Roughly two decades ago, a community-wide reckoning emerged concerning the credibility of published literature in the social-behavioral sciences, especially psychology. Several large scale studies ...

A comprehensive British study sheds new light on screen use and development among two-year-olds.

A new global study underscores the crucial role of behavioral sciences in formulating policy decisions, while also asserting the need for clear standards for what evidence gets used in policy ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in ...

Access to mental health services continues to be an issue in Denver and across the state. A new study from the Denve Department of Public Health and Environment focused on the community shows they ...

The current ecological crises facing our planet are extensively the result of a human behavioral crisis, according to a 2023 paper appearing in the journal Science Progress. The paper cites economic ...

Approximately one-third of behavioral health patients seeking therapy or medication visits said their clinicians did not offer both telehealth and in-person care, according to a study from nonprofit ...

Authors of a new study link child tablet use at 3 ¹/₂ to more expressions of anger and frustration a year later. The child's tantrums at 4 ¹/₂ were associated with more tablet use by 5¹/₂. Tomsickova ...

When Elaine Benes on Seinfeld discovers she was labeled as a “difficult patient” in her medical chart, hilarity ensues when she tries to correct the record—and makes matters worse. But in real life, ...

A six-year study that analyzed data from a 25-question screening tool found alarming evidence of unhealthy behavioral trajectories starting as early as age 2 among families affected by low income and ...