Interventions for self-harm are less effective for men, study shows

Researchers at City St George's, University of London have found that psychological interventions for self-harm appear to be ...
Psychology Today

Are Simple Behavioral Interventions Cost Effective?

Governments, nonprofits, and companies all try to influence people’s behavior. They do that in lots of ways. There are many education programs that aim to affect behavior. For example, the US ...
Healio

Study finds behavior modification intervention cost-effective for CKD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study analyzing behavior modification interventions for chronic kidney disease found the intervention to be ...
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Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders Are Increasing in U.S.; Effective Preventive Interventions Should Be Expanded, Report Says

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
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Strategies for Scaling Effective Family-Focused Preventive Interventions to Promote Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health: Workshop Summary

NOTICE: The workshop that is the subject of this workshop summary was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National ...
NJBIZ

Behavioral health panel explores effective interventions for employees

The behavioral health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in increased drug use and subsequent overdoses, with overdose deaths in New Jersey increasing by 8% from January to August of this ...
Science Daily

Shaping behavior, not changing minds, more effective in boosting vaccination rates

A comprehensive review of scientific literature surrounding the psychology of vaccinations has shown that shaping behavior rather than trying to change minds is far more effective at persuading people ...
FiveThirtyEight

Why Coming Up With Effective Interventions To Address COVID-19 Is So Hard

People wear protective face masks near a social distancing sign in Central Park as New York City commences stage 4 of its reopening plan. As I tell my students, if you want to use behavioral science ...
Psychology Today

Are Simple Behavioral Interventions Cost Effective?

Governments, nonprofits, and companies all try to influence people’s behavior. They do that in lots of ways. There are many education programs that aim to affect behavior. For example, the US ...