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Psychotherapy that encourages self-compassion may help treat survivors of sexual abuse, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Anyone watching the Ashes this summer and struggling to see the pink cricket ball used in day-night matches should try wearing rose-tinted glasses, according to University of Queensland researchers.

Humour is a free underestimated resource with many benefits older adults can use in their everyday lives to promote their health and wellness.

Singing in harmony with a choir and penning a song may decrease the rising number of older adults in retirement villages who experience social isolation and memory decline.

A team of organisational psychologists from The University of Queensland has been recognised for their ground-breaking leadership development program.

Gossiping helps a person develop a better understanding of their society’s expected behaviours, researchers from The University of Queensland have found.

Can parent-adolescent relationships influence a teen's mental health? UQ researchers are seeking families with teenagers to help them find out.

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘I was only following orders’, but how much truth does it contain? Not a lot, according to UQ School of Psychology researcher Professor Alex Haslam.

The founder of UQ’s Triple P Positive Parenting Program has been awarded the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy’s Distinguished Career Award.

An international team of mental health experts, including two UQ researchers, has developed a framework to help children recover from trauma, with the support of The Prince of Wales.

A UQ study is helping parents and teachers understand the capacity of young children to learn independently, by providing insight into children’s understanding of practice.

Why is the internet going crazy for videos of pimples popping, cysts exploding and stomach-churning ingrown hairs?

Children may have a greater understanding of how to innovate and problem solve than previously realised.

Self-compassion is an important part of recovery for people with eating disorders, UQ researchers have found.

UQ work to reduce the risk of alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related harm among young people has benefited from $2.31 million in Federal Government funding.

Children as young as seven have the same capacity as adults to make judgements on the anti-social behaviour of others.

An international study involving UQ School of Psychology researchers has examined why some women support a sexist social system that disadvantages them.

UQ has been awarded almost $7.5 million to accelerate improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia.

Psychologists are working on ways to reduce the brain’s sensitivity to pain, with the aim of improving pain management techniques.

Men often appear to have an advantage over women in the workplace, but that is not always the case in female-dominated industries.