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Recent presidential elections triggered religious and spiritual struggles, study finds

March 25, 2024

“I wanted to extend our research on spiritual struggles into topics related to current events. In this study, my team and I wanted to understand whether and why U.S. adults might experience spiritual struggles in response to Presidential election results,” said study author Julie J. Exline, a professor of...

Expand your circle of friends with 4 tips from a CWRU faculty member in psychological sciences

February 13, 2024

When you have good news to share, are looking for advice or just need a listening ear, a friend is a good place to turn. From schoolyard buddies to workplace bonds, we develop friendships throughout our lives. And each year, National Make a Friend Day (Feb. 11) celebrates those...

A new paradigm for adult ADHD: A focused strategy to monitor treatment

January 22, 2024

Psychological sciences’ Elizabeth Short wrote an article titled, A new paradigm for adult ADHD: A focused strategy to monitor treatment, which appeared in Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Short explores the act of task incompletion as the main dysfunction in adults with ADHD.

How to Recover From Trauma: Treatments and When to Seek Help. Norah Feeny weighs in

January 22, 2024

Newsbreak: Psychology's Norah Feeny commented on what it takes for people who have experienced trauma to seek treatment and why many patients put off getting help for symptoms for far too long.

4 in 10 Evangelicals Say They’ve Been Visited by the Dead

December 12, 2023

From Christianity Today: Despite Scripture’s warning against communication from beyond the grave, most consider hearing from loved ones to be a comfort in their grief. Researchers say most people who report “after-death communications” find the interactions to be comforting, not haunting or scary. “They’re often very valuable for people. They...

Psychological sciences’ Elizabeth Short writes about ADHD in adults

October 17, 2023

Elizabeth Short, professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, recently co-wrote an article about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Titled “A new paradigm for adult ADHD: A focused strategy to monitor treatment,” the article appeared in Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. In this article, Short explored the act of task incompletion...

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