Psychiatry & Mental Health

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

by Christie Allen,Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU PhotoWhen people experience trauma, medication can help prevent or reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, softening overly stro

Updated on: January 10,2024

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

by Christie Allen,Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU PhotoWhen people experience trauma, medication can help prevent or reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, softening overly stro

Updated on:January 10,2024

Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers ass

Updated on: January 05,2024

Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers ass

Updated on:January 05,2024

Problem screen use hits attention and higher-level thinking, according to study

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Alexander Kovalev from PexelsIn a research first, an analysis of all the available evidence on the cognitive impacts of problematic screen use has s

Updated on: January 10,2024

Problem screen use hits attention and higher-level thinking, according to study

by Georgia Gowing,Macquarie UniversityCredit: Alexander Kovalev from PexelsIn a research first, an analysis of all the available evidence on the cognitive impacts of problematic screen use has s

Updated on:January 10,2024

Machine learning can predict aggressive behaviors in youth with autism

by Elana GotkineFor inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur, according to a st

Updated on: December 26,2023

Machine learning can predict aggressive behaviors in youth with autism

by Elana GotkineFor inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur, according to a st

Updated on:December 26,2023

Study finds that nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke is an abrupt, devastating disease that instantly changes a person's life and has the potentially to cause lasting disability o

Updated on: December 28,2023

Study finds that nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke is an abrupt, devastating disease that instantly changes a person's life and has the potentially to cause lasting disability o

Updated on:December 28,2023

Sleep deprivation makes us less happy and more anxious, says review of more than 50 years of research

byAmerican Psychological AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleep loss does more than just make us tired. It can undermine our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us

Updated on: December 28,2023

Sleep deprivation makes us less happy and more anxious, says review of more than 50 years of research

byAmerican Psychological AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSleep loss does more than just make us tired. It can undermine our emotional functioning, decrease positive moods and put us

Updated on:December 28,2023

Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic

byCardiff UniversityMean emotional problems score by age, 2013–2019. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. The 2015 survey represents a predicted midpoint figure. Credit:Journal of

Updated on: December 28,2023

Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic

byCardiff UniversityMean emotional problems score by age, 2013–2019. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. The 2015 survey represents a predicted midpoint figure. Credit:Journal of

Updated on:December 28,2023

The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers

by Başak Türker and Delphine Oudiette,The ConversationCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsIn his sci-fi film "Inception," (2010), Christopher Nolan imagined his protagonist slipping into other

Updated on: January 09,2024

The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers

by Başak Türker and Delphine Oudiette,The ConversationCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsIn his sci-fi film "Inception," (2010), Christopher Nolan imagined his protagonist slipping into other

Updated on:January 09,2024

Examining the pitfalls of computer-based psychotherapy

by Stefan Stöcklin,University of ZurichPrognostic Risk Index (PROG) as a Function of 4 Treatment Submodalities in Samples of Randomized Clinical Trials on Face-to-Face Therapy (FTF) and Internet

Updated on: January 02,2024

Examining the pitfalls of computer-based psychotherapy

by Stefan Stöcklin,University of ZurichPrognostic Risk Index (PROG) as a Function of 4 Treatment Submodalities in Samples of Randomized Clinical Trials on Face-to-Face Therapy (FTF) and Internet

Updated on:January 02,2024

Brain study uncovers new insights into major depressive disorder in adolescents

by TranSpreadRelationships between nodal properties derived from the CTNs and clinical and neuropsychological variables in the adolescent MDD patients. Values in the scatter plots were residuals of th

Updated on: January 10,2024

Brain study uncovers new insights into major depressive disorder in adolescents

by TranSpreadRelationships between nodal properties derived from the CTNs and clinical and neuropsychological variables in the adolescent MDD patients. Values in the scatter plots were residuals of th

Updated on:January 10,2024

The concept of 'home' fundamentally shifts after a child loses a parent to domestic homicide

by Ashwini Sakthiakumaran,University of MelbourneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany of us associate 'home' with feelings of stability, familiarity and comfort.But forchildren&nb

Updated on: March 13,2024

The concept of 'home' fundamentally shifts after a child loses a parent to domestic homicide

by Ashwini Sakthiakumaran,University of MelbourneCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany of us associate 'home' with feelings of stability, familiarity and comfort.But forchildren&nb

Updated on:March 13,2024

Warning Signs of PTSD

Warning Signs of PTSD

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder

Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder

Problem screen use hits attention and higher-level thinking, according to study

Problem screen use hits attention and higher-level thinking, according to study

Machine learning can predict aggressive behaviors in youth with autism

Machine learning can predict aggressive behaviors in youth with autism

Study finds that nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress

Study finds that nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress

Sleep deprivation makes us less happy and more anxious, says review of more than 50 years of research

Sleep deprivation makes us less happy and more anxious, says review of more than 50 years of research

Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic

Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic

The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers

The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers

Examining the pitfalls of computer-based psychotherapy

Examining the pitfalls of computer-based psychotherapy

Brain study uncovers new insights into major depressive disorder in adolescents

Brain study uncovers new insights into major depressive disorder in adolescents

The concept of 'home' fundamentally shifts after a child loses a parent to domestic homicide

The concept of 'home' fundamentally shifts after a child loses a parent to domestic homicide