Psych Unseen

Brain, Behavior and Belief

Joe Pierre M.D.

For QAnon Believers Facing Reality, What Happens Now?

Has the inauguration driven adherents' cognitive dissonance to a breaking point?

Alternate Realities: A Tale of Two Echo Chambers

Americans are increasingly seeing and believing two opposing views of reality.

A Lifeline for Older People in the Pandemic

For the elderly, talk therapy can be a lifeline during troubled times.

COVID-20 and the Year of the Conspiracy Theory

COVID conspiracy theories may have Darwinian consequences in 2021.

Gang Stalking: A Case of Mass Hysteria?

Can the internet induce paranoia through mass suggestion?

Gang Stalking: Conspiracy, Delusion, and Shared Belief

When group affiliation reinforces delusion-like beliefs.

Gang Stalking: Real-Life Harassment or Textbook Paranoia?

The claims of "targeted individuals" defy credulity.

Is QAnon a Mass Delusion?

Conspiracy theory beliefs aren't the same as delusions, but can be just as unhealthy.

Taking a Critical Look at Critical Psychiatry

Getting to the heart of critiques and critics of psychiatry, part 2.

What Is Anti-Psychiatry?

Getting to the heart of criticisms against psychiatry, part 1.

How Does QAnon Hook People In?

Many paths lead down the QAnon rabbit hole and getting out isn't easy.

The Allure of QAnon: Cult, Conspiracy, and Role-Playing Game

How does QAnon "hook" people into believing conspiracy theories?

What Kind of Person Believes in QAnon?

And how should we talk to those who do?

Can the Online Proliferation of QAnon Be Stopped?

Should social media providers be held accountable for conspiracy theories?

4 Keys to Help Someone Climb Out of the QAnon Rabbit Hole

What can you do when someone you love becomes obsessed with QAnon?

How Far Down the QAnon Rabbit Hole Did Your Loved One Fall?

Believers in conspiracy theories exist on a spectrum from "fence-sitters" to "true believers"—helping someone break free may depend on how far they've gone down the rabbit hole.

The Top 5 Questions Everyone Asks a Psychiatrist

And some answers so you don't need to ask.

The Psychological Needs That QAnon Feeds

Part 1: What to do when someone you love becomes obsessed with QAnon.

Stress During COVID-19: Is There a Pill for That?

Part 2: Are antidepressants the answer to keeping it together during COVID-19?

Is It Normal to Feel Anxious and Depressed During COVID-19?

Part 1: Sorting out “stress” vs. “depression” under difficult life circumstances.

How Does Fear Influence Risk Assessment and Decision-Making?

Overestimating threats and the effectiveness of interventions.

Does America Have a Problem With 'Bullshit Receptivity'?

Part 2: How to increase our ability to detect bullshit.

The Psychology of Bullshit

Part 1: Psychology research unpacks this increasingly pervasive phenomenon.

The Psychology of Rioting: The Language of the Unheard

Denouncing symptoms of disease without treating the root cause is bad medicine.

Anti-Vaccine and COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories: A Perfect Storm

Converging anti-vaccine and COVID-19 misinformation is contagious, deliberate, and deadly.

Why Do Conspiracy Theories Flourish During a Crisis?

2020 is turning out to be the year of the conspiracy theory.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Conspiracy Theories

Belief in conspiracy theories is normal, but potentially dangerous.

Make America Open Again: Grassroots Protest or Astroturfing?

What's really behind calls to open up the country and end the lockdown?

The Deadly Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation

Disbelief doesn't protect against infection.

COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories: Was SARS-CoV-2 Made in a Lab?

And if not, why do people keep believing that it is?

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