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Building a career in school consulting

Consulting psychologists bring mental health and assessment expertise to schools.
September 2026
Monitor on Psychology

The new science of sleep

Researchers are learning more about the relationships between sleep and the brain and finding new ways to treat insomnia.
June 2026
Monitor on Psychology

A time-tested behavioral intervention brings new momentum to substance use treatment

Contingency management is a highly effective incentive-based treatment for stimulant use disorder.
April 2026
Monitor on Psychology

Targeting perseveration to reduce distress

Douglas Mennin, PhD, developed Emotion Regulation Therapy to reduce rumination in people with “chronically busy minds”
March 2026
Article

CE Corner: Treating patients with borderline personality disorder

Nature of patients’ experiences and symptoms requires a more flexible therapeutic approach.
April 2025
Monitor on Psychology

Some depression prevention programs may not help black youth

A widely used depression prevention program effectively reduced symptoms in white youth but not Black youth, highlighting the urgent need for culturally tailored mental health interventions, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
March 2025
Press Release

Trust in health advice, aging and knowledge depth, mood and behavior change

Research with individuals in 5 countries shows greater trust with scientists than governments for practical health advice. Plus many more research highlights.
March 2025
Research in Brief

Researchers sharpen their strategies for publishing on LGBTQ+ topics

How to strengthen your publication odds and support your community at the same time.
March 2025
Monitor on Psychology

The top 10 journal articles of 2024

Many of the year's most-read journal articles covered research on social media, with others exploring leadership, cognitive behavioral therapy, and adverse childhood experiences.
January 2025
Research in Brief

CE Corner: How to help women with serious mental illness lead healthier, more rewarding lives

The work includes a focus on recovery and self-empowerment, including support for systemic gender-related trauma.
April 2024
Monitor on Psychology

More than 20% of teens have seriously considered suicide. Psychologists and communities can help tackle the problem

Reports show increasing rates of suicide, with youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth most affected—all against a backdrop of teens reporting high levels of hopelessness, sadness, loneliness, and suicidal ideation.
July 2023
Monitor on Psychology

Therapy sessions benefit mothers, children in homeless shelter

Short-term therapy sessions with parents and their children in homeless shelters could help improve parenting skills and reduce parental stress and children’s posttraumatic stress symptoms.
May 2023
Press Release

Preventing intimate partner violence by focusing on abusers

Programs that try to treat abusive partners have a long, uncertain history. Can psychologists help make them better?
April 2023
Monitor on Psychology

Group therapy is as effective as individual therapy, and more efficient. Here’s how to do it successfully

Putting together a successful group involves thinking about its structure, the interactions between group members, cohesion and conflict, and how to best support the therapeutic process.
March 2023
Monitor on Psychology

Kids’ mental health is in crisis. Here’s what psychologists are doing to help

Research is focused on child and teen mental health, exploring why they are struggling and what can be done to help them
January 2023
Monitor on Psychology

In brief: Humanlike robots, ADHD medication effects, and more research

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields
November 2022
Research in Brief

Evidence-based practices for childhood grief and trauma

Effective evidence-based practices are designed to help children or teens who are grieving or experiencing trauma and grief
October 2022
Monitor on Psychology

Pim Cuijpers, PhD, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Cuijpers plans to introduce viewpoint articles about topics that are important for researchers and clinicians in the field of clinical psychology.
June 2022
Editor Spotlight

More growth for patients in less time

Psychologists are applying research on single-session interventions to improve patients’ symptoms in one visit.
April 2022
Monitor on Psychology

CE corner: A broader view of psychopathy

New findings show that people with psychopathy have varying degrees and types of the condition, which may include tendencies such as low empathy and remorse, grandiosity, impulsivity, or aggressive behavior.
March 2022
Monitor on Psychology

A crisis of campus sexual assault

The ongoing pandemic may spur an increase in sexual violence on college campuses. Psychologists’ research and interventions are needed more than ever.
February 2022
Monitor on Psychology

CE corner: Diagnosing and treating bipolar spectrum disorders

How psychologists’ understanding of bipolar disorder has changed over the past 3 decades and how those changes have led to earlier and more accurate diagnosis and increasingly personalized treatments.
January 2022
Monitor on Psychology

CE corner: How psychologists can help refugees

As the Afghans reel from crisis, psychology can play a key role in helping refugees resettle.
August 2021
Monitor on Psychology

The top 10 journal articles of 2020

A list of the 10 most downloaded APA journal articles in 2020.
January 2021
Monitor on Psychology

Mental health apps are gaining traction

Self-help apps are leading more people to therapy rather than replacing it and once people are in therapy, apps can help psychologists enhance patients’ progress.
January 2021
Monitor on Psychology

How well is telepsychology working?

Researchers pinpoint what we know—and what we need to learn—about telepsychology treatment options.
July 2020
Monitor on Psychology

How hard is it to stop antidepressants?

New research suggests antidepressant withdrawal symptoms might be more common, more severe and longer lasting than previously realized.
April 2020
Monitor on Psychology

In brief

Describing research on spending and saving; scarcity; family ties; self-perception; childhood mood disorders; brain health and aging; advertising and political campaigns; competition; and a schizophrenia biomarker.
April 2020
Research in Brief

Article: Barbara Thompson Award for Excellence in Research on Military Families

Read the article Sticking It Out in Trauma-Focused Treatment for PTSD: It Takes a Village
March 2019
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