Psychology

New research is revealing how physical activity can reduce and even ward off depression, anxiety and other psychological ailments.

Whether you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips to get you started.

College in prison reduces the chance of reoffending, but it also dramatically changes the perspective of the professors who teach them.

Positive and negative memories are stored in different parts of the brain, raising the possibility of therapeutic memory manipulation.

A new playground in Melbourne’s Southbank is the work of artist Mike Hewson, who introduces "risk" back into play.

With ketamine showing potential as an antidepressant, researchers investigate another anesthetic: nitrous oxide, or "laughing gas."

People who chose change over inaction, regardless of the decision, self-reported being better off and happier after six months.

In his later years, psychologist Abraham Maslow added a new apex to the pyramid of human needs: self-transcendence.

A scientific review found that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants and antipsychotics can last for over a year.

Entire religions are constructed around theories of an afterlife, but former monk Stephen Batchelor lists three reasons you won't come back.