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  • 10 Signs Your Kid Has Popcorn Brain and What to Do About It, According to a Psychologist

    10 Signs Your Kid Has Popcorn Brain and What to Do About It, According to a Psychologist

    Newport’s Don Grant, PhD, explains what causes popcorn brain, how to spot it in kids and teens, and what to do about it.

  • CBS Evening News: Smartphone addiction is leading to “brain rot,” doctors say

    CBS Evening News: Smartphone addiction is leading to “brain rot,” doctors say

    Newport Healthcare’s Brent Nelson, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, spoke with CBS Evening News about the effects of phone overuse on the brain and how to reverse the impact.

  • Child Psychologists Are Begging Parents and Grandparents To Stop Asking These 10 Questions

    Child Psychologists Are Begging Parents and Grandparents To Stop Asking These 10 Questions

    Newport’s Joe Vaccaro, PsyD, suggests questions to avoid, plus three better options for starting healthier conversations.

  • OCPD vs. OCD: What’s the Difference?

    OCPD vs. OCD: What’s the Difference?

    Newport’s Michael Roeske, PsyD, and Tarik Hadzik, MD, PhD, look at the similarities and disparities between the two conditions.

  • 8 Signs You’re About to Have a Toxic Holiday Season (& How to Flip the Script)

    8 Signs You’re About to Have a Toxic Holiday Season (& How to Flip the Script)

    Newport’s Chief Clinical Officer weighs in on how to avoid common holiday stressors and get through the season feeling merry and bright.

  • All the Hurricanes Are Taking a Toll on Gen Z’s Mental Health

    All the Hurricanes Are Taking a Toll on Gen Z’s Mental Health

    Weather events may be having a more significant impact on young people’s mental health today compared to previous generations, says Kristin Wilson, Newport’s Chief Experience Officer.

  • Jon Bon Jovi Saved a Woman From Jumping Off Bridge: Here’s What to Do If You See Someone in Crisis, Too

    Jon Bon Jovi Saved a Woman From Jumping Off Bridge: Here’s What to Do If You See Someone in Crisis, Too

    Newport’s Mirela Loftus, MD, PhD, spoke with Woman’s World about what happens in the mind of a person experiencing a mental health emergency.

  • There’s a Psychological Explanation for Why You Get Sad Every August

    There’s a Psychological Explanation for Why You Get Sad Every August

    Newport’s Carly Harris, LMFT, explains why this month has “Sunday Scary” energy, and offers tips for coping with late-summer sadness.

  • 4 Personality Traits That Are Influenced by Your Birth Order

    4 Personality Traits That Are Influenced by Your Birth Order

    Newport’s Heather Hagen describes the personality traits most likely to be influenced by birth order, plus a few that parents can teach by example.

  • Researchers Identified 6 ‘Biotypes’ of Depression

    Researchers Identified 6 ‘Biotypes’ of Depression

    New research finds looking at patients’ brains can help individualize treatment. Newport Healthcare Medical Director Mirela Loftus calls the study revolutionary.

  • How the 3-3-3 Rule for Anxiety Can Calm Your Mind

    How the 3-3-3 Rule for Anxiety Can Calm Your Mind

    The 3-3-3 rule grounds us in the present moment by redirecting our focus away from anxious thoughts, says Newport Executive Director Leigh McInnis, LPC.

  • What Happens to Your Brain When You Meditate Every Day?

    What Happens to Your Brain When You Meditate Every Day?

    Meditating increases gray matter in the brain, in areas related to learning, memory, emotion regulation, and perspective, says Newport’s Mirela Loftus, MD, PhD.