Psychology Today’s Post

Parents can love their kids but still fail to notice or respond to their emotions, often with lasting consequences. Here's how such children can start to heal as adults.

Depressed people see the world differently—literally. And a new study highlighting how depression interferes with visual perception could one day make the disorder easier to diagnose.

"Boosting self-confidence makes us more successful, improves our health, and increases our happiness," notes therapist Amy Morin. These tips can help you get started.

Many adults are convinced that excessive screen time is responsible for teens' mental health struggles, and it's not hard to understand why. Still, research suggests it's not that simple.

No matter how down you feel, these steps can help boost your mood. Try one today, or share with a friend who could use it.

Do you ever feel like your partner is a little too solutions-oriented? Relationship therapist Tasha Seiter explains why that tendency often backfires—and what to do instead.

You've probably never heard, "Don't let your happiness get the best of you." Yet we say similar things about negative emotions, like anger, all the time. Here's why that may be misguided.

Chronic people-pleasers often carry a need to be perfect, and then feel guilty or flawed when they can't measure up. These steps could help them break the punishing pattern.

Trained therapy dogs have long been used to help people with conditions like anxiety and PTSD. But even untrained pets can make real contributions to mental health, new data shows.