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Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that is a major burden for the lives of affected individuals, and society as a whole. Opioid withdrawal is characterized by strong physical ...

With all the controversy surrounding DSM-V including the NIMH’s promise to stop funding research based on its categories, it might be a useful time to start reconsidering how we think of ...

Heightened negative affect is a core feature of serious mental illness. Over 90% of American adults own a smartphone, equipped with an array of sensors which can continuously and unobtrusively measure ...

A psychotherapy designed to boost positive emotions outperformed a standard approach focused on reducing negative feelings in patients with depression and anxiety. Results of the randomized clinical ...

Negative Affect Syndrome then emerges when individuals are unable to achieve an effective ratio of costs and benefits (i.e., they feel they can’t get their needs met) and they suffer as a consequence.