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WashU study reveals key mechanisms of biological clocks

In humans and other animals, signals from a central circadian clock in the brain generate the seasonal and daily rhythms of life.

24 Jul 2024

Children with psychiatric disorders face greater challenges today than in the past

Surveys conducted in England in 1999, 2004, and 2017 have revealed that children with a psychiatric disorder in 2017 experienced more severe difficulties and greater impacts on functioning at school, home, and in their daily lives, compared with children with a disorder in earlier decades.

24 Jul 2024

Study links social vulnerability to mental health and substance use disorders

A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry uncovers significant associations between social vulnerability - a measurement that aggregates social determinants of health like socioeconomic status, housing type, education and insurance coverage - and the prevalence and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in the United States.

24 Jul 2024

Higher Brain Care Score associated with lower risk of late-life depression

Late-life depression, typically defined as depression with onset in individuals over 60 years of age, can affect up to a third or more of people older than 60 and can be debilitating.

23 Jul 2024

Moving during childhood linked to higher adult depression risk, study finds

A JAMA Psychiatry study links childhood residential moves and neighborhood income deprivation to higher depression risk in adulthood, highlighting the importance of stable home environments.

22 Jul 2024

Brain coupling patterns as predictive markers for psychosis in 22q11.2DS

A UNIGE team shows that overly strong or weak interconnections between certain brain areas could be a predictive marker of the disease.

22 Jul 2024

Medical debt doubles risk of skipping mental health care for depression and anxiety

Medical debt is significantly more prevalent among adults with depression or anxiety compared to adults without these mental disorders, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Among adults with depression or anxiety, those with medical debt were twice as likely to report having delayed or forgone mental health care in the previous 12 months compared to those without medical debt.

19 Jul 2024

Mobile apps and wearables show promise in easing mental health symptoms during therapy wait times

The recent surge in people seeking mental health care across the country has led to long wait times for first appointments with therapists and psychiatrists.

18 Jul 2024

Type 1 diabetes in children linked to increased risk of mental health problems

Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a study from a team in the UK and the Czech Republic has found.

18 Jul 2024

Mindfulness training linked to altered states of consciousness

Mindfulness training may lead participants to experience disembodiment and unity – so-called altered states of consciousness – according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge.

18 Jul 2024

Novel insights into how exercise functions as an antidepressant

Researchers from University College London propose a novel framework linking reduced inflammation and boosted dopamine transmission through exercise to alleviate depressive symptoms.

18 Jul 2024

Siblings of autistic children face increased autism risk, new research confirms

Siblings of autistic children have a 20% chance of being autistic themselves - about seven times higher than the rate in infants with no autistic siblings.

17 Jul 2024

Study reveals brain structure differences in children with conduct disorder

Conduct disorder in young people is associated with differences in surface area across much of the brain compared to typically developing children, new research shows.

17 Jul 2024

UIC researchers explore digital tools to personalize depression treatment

New research at the University of Illinois Chicago is testing whether digital tools can help predict which patients with depression will benefit from specific treatments and help deliver those treatments to them on demand.

16 Jul 2024

Study highlights mental health needs of friends of self-harming youth

Friends of young people who self-harm or have suicidal thoughts may need additional support to prevent negative outcomes on their own mental wellbeing, in addition to the support needed by young people who self-harm.

15 Jul 2024

Integrating academic psychiatry with telehealth innovations for comprehensive care

The strengths of academic psychiatry departments and the fast-growing private telehealth sector are complementary, according to a Perspectiv

15 Jul 2024

Enhancing family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa: The role of intensive parental coaching

A study opens in new tab/window in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP)opens in new tab/window, published by Elsevier, investigated adaptive treatment for Anorexia Nervosa (AN), a serious psychiatric disorder with high morbidity and mortality.

15 Jul 2024

Study links OCD improvement to brain activity shift

A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a novel biomarker to accurately predict and monitor the clinical status of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who have undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS), a rapidly emerging therapeutic approach for severe psychiatric disorders. The study, led by led by Drs. Sameer Sheth and Wayne Goodman along with co-lead authors, Drs. Nicole Provenza, Sandy Reddy, and Anthony Allam, was published in Nature Medicine.

13 Jul 2024

Revolutionary AI model improves early dementia diagnosis

Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease.

13 Jul 2024