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The Mustache Was Never the Point of Movember

Movember started out like all good things—in a bar over drinks with friends. Now, it’s grown to define a month of men with hairy lips getting the word out about men’s health.

Beyond the Snowflake Myth

Are young people seeking special support “snowflakes” who lack realism and resilience, or are they really facing problems previous generations avoided?

Why You Treat Your Future Self Like a Stranger

Studies found that we tend to treat our future selves no better than we would strangers, and that ends up increasing our stress. But we can change.

What Stressed Teens Need During College Application Season

Two therapists couldn’t get their stressed teen to slow down. What finally helped wasn’t more advice. It was asking one question and listening carefully to the response.

The Problem With Being Told “You’re Right”

Learn why the issue of sycophancy is popping up everywhere, and what to do about it.

Did You Get Blamed for Everything in Your Family?

If you were blamed for your family’s problems growing up, you may have been the “identified patient.” Learning that it wasn’t your fault can transform your sense of self.

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Are LLMs Really More Empathetic Than Humans?

New studies are emerging that suggest LLMs can outperform humans or certain psychologically relevant tasks. Are they capturing the full picture?

The Urgency of Early ADHD Intervention

Delaying treatment for ADHD until the teen years comes with potential life-long consequences. Here’s what you should know.

3 Proven Ways to Prevent Burnout

Stress and burnout rates are rising as people working in understaffed offices carry massive workloads that lead to exhaustion. Science-based strategies can help.

Scientists discover mysterious “lonely” brain waves linked to memory loss

Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer’s-related protein buildup, disrupted brain waves during deep sleep, and fading memory. The findings suggest that hidden changes in how the brain processes memories overnight may contribute

Scientists may have finally explained why our brains and bodies are cross-wired

Scientists propose that the brain’s mysterious cross-wiring, which connects each hemisphere to the opposite side of the body, may have originated more than 500 million years ago in the visual systems of ancient fish. Rather than evolving for a specif

A Parachute for Your ADHD Medication Crash

Most people taking ADHD medication experience an afternoon crash. Here, ADDitude readers reveal effective strategies for a softer landing.

Scientists identify two overlooked skills that predict reading success

A massive new study reveals that intelligence plays a surprisingly limited role in children's reading success, while visual processing showed no meaningful connection at all. Instead, the strongest predictors are sound recognition, vocabulary, a

Can ChatGPT Replace Therapy? What the Research Means for Therapists

Can ChatGPT replace therapy? Explore what current research says about AI mental health tools, clinical effectiveness, safety, and what therapists should evaluate. The post Can ChatGPT Replace Therapy? What the Research Means for Therapists appeared f

Scientists find surprisingly little evidence that medical cannabis helps you sleep

A major new review challenges the growing enthusiasm for medical cannabis as an insomnia treatment, finding little reliable evidence that it improves sleep quality, sleep duration, or daytime functioning. Researchers caution that this doesn't me

Clinical Drift in Social Work: An Interview on Macro Practice With Joe Wernau, LMSW

Clinical drift in social work is the slow, structural narrowing of a profession founded on social justice into one that defaults to clinical practice. Joe Wernau, LMSW, founder of The Macro Lens, has built his career around documenting how it happens

Across Generations: Reflections on the Second Annual Global Summit on Youth Mental Health

Explore key insights from the global summit on youth mental health and its impact on today's youth and their future. The post Across Generations: Reflections on the Second Annual Global Summit on Youth Mental Health appeared first on Child Mind Insti

How ADHD Science Fails Women in Menopause

Menopause worsens ADHD symptoms, but standard assessments do not capture the depth of women’s misery.

Scientists discover why chronic back pain feels so personal

A surprising discovery at UC San Diego suggests that chronic lower back pain may become deeply embedded in the brain's sense of personal identity. Researchers found that movement-triggered pain activates a brain network associated with self-awar

Does ADHD Worsen With Age? It Depends.

Whether ADHD worsens or improves over time for someone depends on multiple factors, from when symptoms and impairments first became meaningful to how sensitive one’s ADHD is to their environment.

Women with ADHD: How Hormones, Symptoms & Late Diagnoses Impact Females

What Are Night Terrors?

