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How to get unstuck, with Adam Alter, PhD
Episode 243
Everyone gets stuck sometimes: in a creative pursuit that stalls, in a job or a relationship that isn’t working out, or even just at an exercise plat…
3 years, 2 months ago
Digital therapeutics and mental health apps, with Vaile Wright, PhD
Episode 242
As the U.S. struggles with a shortage of mental health providers, advocates say that digital therapeutics – evidence-based mental health treatments d…
3 years, 3 months ago
Crowds, obedience and the psychology of group behavior, with Stephen Reicher, PhD
Episode 241
What happens when people gather in crowds – whether for political rallies, protests, football games or religious pilgrimages? Stephen Reicher, PhD, o…
3 years, 3 months ago
Medical Deception: Understanding Munchausen Syndrome/Factitious Disorder, with Marc Feldman, MD, and Janet Cahill, PhD
Episode 240
Factitious disorder, more commonly known as Munchausen syndrome, is a mental health disorder in which people fake serious illness to gain sympathy, a…
3 years, 3 months ago
How parents and their adult children can build strong relationships, with Laurence Steinberg, PhD
Episode 239
The lives of young adults look far different than they did a generation ago: The average age at which people marry and have children is higher than e…
3 years, 3 months ago
How social media affects teens’ mental health, with Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
Episode 238
Congress and state legislators are considering laws to restrict teen social media use, and school districts are suing social media companies for harm…
3 years, 3 months ago
The ‘silent epidemic’ of eating disorders, with Cheri Levinson, PhD
Episode 238
Researchers who study eating disorders sometimes call them the silent epidemic. Despite the stereotype that these disorders afflict only young white …
3 years, 4 months ago
The promise of brain stimulation treatments for depression, with Sarah Lisanby, MD, and Diana Daniele
Episode 236
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been a treatment option for people with major depression since it was approved by the FDA in 2008. Today,…
3 years, 4 months ago
How do you build a successful team? With Eduardo Salas, PhD
Episode 235
Very few people do their jobs entirely on their own. For most of us, doing our job well means being part of a well-functioning team. Eduardo Salas, P…
3 years, 4 months ago
What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD
Episode 234
While ageism may be one of the last socially acceptable biases, research shows that aging often comes with positive changes. And by believing in and …
3 years, 4 months ago