorder. Whether he was a psychopath or a sociopath is up for debate. -
Mental Health Patients Want To Use Exercise As Treatment
Exercise has been shown to help people with depression and anxiety, and mental health patients want their doctors to help them use that physical activity as treatment to relieve stress and feel better. -
Teen Drug Users Really Are Going Nowhere Fast
Teenagers who are dependent on marijuana and alcohol are less likely to hold down a good job or get married as adults — and young men were affected more seriously than young women. -
Top 50 Reasons Why Couples Choose To Stay Together Or Break Up
The top 50 reasons why couples, whether dating or married, choose to stay together or split up. -
5 Tips To Deal With Anxiety In 10 Minutes Or Less
Mindfulness meditation, and 4 other tips for natural anxiety relief in just 10 minutes or less. -
Why You Sometimes Fantasize That Your Loved Ones Have Died
Grim or tragic daydreams involving our loved ones are normal, and more of a reflection of our love for the person than a subconscious desire for them to die. -
Witnessing Domestic Abuse During Childhood Linked To Psychopathic Traits
New research has suggested that witnessing abuse during childhood may be linked to higher psychopathic personality qualities, such as visions of grandiosity, and pathological lying. -
Schizophrenia Traced To Baby’s Brain Development
Scientists say they have observed what happens as cells develop in the womb for babies who grow up to have schizophrenia. -
Not All Psychopaths In Your Office Are Created Equal
Psychopaths notoriously become serial killers, but are some of them actually model employees? -
7 Strange Sexual Turn-Ons For Women, Backed By Science
Seven strange turn-ons for women, from an old beard or stubble to the smell of gasoline.