If You Have Cancer, You Need All the Support You Can Get

When we receive a cancer diagnosis, most of us will feel frightened and vulnerable, as I did when I received my own diagnosis.  If you have a supportive family and caring doctors, you’ll need them. But if you don’t, it’s important to find as many sources of support as you can.  While I have always… Continue reading If You Have Cancer, You Need All the Support You Can Get

Streamlined Analysis Can Help with Emotional Difficulties

Researchers from the University at Buffalo have boiled down to three categories the multiple ways people use to manage their emotions. According to a news release from the university, the findings can potentially benefit researchers and clinicians trying to better understand and treat a range of psychological disorders, everything from anxiety to substance abuse, by… Continue reading Streamlined Analysis Can Help with Emotional Difficulties

New Perspectives on Loneliness

Although loneliness is a familiar condition, scientists are only now beginning to look at its causes, consequences, and possible treatments. Researchers developed a special section in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, to bring together a summary of scientific research into loneliness. According to a release from… Continue reading New Perspectives on Loneliness