With the right therapist, you should feel safe and respected. You should not feel as though you’re being secretly judged.With that in mind, try to speak with more than one therapist before committing.

Podcast: Under the Cortex features Michael Kramer from the University of Zurich to discuss how, as individuals step up to ...

Stephen Hinshaw, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies A.D.H.D. but was not involved in the new British research, described the study as “a major finding,” ...

Teaching: Lesson plans about the changeability or controllability of traits that other people possess and how they can play a ...

For people with anxiety and depression, these conditions can feel like two sides of the same coin. Researchers are exploring ...

OCD can be treated, but people with the disorder tend to have a lower quality of life than neurotypical people. A recent study theorized that decision making could be, at least partly, to blame.

Doctoral student Beth Anne Hosek provides five tips for moving through graduate school and navigating the student-committee ...

Over the last year, NPR graphics reporter Daniel Wood — a busy dad of three — says he’s been able to maintain “a workout cadence I’ve never, ever had before.” The secret to his good exercise regime?

When children play, how do they develop the essential skill of cooperation? What methods do they use to solve complex problems while working in teams? How do they approach a threshold dilemma when ...

How do the five love languages hold up to empirical research? How do psychological researchers feel about self-censorship? How does gender equality vary by country globally? Tune in to hear highlights ...

Another way to add warmth to your connections could be to repair past wrongs, by saying sorry. As our tech specialist Thomas Germain found out, robots are actually surprisingly good at coming up with ...