Psychiatry & Mental Health

Gender parity in autism research: Synaptic similarities challenge focus on male models

byHebrew University of JerusalemSchematic workflow of biochemical analysis, spine density, and behavioral tests performed in this study. Credit:Scientific Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1038

Updated on: January 09,2024

Gender parity in autism research: Synaptic similarities challenge focus on male models

byHebrew University of JerusalemSchematic workflow of biochemical analysis, spine density, and behavioral tests performed in this study. Credit:Scientific Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1038

Updated on:January 09,2024

Study suggests extracellular space in the brain influences sleep, movement and behavior

byUniversity of CopenhagenCredit: Wikimedia CommonsThe brain contains billions of nerve cells controlling our thoughts, behavior and movements. But in fact, up to 20% of the brain is a mystery t

Updated on: January 10,2024

Study suggests extracellular space in the brain influences sleep, movement and behavior

byUniversity of CopenhagenCredit: Wikimedia CommonsThe brain contains billions of nerve cells controlling our thoughts, behavior and movements. But in fact, up to 20% of the brain is a mystery t

Updated on:January 10,2024

Study finds connection between light levels and mental health: Climate change could also have impact

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandHelsinki, Finland. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep di

Updated on: December 28,2023

Study finds connection between light levels and mental health: Climate change could also have impact

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandHelsinki, Finland. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep di

Updated on:December 28,2023

Avatar Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Psychosis Treatment

Researchers at King’s College London have found that avatar therapy can help patients suffering from psychosis "push back" against distressing auditory hallucinations.

Updated on: October 31,2024

Avatar Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Psychosis Treatment

Researchers at King’s College London have found that avatar therapy can help patients suffering from psychosis "push back" against distressing auditory hallucinations.

Updated on:October 31,2024

Scientists use high-tech brain stimulation to make people more hypnotizable

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHow deeply someone can be hypnotized—known as hypnotizability—appears to be a stable trait that changes little throughout adu

Updated on: January 09,2024

Scientists use high-tech brain stimulation to make people more hypnotizable

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHow deeply someone can be hypnotized—known as hypnotizability—appears to be a stable trait that changes little throughout adu

Updated on:January 09,2024

Metabolic biomarkers may aid mood disorder diagnosis

by Lori SolomonMetabolomic profiling may improve the differential diagnosis of mood disorders, according to a proof-of-concept study published online Oct. 25 inJAMA Psychiatry.Jakub Tomasik, Ph.

Updated on: January 02,2024

Metabolic biomarkers may aid mood disorder diagnosis

by Lori SolomonMetabolomic profiling may improve the differential diagnosis of mood disorders, according to a proof-of-concept study published online Oct. 25 inJAMA Psychiatry.Jakub Tomasik, Ph.

Updated on:January 02,2024

Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had "a quite emotional, personal conversation" with h

Updated on: January 06,2024

Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had "a quite emotional, personal conversation" with h

Updated on:January 06,2024

Loneliness is a major public health problem—and young people are bearing the brunt of it, say researchers

by Julia Morgan and Vincent La Placa,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWriting in The Week, journalist Theara Colemanhas declared2023 "the year of the loneliness

Updated on: December 30,2023

Loneliness is a major public health problem—and young people are bearing the brunt of it, say researchers

by Julia Morgan and Vincent La Placa,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWriting in The Week, journalist Theara Colemanhas declared2023 "the year of the loneliness

Updated on:December 30,2023

A decade of aphantasia research: What we've learned about people who can't visualize

by University of ExeterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople who can't visualize an image in their mind's eye are less likely to remember the details of important past personal events o

Updated on: March 30,2024

A decade of aphantasia research: What we've learned about people who can't visualize

by University of ExeterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople who can't visualize an image in their mind's eye are less likely to remember the details of important past personal events o

Updated on:March 30,2024

Night sweats reveal the severity of sleep apnea

byUniversity of CórdobaPermanent changes in human sweat metabolome due to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) represented by Box and Whiskers’ plots of pre-sleeping metabolites’ concentrations. Credit