When COVID arrived early in 2020, pandemic restrictions made in-person mental health care difficult or impossible. Both therapists and patients had to adapt almost overnight. For many in the field, it felt like a gamble: could this screen-based format offer the same level of support for people struggling with depression, anxiety or trauma? Evidence has […] … learn more→

Want to deliver exceptional patient care that keeps people coming back? Every healthcare facility dreams of providing outstanding patient experiences. After all, quality patient care leads to: Better health outcomes Higher patient satisfaction scores More referrals and repeat visits Here’s the problem: Most healthcare facilities struggle with inconsistent care quality. Staff get overwhelmed juggling clinical […] … learn more→

Most people experience periods of loneliness, isolation or solitude in their lives. But these are different things, and the proportion of people feeling lonely is stable over time. So why do we keep talking about an epidemic of loneliness? Before the COVID pandemic, several studies showed that rates of loneliness were stable in England, the US, Finland, […] … learn more→

Since the launch in November 2022 of ChatGPT, the conversational agent developed by OpenAI, generative artificial intelligence seems to have invaded our lives. The ease and naturalness with which it’s possible to communicate with these tools are such that some users even turn them into true confidants. This is not without risks for mental health. […] … learn more→

For Elmer, the protagonist of the Spanish series The Gardener , killing is as easy as planting petunias, since a childhood accident deprived him of feelings. Is it possible that physical changes in the brain activate or deactivate our ability to feel? The answer is yes: a brain injury not only affects speech or the mobility of […] … learn more→

“I waste a lot of time watching TikTok or reading the news on Twitter”; “My screen time is increasing, and that means I’m losing time that I could be spending or using better for other things”; “I think great ideas require great concentration, and compulsive mobile browsing is preventing me from finding those long breaks”; […] … learn more→

The word “crisis” is used frequently and, I would argue, inaccurately, to depict the psychological well-being of today’s college students. It is true that college students’ mental health has deteriorated in many regards during the past two decades. The Healthy Minds Study, which gathers national survey data on tens of thousands of students annually, has found that the percentage who […] … learn more→

TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms among teenagers. According to research, the platform is reshaping their attentional, emotional, and cognitive cues, with a significant impact on their mental health and self-development. Testimonies from bereaved families have demonstrated the sometimes tragic consequences of unsupervised exposure. In November 2024, for example, seven French families sued […] … learn more→

The Lancet has released its second global commission report on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. Adolescents are defined as 10- to 24-year-olds. The report builds on the first one, done in 2016. The latest report presents substantial original research that supports actions it recommends to be taken across sectors as well as at global, regional, country and local level. […] … learn more→

The mental health of university students has become a global concern. In Spain, only 38% of young people consider themselves happy, a figure much lower than in other European countries such as the Netherlands, where 74% of young people say they are happy . We recently designed an intervention program based on positive psychology to increase optimism and […] … learn more→