Thriveworks reveals the top 10 mental health terms for 2021 by Jason Crosby | Sep 21, 2021 | Mental Health Topics, Research Thriveworks conducted an in-depth analysis of over 54,000 data points to identify the Top Mental Health Terms for 2021, determined by how each term has grown in usage over the past five years. This research assessed how 71 mental health terms were used across online, print, and broadcast sources. The…
Music doesn’t enhance our creativity—it impairs it (Video) by Taylor Bennett | Apr 10, 2019 | Mental Health Topics, Psychology Despite popular belief, music doesn’t always enhance creativity. In fact, it can produce the opposite effect. Researchers from Lancaster University found people who listened to music experienced a dip in creativity. This study presented participants with verbal tasks in either a quiet environment or one in which they listened to…
DNA modification reduced fear in mice, could treat anxiety in humans (Video) by Taylor Bennett | Apr 9, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental Health Topics, Research Overcoming fear relies on an unusual change in DNA. One day, DNA therapy could help to cure disorders like social anxiety or PTSD. University of Queensland researchers taught mice to fear and then unfear a specific sound. First, the mice were placed in a box and exposed to the sound,…
Humor linked to positive counseling therapy outcomes (Video) by Taylor Bennett | Mar 19, 2019 | Beginning Therapy, Mental Health Topics Humor can improve the client-therapist relationship and overall success in therapy. A study from The American Journal of Psychotherapy surveyed 110 clients and their therapists about the use of humor in therapy. It found that clients who reported more humor in their therapy sessions also reported greater pleasure in therapy….