The unprecedented convergence of stress factors leading up to this year’s holiday season is leaving many people feeling adrift and struggling to stay focused.  To help with coping strategies, a panel of three accomplished psychology professionals from Albizu University will...
Join an all-star panel of Albizu University psychology and mental health pros for a 1-hour webinar on the psychology of "powering through!" About this event After high-profile Olympians Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles upended the world’s long-held notion of athletic grit...
KEY POINTS A well-balanced state of mind is extremely important for athletes who seek to achieve high performance and development.Athletes experience additional risk factors that may exacerbate the onset of mental health disorders when compared with everyone else.When athletes are...
Studies show that adolescence is often when symptoms of mental health illnesses first appear. One-half of such illnesses begin by the age of 14, while three-quarters appear by age 24.  Derived from the Latin word adolescere, which means “to grow up,” adolescence marks...
Love them or hate them, emojis are here to stay — and while there are already over 3,500 of them, some see a need for many, many more ahead of World Emoji Day on July 17. During this year’s Pride...
How to manage frustration, anxiety, and uncertainty. KEY POINTS Aside from the challenges of dealing with a life-altering situation, the ambiguity presented by hospitalizations can further exacerbate anxiety.Knowing the hospital structure and system can be quite helpful.Being there to support your...
Presented by: Lisa M. Najavits, PhD. - Director of Treatment Innovations; and adjunct professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School. She was on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for 25 years and was a research psychologist at Veterans Affairs...
From Hallmark cards to ballads of passion, the heart has intimately been connected to love, affection, and romance for much of our human existence. How cardiac function and emotion first became associated is a fair question and the answer...
Amid the political turmoil last month were two high-profile suicides that would have been altogether buried in the avalanche of politically partisan headlines but for the determination of the victims’ families to share the story of their tragedies. On New...