Carolyn Sharp and her husband at their home in Seattle. Source: Judy Lee/Used with Permission Let’s get real for a minute: Humans are really annoying. We are selfish, competitive, and very judgmental.

Many people around the world suffer from depression. Though depression can be extremely debilitating, evidence-based treatments (like cognitive-behavioral therapy) provide hope, because they can be ...

Survey data published in JAMA Internal Medicine indicate that biased behavior on the part of patients had a significant negative impact on physicians and trainees. Survey data published in JAMA ...

Get ready for an attitude adjustment. Being a “negative person” or a “positive person” isn’t set in stone — and using a really simple trick that anyone can learn could change your mood, your ...

A recent study conducted by scientists in France and published in Translational Psychiatry offers new insights into how depression affects the brain’s processing of positive and negative experiences.

Imagine this: you've received a dozen compliments in one day, but a single offhand insult leaves you brooding. Interestingly, research shows that this is not oversensitivity, but rather a biological ...