Researchers on the after-effects of abortion have identified a pattern of psychological problems known as Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS). Women suffering PAS may experience drug and alcohol abuse ...

As global temperatures rise and weather patterns become more unpredictable, the mental health impacts of climate change have ...

What is known about the physiological and psychosocial consequences of peer victimization for both the perpetrator and target? Specifically, what is the state of research on the neurobiological and ...

Another definition of substance focuses on the intake of psychoactive substances so as to alter an individual’s psychological ... of drug abuse are well documented, whether it is the effects ...

Now, experts have found that an increase in substance abuse could also ... journal Perspectives on Psychological Science. Many look to substances to cope with these effects. From our morning ...

Her current research investigates the direct neurobiological effects of drugs of abuse ... professional societies including the American Psychological Association and the College on Problems of Drug ...

When Marc Lefkowitz was in his 20s, he struggled with a gambling problem. Now, after nearly 40 years of abstaining from gambling, he hopes to help today’s younger generation ...

However, the effects of psychological violence on postpartum depression are unclear. To assess whether intimate partner violence during pregnancy, especially psychological abuse, is associated ...

Whether it be underage drinking, drug use, truancy, bullying ... as Lefkowitz mentioned, but certain psychological factors ...