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The Green-Eyed Monster: On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Experiencing Envy

The Green-Eyed Monster: On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Experiencing Envy

Dr. Guy Leschziner Explores the Science Behind the More Unsavory Aspects of Our Personalities

By Dr. Guy Leschziner | December 11, 2024

How Audrey Clare Farley Rewrote the Story of the Genain Quadruplets

How Audrey Clare Farley Rewrote the Story of the Genain Quadruplets

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By Audrey Clare Farley | June 22, 2023

Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

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By Tyler Malone | October 29, 2021

What Therapists Are Reading to Get Through the Many Crises of the Moment

What Therapists Are Reading to Get Through the Many Crises of the Moment

Chaya Bhuvaneswar on How Books Sustain Mental Health Professionals

By Chaya Bhuvaneswar | October 29, 2021

The Human Behind the “Monster.” On the Misrepresentations of Forensic Psychiatry

The Human Behind the “Monster.” On the Misrepresentations of Forensic Psychiatry

Dr. Gwen Adshead on How We (Mis)treat Mental Illness

By Dr. Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne | July 21, 2021

How Depression and Trauma Cast Multigenerational Shadows

How Depression and Trauma Cast Multigenerational Shadows

Alex Riley on Family History and the Evolution of Modern Psychiatry

By Alex Riley | April 13, 2021

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The Moment the Myth of Alien Abduction Was Born

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The Gay Activists Who Fought the American Psychiatric Establishment

By Mo Rocca | November 6, 2019

A Mental Health Activist Confronts Her Own Inner Turmoil

A Mental Health Activist Confronts Her Own Inner Turmoil

Leah Harris on Suicidality, Mindfulness, and Meditation

By Leah Harris | August 27, 2019

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Groundbreaking Discoveries... But at What Cost?

By Andrew Scull | July 30, 2019

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

On Early 20th-Century America's Unhealthy Fixation with 'Hygiene'

Junk Science, Paternalism, and a Misplaced Faith in 'Expertise'

By Anne Harrington | April 25, 2019

The Misunderstood Consequences of Electroconvulsive Therapy

The Misunderstood Consequences of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Mary Cregan on Doing Whatever It Takes to Deal with Depression

By Mary Cregan | April 8, 2019

On the Eerie, Enduring Power of the Rorschach Test

On the Eerie, Enduring Power of the Rorschach Test

How a 100-Year-Old Test Still Reveals More Than We Think

By Damion Searls | February 22, 2018

Have We Always Been Depressed?

Have We Always Been Depressed?

Yes. The Answer is Yes.

By Lynne Segal | November 29, 2017

Carson McCullers on Suicide, Psychiatry and the Mind of the Artist

Carson McCullers on Suicide, Psychiatry and the Mind of the Artist

"I think I don't believe very much in psychotherapy for creative people."

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2017