This research investigates how communication between the heart and brain influences cognition and mental health. By studying heart rate variability, vagus nerve activity, and neural oscillations, it reveals a direct effect of heart rhythms on brain function, offering new insights into schizophrenia, mental illness, and body-based therapeutic interventions.

This research examines how alcohol affects the severity and outcomes of suicide attempts among military service members and veterans. By analyzing documented attempts and personal narratives, the study reveals that alcohol often increases impulsivity and lethality, while occasionally interrupting attempts unintentionally, highlighting the need for alcohol-aware suicide prevention strategies.

Borderline personality disorder is often misunderstood due to complex diagnostic criteria and overlapping mental health conditions. Despite being considered lifelong and untreatable in some contexts, many patients experience remission. This research examines how current diagnostic models fail and proposes a trauma-focused framework to better understand and conceptualize personality disorders.

Parental rage is common but often misunderstood. Surveying 400 parents, this research finds that 77% experience rage monthly, strongly linked to anxiety, overwhelm, and low support. Mothers, younger parents, and those with high anxiety are most affected. Social support emerges as the key protective factor, reframing rage as a mental-health signal.