Menu
Start Screening

Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

Each month our editorial team sifts through hundreds of papers and curates notable findings—for practitioners and informed readers who want to stay current with the evidence. Subscribe to the monthly Research Digest for expert analysis and concise summaries of key papers.

Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Neuroscience Developmental psychology

1 paper

Training Positive Rumination in Expressive Writing to Enhance Psychological Adjustment and Working Memory Updating for Maladaptive Ruminators

Hongfei Yang, Huizhong Li
Frontiers in Psychology Summary & key facts 2020 15 citations

This small experiment tested whether training people to use positive rumination during counselor-led expressive writing would help their mood and working memory. Nineteen undergraduates took part: 10 maladaptive ruminators had five weeks of the training and 9 were in a control group. After training, the trained group showed better psychological…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mind wandering and attention Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Summaries and links are for general information and education only. They are not a substitute for reading the original publication or for professional medical, legal, or other advice. Always refer to the linked source for the full study.