MPAPSYCH

Professional organization offering educational events. Tackling all things psychological in Manhattan and beyond. Email: [email protected] #MPANYC

[MPAPSYCH @mpapsych1]

TOMORROW!! Join us for our FREE #BehavioralResearch conference! Located @FordhamNYC, Lincoln Center campus. Pre-register here: https://t.co/8DP1RT9By9

[Leonard Davidman PhD @DrLennyDavidman]

@mpapsych1

[Marilyn Sampilo, PhD, MPH @DrMLSampilo]

A tireless advocate and champion for diversity and equity. I was inspired by her work and had hoped to emulate her leadership. A tremendous loss for the profession and for those fortunate enough to know her. My ❤️ is with you all.

Let’s live and celebrate her legacy.

[MPAPSYCH @mpapsych1]

It is with a heavy heart that we learn about the passing of our supreme colleague and friend, Dr. Jean Lau Chin. Jean was a fierce advocate and leader in the world of global/international psychology, and was beloved by MPA and NYSPA alike. She will be greatly missed.

[Ali Mattu, Ph.D. @AliMattu]

Imagine you are reading the best book in the world on mental health.

What concept or strategy absolutely has to be covered in that book?

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

"The absence of emotional support in childhood can be as damaging and long-lasting as other traumas. But you can’t point to exactly where and when the wounding happened, so it can be hard to identify and overcome," writes @AndreaBrandtPhD https://t.co/aPW1hZSBAK

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

How the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment was rigged, and what that says about free will and the nature of evil https://t.co/TzjdnLCYWg

[Stephen Schueller @steveschueller]

Ok #clinicalpsych twitter. My abnormal psychology class wants more memes this quarter. Hit me with your best!

[Mental Illness Policy Org @MentalIllPolicy]

In addition 2 hospitalized mentally ill adults Medicaid prevents payment 4 incarcerated. They lose Medicaid (cost of care goes 2 jailer) & they have to reapply (which can take months)after discharge. They go without treatment 4 long time & no community program will accept them

[American Psychological Association @APA]

From 2007 to 2017, the percentage of college students who received any mental health treatment rose from 19% to 34%.

Now colleges and universities are increasing efforts to address student mental health: https://t.co/knosohpS7X

[Sigma Phi Pi Chapter @PhiPiofSigma]

Nutritional psychiatry, which some refer to as psychonutrition, is a new field of study that focuses on the effect of diet on mental health.

https://t.co/JpqCR6Oc9S

[American Psychological Association @APA]

From conducting research to increasing awareness among policymakers, psychologists from all areas of the discipline are applying their expertise to find better ways to combat anxiety in youth: https://t.co/GbSGTskbY0

[Dr. Roy Aranda @braindocr]

My next TV Show - From Candy Canes to Holiday Blues: Children & Stress during the Holidays - will air December 12, 9pm at

https://t.co/HSQc8Cot2G

Guests Andrea Grunblatt, Ph.D. and Ken Neumann, M.S. and I will talk about why children experience stress this time of the year

[Mental Illness Policy Org @MentalIllPolicy]

Neat, big news: This liberal will be one of the speakers at the White House Summit on Transforming Mental Health Treatment to Combat Homelessness, Violence & Substance Abuse 12/19. I will lay out problems and some solutions. Am excited to bring my ideas to important policymakers

[Psych Central @PsychCentral]

New Study: Mental Illness Not Predictive of Crime or Incarceration https://t.co/lfXbMQE1hs #AdvocacyandPolicy

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

Why being kind to others is good for your health https://t.co/atBq4rsyZF

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

"Comparisons of different forms of psychotherapy result in relatively nonsignificant difference... most valid and structured psychotherapies are roughly equivalent in effectiveness." Official @apa scientitific policy conclusion. #psychology #psychotherapy
https://t.co/7m58EAeeJ5

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

Two psychologists have won the Nobel prize (in economics, there is no Nobel prize in psychology), Herbert Simon & Daniel Kahneman. While their work is very different, one common thread: Human behavior is not governed by what is rational