Psychology Today
Encyclopedia
Psychology Today is a bi-monthly magazine
published in the United States
. It is a psychology
-based magazine about relationships, health, and related topics written for a mass audience of non-psychologists. Psychology Today was founded in 1967 and features articles on such topics as love, relationships, sex, happiness, success, depression, and self-empowerment. Frequently the articles are built around interpretations of recent psychological surveys and studies as well as findings from other fields such as neurology
and pharmacology. Also featured is an advice column where reader’s questions on things such as child rearing, cheating spouses and dieting are answered. Another prominent feature of Psychology Today magazine is its web sites collection of psychological therapy, complementary health resources sometimes in the form of advertisements, particularly for pharmaceutical companies.
Its website features many blog
s by psychologists and psychiatrists. It also features some of the articles in the magazine issues, but not in full context.
Magazine
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published in the United States
United States
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. It is a psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
-based magazine about relationships, health, and related topics written for a mass audience of non-psychologists. Psychology Today was founded in 1967 and features articles on such topics as love, relationships, sex, happiness, success, depression, and self-empowerment. Frequently the articles are built around interpretations of recent psychological surveys and studies as well as findings from other fields such as neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
and pharmacology. Also featured is an advice column where reader’s questions on things such as child rearing, cheating spouses and dieting are answered. Another prominent feature of Psychology Today magazine is its web sites collection of psychological therapy, complementary health resources sometimes in the form of advertisements, particularly for pharmaceutical companies.
Its website features many blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s by psychologists and psychiatrists. It also features some of the articles in the magazine issues, but not in full context.