Semaglutide linked to lower neuropsychiatric event risk vs other diabetes drugs in observational study
Semaglutide linked to lower neuropsychiatric risk than other diabetes drugs
This observational cohort study analyzed 63,215 patients with baseline neuropsychiatric conditions across a large US federated data platform…
A large observational study suggests semaglutide may be associated with a lower risk of neuropsychiatric conditions compared to other common…
Scoping review of mental health in sub-Saharan African university students during COVID-19
Mental health crisis among African university students revealed
This systematic scoping review synthesized evidence on mental health among university students in sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pan…
Depression, anxiety, and suicidality are common among university students in sub-Saharan Africa, but help-seeking is rare. A new review maps…
Paracingulate sulcus prevalence reduced in patients with catatonia compared to controls
New Brain Scan Clue Points to Catatonia Risk
This hospital-based cohort study compared the paracingulate sulcus (PCS) in 109 patients with catatonia, 323 non-catatonic psychiatric patie…
A new study links specific brain shapes to catatonia, offering hope for better understanding.
Case-control study links impaired decision-making tasks to suicide attempts in depressed patients.
Can't weigh risks and rewards? Suicide attempters show different decision-making patterns
This case-control study assessed 132 depressed patients with suicide attempts, patient controls, and healthy controls using clinical decisio…
People who attempted suicide weigh risks differently, showing less fear of loss and more impulsive errors that link directly to higher suici…
High-frequency rTMS plus exercise reduced craving and negative emotions in methamphetamine use disorder
Magnetic Pulses Plus Exercise Lift Mood in Meth Recovery
A randomized trial in 54 male patients with methamphetamine use disorder found that adding high-frequency rTMS to physical exercise reduced …
Pairing gentle magnetic brain pulses with regular exercise helped people in recovery feel better and want meth less.
Cohort study in Portuguese families finds co-segregation of serious mental illnesses and rare CHD2 variant
Do serious mental illnesses share family roots? A rare gene clue emerges.
An observational cohort study of 173 multiplex families from the Portuguese Island Collection found co-segregation of psychotic and mood dis…
A rare gene mutation linked to autism and schizophrenia may also explain why psychotic and mood disorders often appear together in families.
EMR-integrated CDSS improves diagnostic concordance for mood disorders among psychiatrists
Study finds computer tool helps psychiatrists agree on mood disorder diagnoses
In an RCT of 72 psychiatrists, an EMR-integrated clinical decision support system significantly improved diagnostic concordance, particularl…
A computer tool helps psychiatrists agree on diagnoses for depression and bipolar disorder, but offers no boost for schizophrenia or experie…
Meta-analysis finds small habenula volume reductions in mood disorders do not survive correction
Brain region volume differences in mood disorders may not be significant after statistical correction
A meta-analysis of 15 samples (1,230-1,236 participants) found small but significant reductions in left and right habenula volume in mood di…
Initial signs of smaller brain regions in mood disorders vanished after rigorous statistical checks, showing early findings often don't hold…