More money more problems? Rich teens, drugs, and other mental health issues

From allaboutaddiction.com:
Teens raised in affluent homes display the highest rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse according to a recent article in Monitor on Psychology, the APA’s monthly magazine.
One of our recent posts dealt with some of the issues unique to teens and drugs. In addition to the issues we’d already mentioned, the article named [...]

The Ethics of Neuroenhancement

A recent issue of the New Yorker featured a wide-ranging and engagingly written review of the current controversy over the ethics of neuroenhancement. Neuroenhancement refers to the growing trend of off-label use of psychiatric drugs by men and women of all ages and backgrounds for the purpose of boosting their brain power and ability to [...]

Teasing: Bullying or Playful Fun?

Dacher Keltner over at UC Berkeley recently wrote this interesting piece on teasing for the New York Times magazine. Citing examples of recent attempts to curb teasing in schools and in the workplace, Keltner argues that society is going too far in its opposition to teasing. He points out that teasing behavior is central to [...]

Schoolchildren, self-regulation, and addiction

It’s no secret that diagnoses like ADD and ADHD have been seen with much greater frequency in the last decade or so. Slight variations on the same theme, both of these disorders have to do with a person’s (usually a child) inability to appropriately control their impulses and behave appropriately.
The debate about the sources of [...]

Our first post

Welcome to the new Psychology In Action blog!
Our hope here is to talk about reseach findings and interesting aspects of life that are somehow connected to what it is we do every day, all day, namely studying psychology.
So read on, and enjoy! We’ll try to keep things short, interesting, and relevant, so come back often [...]