psychotherapy

Anyone who's experienced the heartbreak of a relationship ending knows it can be emotionally devastating. But scientists have found that a breakup also has physical effects on our brains — and our bodies. In Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak, a documentary from The Nature of Things, Anthony Morgan speaks with researchers and scientists to discover the biological effects of a broken heart. In the documentary, Morgan meets a team researching Takotsubo syndrome, where the stress of heartbreak or loss can actually change…

Most people naturally cradle babies in their left arm, a phenomenon confirmed by numerous studies and depicted in art, such as the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. Researchers suggest this bias might be linked to hearing the heartbeat, processing emotions, or simply keeping the dominant arm free for other tasks.You probably haven’t ever given it much thought, but almost everyone cradles a baby in one specific arm. The vast majority of people always cradle a baby in the crook of their left arm.Why is that?“Researchers have…

“The first session went horribly wrong," recalls the 26-year-old public relations professional from Bengaluru, who did not want to reveal her identity. She had sought psychotherapy—an approach to treat mental health issues by talking to a psychologist—last July. She was dealing with personal issues, which were affecting her work and her social life as well. A friend recommended MindPeers, an app that offered online and phone therapy sessions, and with over 100 experts to choose from.…

Photo: Ben__Stevens / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)If you walk into a brick and mortar therapist’s office, a receptionist will tell you if there’s no availability. It’s probably a safe assumption they won’t charge you for the therapy sessions they aren’t giving you, either. Allegedly, neither of those things are true on Talkspace, a popular mental health app that connects users with therapists for text and video chats.A class-action lawsuit filed in California federal court against Talkspace Wednesday accuses the…

French police apprehended on Friday a 25-year-old Finnish man suspected of breaching patient records of some 33,000 psychotherapy clients in Finland, the Finnish central criminal police said. Finland's National Bureau of Investigation had issued an international arrest warrant for the man believed to have stolen private records of the patients of a Helsinki-based psychotherapy centre. The suspect has denied any wrongdoing in the case. He is believed to have blackmailed patients…