Here, our staff and clinicians’ monthly picks for the best articles from around the web on psychology, psychiatry, and mental health this– from architecture’s therapeutic effects to becoming more charismatic:

-New research suggests architecture may have the same effect on the brain as meditation.

-A successful writer uses his own experience to explore why the midlife crisis is so difficult to avoid.

-Mayor de Blasio announced plans to spend $130 million expanding public health services in the criminal justice process – focusing on treatment rather than punishment.

-The association between old age and depression may be unfounded, along with five other myths about aging.

-Cambridge University Department of Psychiatry finds that Hip-Hop music may be therapeutic for people suffering from mental health issues.

-Researchers explore why the millennial generation are making tattoos more popular than ever.

Enjoy!

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