Is political anxiety harming your health?
On the surface, basic strategies for regulating emotions can work to reduce stress about politics. Ford and her colleagues found that after the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton voters who reframed…
UTEP Professor Wins Prestigious Research Award from American Psychological Association
Award recognizes contributions to rehabilitation psychology EL PASO, Texas (Jan. 30, 2025) – Health sciences researcher Emre Umucu, Ph.D., associate professor and associate dean for research at The University of…
Social Media’s 10 Worst Pieces of Mental Health Advice
Social media is full of catchy mental health advice. Some of it resonates deeply, leaving us feeling encouraged or inspired. But not all popular advice is good advice. Some of…
Exploring the impact of discharged patients’ characteristics on online health information-seeking behaviors: Insights from patients’ dilemmas
ORIGINAL RESEARCH article Front. Psychol. Sec. Health Psychology Volume 16 – 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1500627 This article is part of the Research Topic Digital Information for Patient Education, Volume II…
I was a ‘clean eating’ blogger obsessed with being healthy. Here’s how I stopped food taking up my thoughts after I became a psychologist.
Through my recovery and training to become an eating disorder recovery psychologist, I learned ways to navigate the treacherous online health space and free myself from restrictive eating. Growing up…
Gen Z Takes on Mental Health
In an article published just before COVID, the Economist reported that most of the research about Gen Z (born between the late ’90s and early 2010s) suggests that the kids…