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Elizabeth Short is lead author on study about role of language in children’s play

May 22, 2020

Elizabeth Short, professor of psychological sciences, was lead author of a study about the role of language in children’s play. The study explored how children who have various developmental disabilities (ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and language delay) played compared to their peers of typical development. Results suggested language delays highlighted...

Attending religious services protects against deaths of despair, study finds

May 21, 2020

The New Daily: Julie Exline, a professor of psychological sciences, offered comments on a finding that people who attend religious services at least once a week are significantly less likely to die from so-called “deaths of despair”: “Religious and spiritual struggles—conflicts with God or religious people, tough questions about...

What Psychologists and Psychiatrists Want You to Know About Anxiety Right Now

May 12, 2020

Anxiety is a part of life, but it shouldn’t take over. Here’s how to gain control. “People often say they want to get rid of anxiety, but anxiety is programmed into us for a reason,” says Amy Przeworski, Ph.D., an associate professor in the department of psychological sciences at Case...

CWRU Psychology Clinic offers Pandemic Support Services

May 12, 2020
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The CWRU Psychology Clinic has temporarily shifted to Pandemic Support Services in order to help anyone in need of help during the current coronavirus crisis. We are offering free telephone emotional support sessions to help people who have been adversely affected in one of several possible ways: ...

How the Coronavirus Is Influencing Children’s Play

April 13, 2020

Play is children’s language, and parents shouldn’t be concerned if the pandemic has been showing up in kids’ games lately. In the middle of a disaster—such as the current pandemic—many parents witness episodes like these. “It’s upended lives. It’s natural that it would be on their minds,” Sandra Russ,...

Silvia Hernandez and James Overholser publish article “A Systematic Review of Interventions for Hope/Hopelessness in Older Adults”

January 21, 2020

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KEYI75SEDDXYP78VYWNR/full?target=10.1080%2F07317115.2019.1711281& ABSTRACT Objectives: Hope/hopelessness is an important determinant of health and death, and is a modifiable risk factor for older adults. The present review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions on hope among older populations. Methods: PsychINFO and PubMed were systematically searched. Publications reporting on interventions delivered to older adults that...

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