New research shows that people with depression use absolute words, such as "always," "nothing," or "completely," more often than others.

Insulin coma and deep sleep therapies were used for years on patients with mental illness, even though there was never any evidence they worked.

New research shows our brains place more weight on vision than hearing in identifying the source of a sound. But why?

Research suggests that memories may alter the brain's architecture, forming new synapses and strengthening existing ones.

Human beings seem to be born wearing rose-colored glasses. Psychologists are interested in how this bias toward the positive works in the very young.

Americans have tuned their radios for psychological insight and edification since the dawn of the medium.

On Earth Day, one mom argues for “green time” over “screen time.”

Academics are studying what makes a good company culture. These have involved everything from ranking hierarchies of needs to sociological explanations of group mentalities.

Even three decades after “hysteria” was deleted from the DSM-III, some of the word’s diagnostic power obviously still remains.

Where did the image of the quietly desperate stay-at-home mother come from?