Clinical Psychology

Accessible summaries of the latest peer-reviewed mental health research

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Saul Mcleod
June 06, 2025

“Sticky” thinking disrupts decision making for individuals with a tendency toward worry and depression

This study explores how “sticky thinking” – difficult-to-disengage repetitive thoughts – impairs decision-making, especially among individuals prone to worry and depression.

www.simplypsychology.org/sticky-thinking-disrupts-decision-making-for-individuals-with-a-tendency-toward-worry-and-depression.html

Mindfulness training helps maintain positivity during stress: RCT

RCT examining whether mindfulness training increases positive experiences during stress.

www.simplypsychology.org/mindfulness-training-helps-maintain-positivity-during-stress-rct.html

Childhood behavioral inhibition and adult emotional functioning

This study explores how early childhood behavioral inhibition (BI), a tendency toward cautious behavior in new situations, impacts social and emotional functioning in early adulthood.

www.simplypsychology.org/childhood-behavioral-inhibition-and-adult-emotional-functioning.html

Why do people choose to use emotional reappraisal? The role of positive feelings and believability

The study explores why individuals choose to implement (use) cognitive reappraisal strategies to regulate emotions after initially generating these strategies.

www.simplypsychology.org/85816.html

Consolidating a framework of autistic camouflaging strategies

The study aims to consolidate and organize the wide range of camouflaging strategies used by autistic adults into a single, conceptual framework. It also investigates the contextual factors that affect the use and success of these strategies.

www.simplypsychology.org/consolidating-a-framework-of-autistic-camouflaging-strategies.html

Mediating role of alexthymia on parental rejection and generalized anxiety

The study investigates whether alexithymia mediates the relationship between perceived parental rejection (both maternal and paternal) and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in early adolescents.

www.simplypsychology.org/alexthymia-on-parental-rejection-and-generalized-anxiety.html

Practitioners’ experiences of assessing traumatic events

The study aimed to explore how junior psychological wellbeing practitioners experience and manage the process of assessing clients’ traumatic events within NHS-Talking Therapies services.

www.simplypsychology.org/practitioners-experiencesof-assessing-traumatic-events.html

Depression and anxiety have distinct and overlapping language patterns

There is growing scientific excitement about detecting depression from people’s language use, but this work rarely accounts for anxiety, which overlaps substantially and co-occurs frequently with depression.

www.simplypsychology.org/depression-and-anxiety-have-distinct-and-overlapping-language-patterns.html

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