Growing up, my little brother experienced a phenomenon known as night terrors, though my parents, at first, weren’t sure what to call them. Extreme nightmares? Sleeping meltdowns? A born ’fraidy-cat, I would have guessed he had been possessed by a de

A single brain signal may explain schizophrenia's most puzzling symptoms

Scientists have identified a weakened brain signal that may connect several seemingly unrelated symptoms of schizophrenia, including sensory processing difficulties, disorganized speech, and greater symptom severity. The surprising discovery could he

The Ongoing Crisis in Menopause Care

Few medical providers are adequately trained to treat menopause, a new study finds, and even fewer understand how hormonal changes aggravate ADHD symptoms.

Perimenopause Begins Earlier and Hits Harder for Women with ADHD

Women with ADHD may experience more severe perimenopause symptoms, and at younger ages. Learn how to recognize the signs and find relief.

The autistic brain processes faces differently than scientists thought

A major new study reveals that autistic children’s brains process faces differently, and those differences may begin earlier than scientists previously thought. Researchers found that brain signals associated with recognizing faces become more specia

Understanding the Different Types of Psychological Evaluations

If your child is struggling with mental health, behavior, or learning challenges, the first step to getting them the support they need is to seek a professional assessment. Whether you’ve been motivated to do so by the child’s teacher, the school, or

Popular cannabis sleep gummies may have a hidden dark side

A cannabis-derived ingredient commonly found in sleep gummies may be more habit-forming than previously thought, with new research showing that repeated exposure caused tolerance and withdrawal symptoms in mice. Scientists warn that CBN may carry ris

What Affair Recovery Actually Looks Like in the First 90 Days

Debra Feinberg, LCSW, explores the early stages of affair recovery, what couples may experience, and when professional support can help. The post What Affair Recovery Actually Looks Like in the First 90 Days appeared first on The GoodTherapy Blog.

What Is Guanfacine?

Guanfacine is a non-stimulant medication that is FDA-approved to treat ADHD in children and teens. It can also be used off label to treat tic disorders and symptoms of autism. Guanfacine is not as powerful in reducing ADHD symptoms as stimulant medic

The Wall Street Journal: Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are Losing Their Sense of Time

Dr. Vera Feuer, chief clinical officer at the Child Mind Institute, discusses how short-form videos affect the circuitry of the brain. The post The Wall Street Journal: Teens Who Can’t Put Down TikTok and Instagram Are Losing Their Sense of Time appe

The SNF Global Center Names New Research and Communicator Fellows Ahead of World Mental Health Day 2026

The latest cohort of Fellows will join an international network of experts leading scalable, community-driven innovations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The post The SNF Global Center Names New Research and Communicator Fellows Ahead of

Child Mind Institute Study Finds Strong Link Between Teen Belonging and Mental Health

Released in recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Building Bridges: Teen Loneliness and Connection asked 1,000 U.S. teens aged 14-17 what connection means to them, where they feel most connected, and who they turn to when they need su

Using Large Language Models to Create Lexicons for Interpretable Text Models With High Content Validity: The Suicide Risk Lexicon

Researchers developed a new language-processing tool that uses words and phrases in text conversations to estimate suicide risk. Tested on crisis counseling conversations, the tool accurately predicted risk and helped identify which language patterns

AI in Therapy: How Therapists Can Respond to AI Self-Diagnosis

AI self-diagnosis is common in therapy. Learn how therapists can explore client AI use, assess risk, protect privacy, and support informed care. The post AI in Therapy: How Therapists Can Respond to AI Self-Diagnosis appeared first on The GoodTherapy

Social Work Futurist: Strategic Foresight for the Future of Social Work

Social work is built to respond to what’s happening right now, but what if the profession spent more time preparing for what’s coming next? That’s the work of a social work futurist: using tools from strategic foresight to scan for

Grief and Belongings After Loss: Gentle Ways to Sort What Remains

Grief and belongings can feel overwhelming after loss. Learn gentle ways to sort keepsakes, honor memories, and move at your pace. The post Grief and Belongings After Loss: Gentle Ways to Sort What Remains appeared first on The GoodTherapy Blog.

Communication in Relationships: 6 Grounded Ways to Navigate Conflict

Communication in relationships can stay grounded during conflict. Learn how to pause, name emotions, ask questions, and repair. The post Communication in Relationships: 6 Grounded Ways to Navigate Conflict appeared first on The GoodTherapy Blog.

