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A 25-year study found that frequent consumption of soda, sports drinks, and fruit juice beginning in childhood was linked to a higher risk of high blood pressure in adulthood. Swapping one daily drink for whole fruit…
The big-idea explorers at Aperture examine how the rise of popular therapy-speak might actually be undermining your mental health.
Programs under the Teladoc One model will launch with select clients in September 2026, with broader availability beginning January 2027. Teladoc One builds on the Teladoc Health's strong foundation as the nation's…
A malignant narcissist often mixes narcissistic traits with harmful behavior. They may lie, punish people, twist the truth, and make others feel scared or small. Here are the signs and symptoms of a ...
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to extend a psychedelics research effort at the Department of Defense (DOD) for an additional six years and to codify provisions of a psychedelics executive ...
Kennedy Jr. recently announced plans to begin significantly reducing the most-used class of antidepressants in America. Under his proposal, the medications would be subject to federal deprescribing ...
Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits over their role in fueling the addiction crisis.
The number of sufferers is thought to be around 3.5 million - three times more than the 2017 estimate of 1.25 million, according to the study by eating disorder charity Beat.
New psychology research links dark personality traits to problematic AI use via two mechanisms: vertical individualism and intolerance of uncertainty.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by substantial heterogeneity in symptom presentation, illness trajectory, and treatment response, highlighting the need for objective approaches capable of monitoring…
Intelligence, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits are psychological dimensions that vary continuously across the population. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may reflect extreme expressions of these traits, yet their…
This study examined oxidative stress (OS) markers in acute relapse schizophrenia, assessed the impact of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and explored correlations with clinical improvement. 110 Han Chinese patients and…
Body image disturbance and body dysmorphic symptoms are important appearance-related mental health concerns among university students, yet evidence from Bangladesh remains limited. This study examined factors associated…
Temporal interference stimulation (TIS) is a novel noninvasive neuromodulation technique. However, whether it can be applied in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) remains unclear. This pilot study investigated…
Background Relapse after residential treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) remains common, yet no prior systematic review and meta-analysis has comprehensively synthesized the risk and protective factors associated…
Background Major Depressive Disorder with psychotic features (MDD-Psy) represents a severe clinical subtype with distinct psychopathology, yet its underlying large-scale brain network dynamics, as measured by…
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in childhood, and treatment of children with severe behavioral dysregulation remains challenging. This study evaluated…
Although borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity, frontline BPD interventions are difficult to access and have suboptimal efficacy. Therefore, there is a pressing need…
Mental disorders pose a major global health burden, with stigma hindering treatment access. In Iran, stigma persists despite integration efforts. This study assessed explicit and implicit stigma toward psychiatric…
Non-hormonal pharmacotherapies are widely used to manage depressive and anxiety symptoms in peri- and postmenopausal women, but comparative evidence across drug classes remains heterogeneous. To systematically evaluate…
Correction: BMC Psychiatry 23:892 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05309-3 Following the publication of the original article [1], the author reported that the references were incorrect and that the instrument…
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) could provide currently lacking data on anxiety levels among adolescents and young adults in Sweden. However, psychometric assessments of the scale are scarce in this…
Is AI therapy a helpful mental health tool or a risky substitute for counseling? Here's what to expect from AI-powered support.
AI may have negative implications for cognition — a warning that clinicians in particular may need to heed, according to an expert.Dementia prevalence in the United States is lower than anticipated, in part because of a…
Why shared decision-making stalls in mental health—and how a quick “wind check” adapts recovery care to culture without losing autonomy.
Chronic insomnia was associated with higher risk for developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and individuals with reduced sleep had a higher rate of cognitive decline and more white matter hyperintensities…
How to recognize racial trauma, sharpen diagnosis, and apply “Cost of Capable” and “weathering” to build trust and assess suicide risk.
Are your depression meds giving you headaches, diarrhea, or dry mouth? Find out which solutions experts recommend.
Scientists have found a way to revive vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that some dangerous bacteria have learned to resist. Instead of creating an entirely new drug, researchers paired vancomycin with a small molecule…
Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD): epidemiology, clinical burden and treatment, vol II Behind each article we publish stands a team of superheroes: authors, editors, and reviewers who chose to uphold quality standards…
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