• How brain cells meant to help may be making depression worse
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously overshadowed by microglia—as major players in...
  • Early Puberty Linked to Increased Risk of Mental Illness
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Central precocious puberty (CPP), generally defined as pubertal onset in girls before they are 8 years old and boys before they are 9 years old, may increase the risk of mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, and...
  • Climate Change Significantly Affects Mental Health, Especially Among Younger Adults
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    More than half of adults (55%) believe climate change is impacting Americans’ mental health, while four in 10 adults say they have personally experienced effects on their mental health, according to a new APA Healthy Minds poll,...
  • The common blood test that predicts how fast Alzheimer’s hits
    Sunday, June 22, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A simple blood test could reveal which early Alzheimer’s patients are most at risk for rapid decline. Researchers found that people with high insulin resistance—measured by the TyG index—were four times more likely to experience faster...
  • Iron overload: The hidden culprit behind early Alzheimer’s in Down syndrome
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    USC researchers have uncovered a hidden driver behind the early and severe onset of Alzheimer's in people with Down syndrome: iron overload in the brain. Their study revealed that individuals with both conditions had twice the iron...
  • Your brain has a hidden beat — and smarter minds sync to it
    Monday, June 16, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    When we focus, switch tasks, or face tough mental challenges, the brain starts to sync its internal rhythms, especially in the midfrontal region. A new study has found that smarter individuals show more precise and flexible coordination...
  • Single psilocybin trip delivers two years of depression relief for cancer patients
    Monday, June 16, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might just revolutionize how depression and anxiety are treated in cancer patients. In a groundbreaking trial, a single dose combined with therapy significantly reduced emotional...
  • CRISPR-edited stem cells reveal hidden causes of autism
    Saturday, June 14, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By pairing classic stem cell manipulation...
  • Sleep-in science: How 2 extra weekend hours can calm teen anxiety
    Friday, June 13, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Teens might finally have a good reason to sleep in on weekends within limits. A new study reveals that teenagers who get up to two extra hours of sleep on weekends show fewer anxiety symptoms than those who don t. But go beyond that...
  • Weekly Pill May Replace Daily Medications for Patients With Schizophrenia
    Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    A single, long-acting oral capsule can provide patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder with a stable dose of medication for one week, according to findings of an open-label study from Lyndra Therapeutics published...
  • Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation Improves Fibromyalgia Symptoms
    Tuesday, June 10, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    An at-home electrical stimulation intervention, coupled with exercise and pain education, can significantly reduce fibromyalgia-associated pain, according to results of a clinical trial published yesterday in JAMA Network Open . Wolnei...
  • Frequent Mental Distress Varies by Occupation
    Monday, June 9, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    People who work in the arts, design, entertainment, sports, and the media have a higher prevalence of frequent mental distress than those in other fields, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open . Aaron L. Sussell, Ph.D., of...
  • Majority of Callers Say 988 Lifeline Saved Their Lives
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Almost all the callers who reached out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) say their calls helped them, with 88% saying that it stopped them from killing themselves, a study published in...
  • TMS May Be More Effective With Symptom Provocation for OCD, Nicotine Dependence
    Thursday, June 5, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or nicotine dependence may have an improved response to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) when their symptoms are provoked through audio and/or visual cues, according to a report...
  • Researchers Look to Unlock GLP-1 Drugs’ Potential in Psychiatry
    Wednesday, June 4, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Researchers are exploring the potential of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists to treat neuropsychiatric disorders such as cognitive dysfunction and alcohol use disorder, according to a panel held last week at the American...
  • Just a Third of SUD Treatment Facilities Offer Perinatal Programs
    Tuesday, June 3, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Less than one-third of facilities that offer treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) or combined SUD and mental health disorders offer a perinatal program, a study in the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment has found....
  • Clinical research on psychedelics gets a boost from new study
    Tuesday, June 3, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    As psychedelics gain traction as potential treatments for mental health disorders, an international study stands to improve the rigor and reliability of clinical research.
  • Attachment theory: A new lens for understanding human-AI relationships
    Monday, June 2, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships is not entirely clear. In a new breakthrough, researchers from Waseda University have...
  • ACT-Based Group Therapy Improves Management of Comorbid Asthma and ADHD
    Monday, June 2, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    A group intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy can help parents of children with comorbid asthma and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) build resilience and self-efficacy—leading to better health outcomes...
  • Digital CBT Intervention May Improve Insomnia, Depressive Symptoms
    Friday, May 30, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Patients with depression and insomnia showed significant improvements after receiving a digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention aimed at treating insomnia. The findings were published this week in Depression and Anxiety ....
  • Singing to babies improves their mood
    Friday, May 30, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Singing to your infant can significantly boost the baby's mood, according to a recent study. Around the world and across cultures, singing to babies seems to come instinctively to caregivers. Now, new findings support that singing is an...
  • Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice
    Thursday, May 29, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.
  • Electronic tattoo gauges mental strain
    Thursday, May 29, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure mental strain without bulky headgear. This...
  • Private Equity Ownership of Psychiatric Hospitals Is Growing; Outcomes Still Unclear
    Thursday, May 29, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    The number of psychiatric hospitals owned by private equity (PE) firms increased from 42 in 2013 to 87 in 2021, according to a survey in JAMA Psychiatry . While PE-owned facilities were associated with lower staff-to-patient ratios, they...
