Swiss guidelines show broad consensus on ethical problems of coercion but note differences in normative goals and responsibility attribution
Swiss experts agree on one thing: coercion in mental health care is an ethical problem
This narrative review analyzes five documents from Swiss professionals and stakeholders regarding coercive measures in psychiatric disorders…
Five Swiss documents agree that forced treatment is ethically wrong. They also want to stop using it and focus on voluntary care instead.
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…
Elevated CSF and blood sCD27 associated with autoimmune disease in severe psychiatric disorders and MS
Could a simple protein in spinal fluid reveal hidden autoimmune disease in psychiatric patients?
This cohort study measured soluble CD27 (sCD27) in cerebrospinal fluid and blood from patients with severe psychiatric disorders, multiple s…
A simple spinal fluid protein may reveal hidden autoimmune disease in psychiatric patients who show signs of neuroinflammation.
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.
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.
Questions about Psychiatric Disorders
How do cortical thickness and genetics overlap in psychiatric conditions?
Genetic factors link cortical thickness to psychiatric disorders, but these links are complex and often vary by brain region and disorder type.
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