Psychedelic research transforms global mental health treatment paradigms
image: Gregor Hasler, M.D., University of Fribourg, Switzerland view more Credit: Gregor Hasler VILLARS-SUR-GLÂNE, SWITZERLAND, 2 September 2025 — In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published today in Psychedelics, Professor…
Health psychology should be at the heart of efforts to improve the health of the Scottish nation
Heather Connolly is a health psychologist and chair of the BPS’s Scottish Branch of the Division of Health Psychology. She explains how health psychology can help to further achieve the…
How Immigration Policies Are Harming Mental Health
By Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD, University at Albany. On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act—historically employed only during wartime—so that the…
Self-confidence is a skill that can be strengthened
Psychologist Shilagh Mirgain estimates a majority of her patients feel like they’re not good enough. That tracks with national and global data, with studies showing 85 percent of people experience…
Overwhelmed by Negative Thoughts? Mental Health Tips From a Psychology Professor
How does your approach to confronting negative thoughts differ from mainstream therapies? With acceptance and commitment therapy, what we do is we learn to accept the presence of the thought,…
When Not Knowing Is Better for Your Mind and Mental Health
In today’s information-driven world, where headlines and notifications are constant, not knowing something may feel like a personal failure. But psychological research suggests the opposite may be true: sometimes, deliberate…