Are Athletes More Likely to Commit Violent Crimes? Short Answer: No Dr. Hoobs: ‘Using sports as a means of expressing aggression is in most cases actually a healthy method to channel built up aggression or rage.’ Read more More
Ten Bucks Says Your New Year’s Resolution Will Fail So you’ve gone ahead and made some New Year’s resolutions. It’s Week #1, and you’ve been to the gym or you’ve been nicer to your mother. Our resident clinical psychologist and in-house buzzkill says don’t start celebrating just yet. Read more More
Halloween Psychology: Costume Revelations, Both Slutty and Mean Despite the costumed nature of this holiday, Halloween is actually one of the few times in which we get full view of our fellow beings’ wild, untamed, and most truthful sides of their psyches. Like the slutty [costume]. Or foreclosure lawyers making fun of the homeless. Read more More
Suicide Season Starts Now: Why April Really is the Cruelest Month Suicide risk is not greatest during the holidays. People who are so depressed in winter may lack energy to do anything, including devising a plan and then engaging in a suicidal act. Find out why you need to be more aware now. Read more More
The Continuum of Crazy: When Is The Line Crossed? Is Jared Lee Loughner’s paranoia about currency and mind control that different than Tea Party birthers or 9/11 conspiracy theorists? Yes, but how do we characterize those who believe our president is going to enact “death panels” to Medicare practice? Read more More
Ten Bucks Says Your New Year’s Resolution Will Fail So you’ve gone ahead and made some New Year’s resolutions. It’s Week #1, and you’ve been to the gym or you’ve been nicer to your mother. Our resident clinical psychologist and in-house buzzkill says don’t start celebrating your change just yet. Read more More
Teenage Suicide: The Martha Dumptruck Effect Although horrifying and shocking, this year’s clustering of related teen suicides is not so surprising, as it is consistent with the phenomenon known as “suicide contagion.” Dr. Joshua Hooberman explains the Martha Dumptruck effect. Read more More