  • Horses 'mane' inspiration for new generation of social robots
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say researchers.
  • Sharing of lifespan brain study data expected to light new paths
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers have released the full dataset from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, a decade-long project designed to track brain and cognitive health as people age and distinguish neurologically healthy paths from those indicating a...
  • Suicidal Thoughts, Behaviors Rise in Adolescents; Black Girls Have Highest Risk
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Suicidal thoughts and attempts steadily rose among high school students between 2007 and 2021, with similar trends seen in students at low and high risk of suicide, according to a study published today in the American Journal of...
  • Mother's warmth in childhood influences teen health by shaping perceptions of social safety
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new research points to an important underlying process: children's sense of social safety.
  • Research untangles role of stress granules in neurodegenerative disease
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Scientists found that stabilizing stress granules suppresses the effects of ALS-causing mutations, correcting previous models that imply stress granules promote amyloid formation.
  • SSRIs and SNRIs May Be Best Frontline Medications for Anxiety in Older Adults
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Antidepressants may be the preferred choice to treat anxiety in older adults, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in the Lancet Psychiatry . Further, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may produce more...
  • Significant declines in maternal mental health across US
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A new study reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and 2023. The study also found modest but measurable declines in self-reported physical health during the same period.
  • Above Average Social Media Use May Contribute to Depressive Symptoms in Young Adolescents
    Friday, May 23, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Higher-than-average social media use as a tween was associated with greater depression the following year, according to a study issued by JAMA Network Open . “Although correlations between social media use and depressive symptoms have...
  • Adoption of Collaborative Care Spread Dramatically in Recent Years
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    Adoption of the collaborative care model has expanded dramatically across all major insurance coverage types since the introduction of dedicated billing codes in 2018, according to an analysis performed by Stoddard Davenport, M.P.H., and...
  • Tiny genetic switch found to control brain balance and behavior
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers have identified a remarkably small but critical piece of genetic code that helps determine how brain cells connect, communicate, and function. The discovery not only deepens our understanding of how the brain's wiring is...
  • How stress disrupts emotion control in people with mental health conditions
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    New research suggests that acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions -- particularly in people living with 'distress disorders' such as depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder.
  • Potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, other neurodegenerative conditions
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there is no treatment to control or manage these...
  • Biological markers for teen depression
    Thursday, May 22, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Using a novel lab method they developed, researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also predicted how symptoms might progress over time. The findings of...
  • Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms more common among long-term users
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    People who have been taking antidepressants for more than two years are substantially more likely to experience withdrawal symptoms compared to short-term users when they come off the medication, finds a new study.
  • Good news for people with migraine who take drugs before or during pregnancy
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    There's good news for people with migraine who take common drugs before or during pregnancy -- a new study found no increase in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and ADHD in their children. The study looked at drugs used for...
  • PREVENT equation accurately estimated 10-year CVD risk and those with calcium buildup
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A new risk calculator accurately identified participants who had calcium buildup in their heart arteries and those who had a higher future heart attack risk, in an analysis of about 7,000 adults in New York City referred for heart...
  • Promising new way to modulate brain cell activity to potentially treat major depressive disorder in adults
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A mechanism involving potassium channels in the brain that control brain cell activity could provide a new and fundamentally different way of treating depression symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder.
  • Increased risk of psychopathology found in offspring of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions. The study, examines how the clinical...
  • Forest management can influence health benefits
    Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and wellbeing, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale study demonstrates how specific forest characteristics -- such as canopy density and tree species diversity --...
  • Depression linked to physical pain years later
    Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new study.
  • After cardiac event, people who regularly sit for too long had higher risk of another event
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    People who were less active, with a daily average of more than 14 hours of sedentary behavior, were more than twice as likely to have another cardiac event, including heart attack, surgery to treat heart issues (coronary...
  • New research highlights health benefits of using heritage art practices in art therapy
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    To better understand the potential therapeutic benefits of heritage art practices, researchers examined the impact of these practices on mental and physical health.
  • Sophisticated data analysis uncovers how city living disrupts ADHD's path to obesity
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A hidden link between impulsivity and obesity may not be fixed in human biology but shaped by the cities we live in. Using a novel engineering-based approach, researchers found that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
  • Machine learning model helps identify patients at risk of postpartum depression
    Monday, May 19, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    Postpartum depression (PPD) affects up to 15 percent of individuals after childbirth. Early identification of patients at risk of PPD could improve proactive mental health support. Researchers developed a machine learning model that can...
  • Could personality tests help make bipolar disorder treatment more precise?
    Friday, May 16, 2025 from Psychiatry News -- ScienceDaily
    A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests. It finds that such tests might help identify people who have certain combinations of...
  • Hearing-Loss Treatment May Help Preserve Social Connection in Older People
    Friday, May 16, 2025 from Psychiatric News Alert
    PN Alert is Switching Platforms The APA Annual Meeting starts tomorrow in Los Angeles! During the meeting, we will be pausing Psychiatric News Alerts as we transition to our new host platform—Hubspot. Alerts will resume on Thursday, May...
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