Humans are great at setting goals, but not nearly as good at attaining them. Why? Countless resources have been dedicated to answering that question in academic fields, including consulting psychology, management, and social psychology. And even those efforts must be dwarfed by the cumulative time spent pondering the question by every human being who set a goal and failed to achieve it. A 201…

The risk of mobile phone addiction is a social and psychological problem demonstrated by psychologists, psychiatrists, as well as scholars of mental health. The current aeon can be called the integration of information and communication. Due to access to developed information and communication technology, humans can build connections and exchange information more comfortably than ever. The most…

You flinch in your lumpy couch on a weekday afternoon. Your therapist texts you to find out how your day has been. You tell her the usual: work is as monotonous as ever, you're exercising somewhat regularly for around 20 minutes and not eating as many cookies as you did earlier. Your favorite TV series announced it's last season, and you're both excited and upset. Then, you divert your attention…

Background Depression is a common mental health disorder. It  impacts one’s physical, psychological, and social functioning.  There is quite a bit of research involving the benefits of each of the above  methods when used independent of each other to treat depression.  Objective In this article, we explore a holistic approach which combines these methods, delivered via smartphone and supported by…

There is now a large amount of empirical data to support Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for various mental health concerns. In 2006, there were only nine randomized trials on the ACT that were officially announced by the American Journal of Psychiatry. The therapy was brand new. But today, there have been at least 185 randomized trials, with another several dozen in Iran and China that…