My anxious child/teen is not willing or able to go to therapy – what now? An alternative approach to traditional therapy for treatment of children with anxiety disorders and OCD

Anxiety disorders in young people are common - Up to 20% of kids and teens meet the criteria for disorders such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) (persistent, uncontrollable worry about a range of everyday life or challenging events), Separ

Financial Boundaries Social Workers Struggle to Set (and How to Build Them)

In the first two posts in this series, we explored why financial stress in social work goes deeper than low pay, and how the money beliefs we developed in childhood shape our financial behavior through the Relationship → Behavior → Circumstances chai

What Counselling in Two Different Countries Taught Me: Hansel Wong on Connection, Curiosity, and Culture

Therapist Hansel Wong on what practicing across multiple countries taught him about curiosity, connection, and why therapy is a strength, not a weakness. The post What Counselling in Two Different Countries Taught Me: Hansel Wong on Connection, Curio

Healing After Suffering: How to Find Yourself After Loss or Trauma

Healing after suffering can help you honor grief, trauma, and change while reconnecting with who you are now. The post Healing After Suffering: How to Find Yourself After Loss or Trauma appeared first on The GoodTherapy Blog.

How to Navigate Senior Years: Mental Health, Compassion, and Grace

Senior years mental health can bring compassion, life review, spiritual reflection, body changes, gratitude, and support for aging with care. The post How to Navigate Senior Years: Mental Health, Compassion, and Grace appeared first on The GoodTherap

AI Tools for Therapists: 12 Questions with Kym Tolson, LCSW

The conversation around AI tools for therapists has never been more urgent, or more complicated. In the span of just a few years, artificial intelligence has moved from a distant abstraction to a daily presence in clinical practice: drafting notes, g

Using Negative Consequences and Punishments in Parenting: Fears, Facts and Practice

In the context of parenting, “using negative consequences” (sometimes called “punishment”) refers to a caregiver responding to a child’s challenging or disruptive behaviour by facilitating an ‘unpleasant experience’ of some kind for the child,

Forensic Social Work: Where Human Need Meets Legal Consequence – An Interview with Tireeka Watson, LCSW

TL;DR Forensic social work is where clinical practice meets the legal system – courtrooms, corrections, child welfare, and reentry The forensic role is fundamentally different from the therapeutic one: the court is your primary client, not the

Big worries in little people – understanding anxiety in 2- to 5-year-olds

Anxiety is one of the most common mental and emotional health challenges in childhood and it can emerge surprisingly early in some children – research suggests that 9 to 22% of pre and early school aged children may meet criteria for an anxiety

Social Worker Salary Guide 2026: What You Should Really Be Earning

Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024 $61,330 Median annual salary for social workers, about $29.50/hour. Your actual salary depends on where you live, your credentials, your setting, and your career path. Social work employment is projected to grow 6

Does what children eat influence their emotional well-being?

There are a multitude of inter-related factors which contribute to the mental and emotional health challenges of children and young people, and it is very rare that any single individual factor is “the” reason as to why a child or young person

Why Social Workers Are Underpaid: The Four Structural Forces

If you’re wondering why social workers are underpaid, really underpaid, not just “the salary isn’t great” underpaid—this post examines the structural forces responsible. In the first two posts in this series, we looked inward.

Your Money Story: How Childhood Messages Shape Your Financial Life as a Social Worker

Why do so many social workers undercharge, avoid negotiations, and feel guilty saving money? It starts with the money beliefs social workers develop long before entering the field.

What is Autonomy-Supportive Parenting

Autonomy-supportive parenting is a style of caregiving that emphasizes the nurturing of a child or young person’s ability to make their own choices, be self-reliant, and develop their own values and interests which guide their behaviours. Wh

Children and Teen's Ability to Detect Emotions in Others - How it Happens and Why it Matters

Emotion recognition can be thought of as the ability to identify and understand emotions in other people. This skill has been referred to by some researchers as ‘cognitive empathy’ (as contrasted with ‘affective’ empathy – with the latter bein

Taking children/teens to therapy: Why do therapists often want parents involved?

I’ve worked as a psychologist with our team to support children and young people for over 25 years and have over the last decade I’ve seen a significant increase in the number of parents who seek mental health treatment for their children and

The Emotional and Mental Health Challenges of Parenthood

As a psychologist working with children and young people, I meet *parents* (for brevity I’ll use ‘parents’ throughout this article, but I’m referring of course to all primary caregivers, biological parents or not) every week who are struggling