Reduced cortical surface area and amygdala volume are associated with youth internalizing and externalizing disorders
Brain Imaging Shows Shared Patterns in Youth Mental Disorders
This meta-analysis of 3D T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging data in youth identifies lower surface area in the insula, entorhinal cortex…
New brain imaging data reveals shared structural patterns in the brains of children and teens with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and conduct di…
Mindfulness-based interventions improve emotion regulation and reduce anxiety in adolescents with emotional difficulties
Mindfulness training helps teens manage emotions and reduce anxiety
This meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that mindfulness-based interventions significantly improved emotion regulation (…
Mindfulness programs can help teenagers struggling with intense emotions, showing consistent improvements in anxiety and depression symptoms…
Depressive symptoms affect 40% and anxiety 36% of adults with epilepsy
Depression and anxiety common in epilepsy
This meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies found that depressive symptoms occur in 40% and anxiety symptoms in 36% of adults with epileps…
About 40% of adults with epilepsy screen positive for depression and 36% for anxiety, a new meta-analysis finds.
Behavioral activation reduces depressive symptoms in at-risk adults, moderate effect at post-intervention
Behavioral activation helps reduce symptoms for people with depression
This meta-analysis of 3213 at-risk adults found behavioral activation (BA) significantly reduced depressive symptoms at post-intervention (g…
Scheduling activities and monitoring progress can significantly lower depressive symptoms in adults, offering a practical way to manage ment…
Prefrontal rTMS or theta burst stimulation significantly improves response and remission in MDD
Repetitive magnetic stimulation reduces symptoms for treatment resistant depression
This meta-analysis of 1850 patients found that prefrontal rTMS or theta burst stimulation significantly reduced depressive symptoms compared…
A new review shows that specific magnetic brain stimulation significantly improves symptoms and remission rates for people with severe depre…
Health technologies for older adults face significant barriers and facilitators across individual, unit, site, and system levels
Identifying barriers to health technology use for older adults
This scoping review analyzed 45 publications to identify facilitators, barriers, and strategies for implementing health technologies among o…
New research highlights the hurdles and strategies for getting seniors to use tools like wearable sensors and video calls.
Adding Chinese patent medicines to SSRIs improves HAMD scores and response rates in depressive disorder
Chinese Herbal Add-Ons May Boost Antidepressant Effects
This systematic review and network meta-analysis of 5,975 patients found that seven Chinese patent medicine (CPM) combinations with SSRIs si…
Adding certain Chinese patent medicines to standard antidepressants improved depression scores and response rates in a new analysis.
Implementation science frameworks for maternal and child health in South Asia require systematic characterization
New Framework Plans to Improve Maternal and Child Health
This systematic review protocol aims to identify and characterize implementation science theories, models, and frameworks used in South Asia…
A new research plan aims to identify better ways to deliver maternal and child health programs across South Asia.
Dissociative symptoms correlate with greater severity and poorer outcomes in anxiety and depressive disorders
Dissociative Symptoms Linked to Severity in Anxiety and Depression
This scoping review of 300 studies examines the prevalence and clinical impact of dissociative symptoms in adults with anxiety and depressio…
High levels of dissociation are linked to more severe symptoms and poorer treatment outcomes for people with anxiety and depression.
Assertive Community Treatment reduces emergency department usage and improves psychosocial functioning in patients with SPMI
Assertive Community Treatment Linked to Lower Emergency Room Use
This systematic review evaluates Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) for adults with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI). The synth…
A review suggests that Assertive Community Treatment can help people with serious mental illness use emergency rooms less often.
Interoceptive processing and difficulty identifying feelings are proposed candidate processes for BFRBs and SSD
Body sensations may link repetitive behaviors and physical symptoms
This hypothesis-generating mini review explores the role of interoceptive processing in body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and somati…
New research suggests that how the brain processes internal body signals might connect repetitive behaviors with certain physical health dis…
Mothers report significantly higher severity for inattention, hyperactivity, and oppositional defiance symptoms than fathers
Mothers and Fathers Report Different Severity in Children with ADHD
This cross-sectional clinical study of 460 Chinese children and adolescents with ADHD found that mothers consistently rated symptom severity…
Parents may view the severity of ADHD symptoms differently, with mothers often reporting higher levels of inattention and hyperactivity than…