About These Blogs

This blog series is for people who are interested in recent research on psychological aspects of chronic or serious illness, trauma and stress, or loss and grief.  Most people don’t have access to professional/academic journals, or are not familiar with the statistical techniques that investigators use.  Each month, I select 1 or 2 recent research articles, and describe them using straightforward, down-to-earth language. I describe the studies’ methods and findings, discuss their implications for psychological health, and indicate how psychotherapy can help.

Do you—or does someone you love—live with physical illness?

If you’d like to read about some of the latest research on psychological aspects of physical illness—and how psychotherapy can help—please read my blog, Having an Illness and Living Well:  Dr. Mary Translates Current Research.   Each month, I summarize one or two research articles from the latest editions of relevant professional/scholarly psychology journals.  I present information about the study, such as the study’s rationale, method, results, and implications for living well—including ways that psychotherapy can help—in a down-to-earth, conversational style.

This month’s post focuses on psychological aspects of chronic pain.

Does your life—or the life of someone you love—include a history of trauma, or ongoing trauma or stress?    If you’d like to read about some of the latest research on psychological trauma and stress—and how psychotherapy can help—please read my blog, Getting Centered after Trauma, Staying Steady during Stress:  Dr. Mary Translates Current Research.   Each month, I summarize one or two research articles from the latest editions of relevant professional/scholarly psychology journals.  I present information about the study, such as the study’s rationale, method, results, and implications for living well—including ways that psychotherapy can help—in a down-to-earth, conversational style. This month’s post focuses on racial stress and trauma.  

Are you—or is someone you love—experiencing current or unresolved grief?  --

If you’d like to read about some of the latest research on loss and grief—and how psychotherapy can help—please read my blog, Living after Loss:  Dr. Mary Translates Current Research.   Each month, I summarize one or two research articles from the latest editions of relevant professional/scholarly psychology journals.  I present information about the study, such as the study’s rationale, method, results, and implications for living well—including ways that psychotherapy can help—in a down-to-earth, conversational style. This month’s post focuses on reproductive loss.