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• Magnesium and the Brain: The Original Chill Pill
  

        Source: PsychologytodayPublished on 2011-06-12

• Communicating Mindfully in Relationships
  

        Source: PsychologytodayPublished on 2017-09-19

• How Mentally Strong People Respond to Snarky Comments
  

        Source: PsychologytodayPublished on 2017-09-15

• Feeling Lonely? You May Be Damaging Your Health
  

        Source: PsychologytodayPublished on 2017-09-19

• The Power of Supportive Environments for LGBT+ Youth
  

        Source: PsychologytodayPublished on 2017-09-22

Psychotherapy

• Psychology Around the Net: March 10, 2018
  

        Source: PsychotherapyPublished on 2018-03-10

• 8 Ways to Support Yourself Through Bereavement
  

        Source: PsychotherapyPublished on 2018-02-19

• Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Children and Adolescents with OCD?
  

        Source: PsychotherapyPublished on 2018-02-12

• Depressed by the News? Here Are 7 Strategies for Self-Care
  

        Source: PsychotherapyPublished on 2018-02-02

• Do Beliefs Shape Outcomes?
  

        Source: PsychotherapyPublished on 2017-12-13

PTSD

• Trusting Your Instincts in a Psychologically Abusive Relationship
  

        Source: PTSDPublished on 2017-12-11

• Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Road to Recovery
  

        Source: PTSDPublished on 2017-11-27

• Your Diagnosis Does Not Define You
  

        Source: PTSDPublished on 2017-10-29

• Healing from Trauma Boosts Relationship Joy
  

        Source: PTSDPublished on 2017-10-22

• Secondhand Trauma — Is It Real? The 2017 Hurricane Season Is Affecting Everyone
  

        Source: PTSDPublished on 2017-08-28

Parenting

• 4 Mental Health Tips for New Moms
  

        Source: ParentingPublished on 2018-07-20

• Making the Most of Summer Games for Your Child and YOU
  

        Source: ParentingPublished on 2018-07-19

• How Busy People Bolster Their Bonds with Their Partners
  

        Source: ParentingPublished on 2018-07-14

Panic Disorder

• When You Feel Defective and Deficient for Struggling with Anxiety
  

        Source: Panic DisorderPublished on 2018-06-17

• How to Break the Stress Reaction Cycle
  

        Source: Panic DisorderPublished on 2018-06-16

• How Misreading Your Body’s Signals Can Cause Anxiety
  

       Source: Panic DisorderPublished on 2018-06-15

• Anxiety Is Not the Enemy
  

       Source: Panic DisorderPublished on 2018-06-04

• Anxiety and Your “What If Calculator”
  

        Source: Panic DisorderPublished on 2018-05-20

OCD

• Psychology Around the Net: March 17, 2018
  

        Source: OCDPublished on 2018-03-17

• OCD, Learning, and Memory Problems
  

        Source: OCDPublished on 2018-02-21

• Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Children and Adolescents with OCD?
  

        Source: OCDPublished on 2018-02-12

• When Therapy Changes a Life
  

        Source: OCDPublished on 2018-01-28

• Distorted Physical Sensations in OCD
  

        Source: OCDPublished on 2018-01-23

Depression

• Sharing Hope: An Interview with Charles Minguez
  

        Source: DepressionPublished on 2018-06-21

• Schools Need to Protect Students Physically – And Mentally
  

        Source: DepressionPublished on 2018-06-19

• Trigger-Induced Depression
  

        Source: DepressionPublished on 2018-06-16

• Might Depression Be Linked to One of These Popular Medications?
  

        Source: DepressionPublished on 2018-06-15

• Suicide Is Not an Event: Action and Allyship After the Loss of Spade, Bourdain
  

        Source: DepressionPublished on 2018-06-12

Anxiety

• How to Use Yoga Therapy for Anxiety
  

        Source: AnxietyPublished on 2018-06-20

• Schools Need to Protect Students Physically – And Mentally
  

        Source: AnxietyPublished on 2018-06-19

• When You Feel Defective and Deficient for Struggling with Anxiety
  

        Source: AnxietyPublished on 2018-06-17

• How to Break the Stress Reaction Cycle
  

        Source: AnxietyPublished on 2018-06-16

• Anxiety Is Not the Enemy
  

        Source: AnxietyPublished on 2018-06-04