When listening to our latest 1:2:1 podcast, featuring a conversation with Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH, two things jumped out at me. First, Bobinet, an expert in design …
Tag: behavioral science
Take it from me: To improve compliance with psychiatric meds, we must educate patients
We’ve partnered with Inspire, a company that builds and manages online support communities for patients and caregivers, to launch a patient-focused series here on Scope. …
Beyond behavior: Stanford expert on recognizing and helping traumatized kids
When Victor Carrion, MD, was a pediatric psychiatry fellow in the mid-1990s, he had an “a-ha” moment about some of his poorly behaved patients that set …
Stanford physician highlights the “never-ending battle” of PTSD
VJ Periyakoil, MD, a palliative care physician at Stanford, first met Mr. M, a 78-year-old veteran with heart failure, in the remaining few weeks of …
Decisions, decisions: How group dynamics alters decisions
Research in neuroscience, psychology, business and economics tells us that a plethora of influences can alter the decisions we make. The author explored some of these …
Decisions, Decisions: How mental-health issues alter decision-making
Research in neuroscience, psychology, business and economics tells us that a plethora of influences can alter the decisions we make. The author explored some of these …
Decisions, decisions: How emotions alter our decisions
Research in neuroscience, psychology, business and economics tells us that a plethora of influences can alter the decisions we make. The author explored some of these …
Decisions, decisions: The way we express a decision alters the outcome
Research in neuroscience, psychology, business and economics tells us that a plethora of influences can alter the decisions we make. The author explored some of these …
Step by step: Study pinpoints brain connection required for performing serial tasks
A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step, as the Chinese philosopher Lao-Tse is reported to have said 2,600 years ago. People …
Can cute cat texts motivate patients to take their medication?
The right kind of motivation is key when you have a difficult or mundane task at hand. For example, when I wanted to learn Spanish, …
Developing certain skills may help you cultivate a positive outlook
Many of us have heard that having a positive outlook on life can improve our mental and physical health. Yet, if you're like me, you've …
Blacks, Hispanics and low-income kids with stomach aches treated differently in ERs
When a child arrives in the emergency room complaining of a stomach pain, appendicitis is the last thing you want to miss, says KT Park, …
Wishing for a genetic zodiac sign: How much can genes really tell us about personality?
Given all the recent news on how gene expression influences our brain, from Alzheimer's to addiction and even our personalities, readers might come away thinking …
“Benign masochism” motivates common strange behaviors
I can recall many times I've offered something to a friend saying, "Smell this, it's disgusting!" And more than once, the friend obliged. According to …
Irrational fear of contagion fuels xenophobia, Stanford study shows
I have a very distinct memory of my grandfather dying from leukemia in an Iowa hospital. I peered in through a glass window, too scared …
Living with a partner boosts your health
Partners help. They help with daily activities like dishwashing and dog-walking, but they also provide the all-valuable emotional support needed to cope with everything from …