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In 1995, a 19-year-old undergraduate with a fear of heights, particularly of elevators, completed five sessions of graded virtual-reality exposure, with marked reductions in anxiety and avoidance (Rothbaum et al., 1995). A year later, a 42-year-old woman with a debilitating fear of flying completed six sessions in a virtual aeroplane and went on to complete a real flight (Rot...

The 18th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi has selected the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, as the Centre for Excellence (CoE) for Mental Health. The decision was taken during the BRICS summit ...

Almost everyone has been told at some point in their life to stop picking at a scab or rough patch of skin by a parent or elder, only to find themselves doing it again minutes later without even realising it. However, for a select group of people, this seemingly harmless childish habit grows to become an uncontrollable compulsion that they can do nothing to stop, despite the ...

Puberty is a natural event. Its occurrence can influence the adolescent years. For some children, physical development becomes apparent before the majority of their peers. While they are still learning and going through the childhood process, their bodies may still undergo a transformation. This disconnect can bring some challenges that go beyond puberty. Previous studies hav...

Open enrollment rarely gets discussed in psychological terms, but it deserves to be. For many adults, picking a health plan sits alongside other well-known sources of decision fatigue: too many options, unfamiliar vocabulary, and a real financial consequence if the choice is wrong. In Phoenix, a growing number of self-employed workers and families are turning to