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These research articles involve many aspects of psychology such as cognitive psychology, depression studies, mental health, stress, happiness and neuropsychology, Scroll below for more specific categories.

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How to Remain Youthful and Resilient Despite Stress

Stress can be a precursor to other mental health disorders including depression and anxiety, as well as a factor for premature aging. Researchers discuss stress management techniques that can build resilience to stressors and could help protect against the impact stress has on the aging process.

Symptoms and Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder May Run In Families

Family members of people with borderline personality disorder share similarities in brain structure and personality traits as those diagnosed with the personality disorder. Findings may point toward a hereditary component to personality disorders.

Link Between Brain Cell Development and Risk of Schizophrenia Discovered

The genetic disruption of specific cell processes crucial to brain development was linked to disease risk in a wide range of mental health disorders including schizophrenia.

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Why We Feel Confident About Decisions We Make

A new computational model found decisions people are most likely to feel right about are a result of the attentional effort to consciously weigh up different options.

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Learning Through Guided Play Can Be as Effective as Adult-Led Instruction up to at Least Age Eight

Study reports play-based learning may positively impact a young child's acquisition of math skills compared to direct teaching.

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Nature Helps Us Cope With Body Image Threats

Spending time in nature helps reduce negative feelings about body image and anxiety.

Why Severe Depression Affects Women and Men Differently

Researchers found alterations in different parts of the brain in males and females with severe depression. The findings also reveal a specific biomarker for depression in blood samples of women.

Could Childhood Inflammation or Infection Be a Cause of Depression and Psychosis?

Infection, inflammation, and metabolic disorders early in life could increase the chances of developing depression and psychosis during adulthood.

Sleep Deprivation Increases Serotonin 2a Receptor Response in Brain

Sleep deprivation increases the levels of serotonin 2A neurotransmitter receptors within 6 - 8 hours. Abnormal serotonin 2A receptor function is associated with hallucinations, cognitive impairment, and is linked to psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.