Targeting positive emotions directly via "Positive Affect Treatment" is more effective for depression than fixing sadness.

So concludes a series of recent studies that explored the effect of positive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment compared to traditional CBT with outpatients with major depressive disorder.

Behavioral health practices focus on the ways that your thoughts and emotions influence your behavior. “Behavioral health” is a term for a wide-reaching field that looks at mental health, lifestyle, ...

Research shows that counseling delivers great benefits to many people. But it’s hard to say exactly what that means for you. Credit...Illustration by Dadu Shin Supported by By Susan Dominus In my late ...

Behavioral activation therapy helps individuals break the cycle of inactivity and low mood by encouraging engagement in meaningful activities, even when motivation is low. If you’re looking for ways ...

I’ve had only one panic attack. It happened in the fall of 2008, during a period when my wife and I were graduate students in English. I was walking across a sunny quad, wearing an actual tweed jacket ...

Jessica Booth is a New York-based freelance writer who regularly writes about health, wellness, parenting, food, travel, beauty and more for a variety of publications. She currently writes for Forbes ...

There is no single treatment for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). It commonly involves a combination of training and therapy tailored to the needs of the child and family. Oppositional defiant ...