Euthanasia for mental disorders: In a warming world, will eco-anxiety lead to more such appeals?

In most assisted dying appeals, people say it is the psychological suffering, rather than physical pain, that motivated them

Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains — just look at MLK’s example

Long-term hope is a mindset that helps people endure challenges, tackle them head-on and keep their eyes on the goal

Five rules from psychology to help keep your new year’s resolutions

How habits form and how you can beat them

Children as court witnesses: Compassion needed to protect minors from trauma

The role of medical practitioners assumes significance in handling such cases

The social lives of kangaroos are more complex than we thought

Like other large herbivores, kangaroos may form long-term relationships

'I am a farmer about to commit suicide. Can you help me? My Aadhaar number is...'

Psychologists are now intervening to help distressed farmers

Are catnip and treats like it safe for cats? Here’s how they affect their minds and moods

Provided they can walk away at any time, it seems reasonable to let them opt in to a fun time  

Body dysmorphic disorder is more common than eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, yet few people are aware of its dangers

Fortunately, there are effective treatments for people with body dysmorphic disorder

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety — emotions that feel bad can be useful

Different emotions can result in better outcomes in particular types of situations

What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true self

Seeking fluency — and avoiding internal conflict — is probably a pretty good way to stay on the path to being true to yourself

Introvert? You may just be bad at recognising faces

Some are 'super-recognisers' of faces, some struggle. Scientists now put their mind to why so

Empathy is the secret ingredient that makes cooperation – and civilization – possible

Even initially uncooperative societies in which everyone judged each other based mostly on their own selfish perspectives, eventually discovered …

More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications — an ADHD expert explains what could be driving the trend

Amid the growing online community of newly self-diagnosed people with ADHD, many probably did not actually have the condition

Drinking and suicide: How alcohol use increases risks, and what can be done about it

Alcohol affects neurotransmitters, which are the chemical messengers such as GABA and serotonin that help regulate mood

A test to diagnose psychopaths can help identify fish behaviours that could benefit aquaculture

Despite its sinister beginnings, personality profiling has proven effective at predicting the behaviour of humans and now lumpfish

A year since lockdown: What went on in the minds of Indian children and how did they cope?

A little less than half the respondents said the pandemic made them feel worried or bored

Mental health: It’s not always good to talk

Silence in and around mental illness is not always bad; depressed silence can need help from mental healthcare professional as part of recovery

Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune

Animals that survived past the age of 6 did not have the shorter life spans commonly associated with early life adversity in other species

“Environmental amnesia is constricting our intellect”

Though we are living in a highly degraded environment, we have failed to spot behavioural fallouts. Increasingly, children living in polluted …