Intolerance of Uncertainty & Faith -The Implications of Religiosity on Mental Health
The psychological concept of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is related to how religion impacts mental health.
Godly Sadness - Biological Correlates of Spirituality & Depression
What is the biological correlation between depression and spirituality? And what is the connection between post-traumatic growth and spirituality?
Mental Health First Responders – Filling an Important Need for Americans with Suicidality
Law enforcement crisis response teams do not have the mental health training needed to offer assistance for individuals at immediate risk of suicide. Mental health first response teams in Europe are filling this and setting an example for the United States.
Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy - New Remedies for Treatment-Resistant Mental Illness
Psychiatry is broken. Diagnoses of mental illness are increasing as the number of new psychiatric interventions decrease. A new framework leverages the healing properties of psilocybin for individuals with treatment-resistant mental illness.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) - Does it really exist?
Skeptics call Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) a medical fad from the 80s. Recent YouTube drama has reignited criticism. However, clinical and neurobiological evidence points to its validity as an extreme response to trauma.
Meditation for Bipolar Disorder - Does It Work?
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR) and meditation have gone mainstream in recent years. But can these practices be helpful in the treatment of a condition as complex as Bipolar Disorder II?
1914 & Betrayal — Understanding Religious Trauma Syndrome in Jehovah’s Witnesses
Anger, rage, and enormous betrayal are common experiences for a Jehovah's Witnesses suffering from Religious Trauma Syndrome