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psychiatry & psychology

A woodblock painting of John Calvin

Psychology

Does God Ordain Domestic Violence?

October 1, 2018

Angry Boss yelling illustration

Health & Medicine

Five Jerks You’ll Meet at Work Based on Characters from The Office

February 13, 2018

Awards

Stefan Hofmann Receives Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award

January 26, 2018

Howard Eichenbaum Memorial to be held on campus Thursday

Obituaries

Remembering Howard Eichenbaum

October 4, 2017

Lani Silversides and Shana Jones meditating in classroom

Mental Health

One Class, One Day: Today’s Assignment Is to Meditate

August 2, 2017

Amie Grills has devoted her career to researching and teaching about ways to help children control their anxieties.

Accolades

Helping Children Beat Anxiety Wins a Top Award

April 28, 2017

Terrorism expert Jessica Stern, research professor at Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies

Faculty

Why Terrorists Kill

April 24, 2017

Alice Cronin-Golomb, CAS professor of psychological and brain sciences, in her office

Health & Medicine

Office Artifacts: Alice Cronin-Golomb

April 13, 2017

Tara Galovski and Amy Street sitting at table

Women's Interest

Easing Transition to Civilian Life for Women Veterans

March 1, 2017

Jessica Stern, terrorism expert at Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies

Psychology

Explaining Violence: Lessons from Terrorists

November 14, 2016

Howard Eichenbaum of the Center for Memory and Brain in his office and lab

University News

CAS’s Eichenbaum Joins Ranks of Washington, Franklin, and Emerson

May 28, 2015

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing thousands. This view shows Kathmandu’s Durbar Square before and after the earthquake, from opposite sides of the plaza.

Mental Health

Picking Up the Pieces

May 1, 2015

Shulamit Kahn, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Management

Engineering

A Changing Landscape for Women in Academic Science

March 2, 2015

Boston University BU, new director of Behavioral Medicine at Student Health Services, mental illness, stress management, psychology

Health & Medicine

A New Leader for Behavioral Medicine

July 21, 2014

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Sargent college nutrition center, registered dietician Jennifer Culbert,eating disorders anorexia nervosa bulimia orthorexia

Wellness

When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession

July 26, 2013

Aaron Hernandez murder charges, New England Patriots, Adam Naylor, sports psychology, Boston University BU

Football

Was Patriots’ Hernandez a Time Bomb?

July 2, 2013

cutting, self harm injury, self-harm, mental health, psychology, college student depression anxiety

Psychology

Cutting: The Self-Injury Puzzle

April 3, 2013

Boston University BU, student depression anxiety, menthal health trend, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, behavioral medicine, Student Health Services, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Active Minds, healthy minds study

Students

Depression, Anxiety Persistent Problems at Universities

March 22, 2013

Boston University BU, benefits weight lifting women, exercise, FitRec

Exercise

Women and Weight Lifting: It’s Good for You

March 6, 2013

Boston University BU, Center for Axiety and Related Disorders, problem preschoolers, web therapy parents, oppositional defiant disorder, parent-child interaction therapy PCIT, child clinical therapy research

Mental Health

Web Therapy for Problem Preschoolers

March 1, 2013

Web Therapy for Problem Preschoolers