Review of serotonergic signaling in autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental conditions
Serotonin’s Hidden Role in Brain Development Depends on Sex
This narrative review examines the role of serotonergic signaling in autism spectrum disorder and other psychiatric and neurodevelopmental c…
This discovery may help explain why conditions like autism affect boys and girls so differently.
High-frequency music therapy reduces stress in adult psychiatric inpatients compared to low-frequency sessions.
More Music Sessions May Lower Stress in Psychiatric Patients, Study Finds
This randomized controlled trial in 91 adult psychiatric inpatients in Colombia compared high-frequency (five sessions) versus low-frequency…
For patients in short-term psychiatric care, adding more music therapy sessions may help lower stress levels, but it doesn’t seem to improve…
Comparative evaluation of simulated reasoning and self-verification for LLM psychiatric diagnosis
Study evaluates AI models for psychiatric diagnosis using case vignettes
This comparative evaluation assessed simulated reasoning and self-verification prompts for large language models using 106 psychiatric case …
AI models that check their own reasoning improved accuracy in diagnosing psychiatric disorders from case vignettes, though sensitivity gains…
Cross-trait analyses reveal complex genetic overlaps between cortical morphology and psychiatric disorders.
Your Brain's Blueprint May Not Predict Mental Illness After All
This cross-trait analysis examined genetic loci shared between cortical surface area or thickness and various psychiatric conditions. Result…
Brain shape genes and mental illness genes often push in opposite directions, complicating hopes for using scans and DNA to predict conditio…
Meta-analysis finds pharmacogenomics-guided prescribing may be cost-effective for psychiatric disorders
Can genetic testing for psychiatric medication save money? The evidence is promising but not yet clear.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 economic studies in adults with psychiatric disorders found 88% of studies favored pharmacogenom…
Genetic testing for psychiatric drugs hints at savings, but mixed study results mean it's not yet clear if the approach truly cuts costs.