Weekly Q&A: Violence and Thinking / Bright Light Therapy for ADHD

Join me for my Weekly Mental Health Recap and Q&A!

Livestream every Tuesday at 10:00am West Coast USA / 1:00pm East Coast USA / 7:00am Hawaii / 7:00pm Central European

Videos released this week:
Violence and Thinking - Unthinking Violence
   • Violence and Thinking - Unthinking Violence  
Bright Light Therapy / Phototherapy for ADHD
   • Bright Light Therapy / Phototherapy for ADHD  
After a 1 minute recap of each video, I’ll be available for questions on these topics or any other related to Mental Health.

Violence and Thinking - Unthinking Violence:
Behavioral economist Jens Ludwig, in his 2025 book Unforgiving Places convincingly shows that most gun violence in the US is the result of impulsive, automatic thinking, not a reasoned calculation about the benefits and risks of killing harming someone. This means that we need to keep finding ways to help people shift from reflexive behavior to reflective behavior. It also indicates that many of the political strategies that have been used to combat gun violence are unlikely to work, because they misunderstand the underlying causes of gun violence.

Bright Light Therapy / Phototherapy for ADHD:
Disruptions of sleep wake cycles and circadian rhythms are prominent among those with ADHD. Two studies, using the bright light treatments that are effective in treating seasonal depression, showed that these lights can improve ADHD symptoms, even in the absence of any depression. The extent of improvement correlated with how effective the lights were in shifting underlying circadian clocks.

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