by Holli Harris | Nov 25, 2025 | English
By Francheska Perepletchikova, PhD. To download the entire journal, click here The DBT Bulletin For a deeper dive into each core sense, see these past articles and interviews on CPA on Dr. Perepletchikova’s ChildDBT site: Introduction to Core Problem Analysis:...
by Holli Harris | Oct 27, 2025 | English
Have you come across the term “rewilding”? It was coined in the 1990’s with the environment in mind – restoring large, self-regulating ecosystems: Reintroducing apex predators like wolves or cougars, removing barriers such as fences and roads, and allowing...
by Holli Harris | Aug 31, 2025 | English
I’ve been thinking a lot about how algorithmic attachment (defined as users forming emotional ties with AI companions) correlates with other addictive behaviors such as substance use, that make you feel better in the short-term. AI bots make you feel safe to divulge...
by Holli Harris | Jul 3, 2025 | English
Co-written by Holli Harris and Francheska Perepletchikova PhD As we attempt to keep our finger on the pulse of the growing use of AI in mental health, (and its dialectic, that is, how using AI impacts mental health), this month we’ll highlight some high-level,...
by Holli Harris | May 21, 2025 | English
Right when the impacts of social media and smart phones on children’s mental health have been made clear through multitudes of data-driven research and through books such as Girls on the Brink by Donna Jackson Nakazawa and The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt,...
by Holli Harris | Apr 21, 2025 | English
Should we be mixing AI with children’s mental health? A recently published Dartmouth Randomized Control Trial (RCT) investigated the efficacy of using a generative AI-powered therapist chatbot for treating major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder...
