McNally Lab - Richard J. McNally, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Harvard University

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The research team at the Richard J. McNally Laboratory engages with a wide range of topics, including anxiety disorders, memory, trauma, grief, and computerized and handheld treatments.

Lab News

February 5, 2012 .:. Sign-up. Anyone can sign up to receive emails about future attention training, attention bias modification, or cognitive bias modification, or iPhone/smartphone studies. None are running at the moment. (Sign up here)

March 3, 2011 .:. Article. The Economist mentioned the lab's ongoing study, led by Phil Enock, using smart-phones to treat anxiety. (see article, or volunteer as a participant)

January 23, 2011 .:. Book available. Professor McNally's new book, What Is Mental Illness, is now available.

January 12, 2011 .:. Article. In the wake of the Tucson, AZ shooting, Professor McNally writes (at Salon.com) about the difficulty of preventing future tragedies. (link)

November 19-20, 2010 .:. Symposia. Professor McNally acts as discussant for two symposia on attentional bias in anxious youth at the ABCT convention in San Francisco.

September 28, 2010 .:. Interview. Professor McNally discussed false memories on the Diane Rehm Show, on NPR. (episode)

Past news posts here

Study Participation

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Research topics include experimental training/treatment to reduce anxiety via computers or handheld devices (smartphones, tablets), as mentioned in The Economist

What is Mental Illness?

Richard McNally's latest book (Harvard University Press) is now available.