Breathwork reduces anxiety, depression, and stress in paramedic students in 12-week RCT
Breathwork practice may reduce stress and anxiety in student paramedics
A single-blind RCT of 98 student paramedics found that a 12-week structured breathwork protocol (A52 Breath Method) significantly reduced an…
A 12-week breathing routine helped student paramedics lower stress, anxiety, and depression while boosting resilience without any reported s…
Technology-based social cognition training improved facial emotion recognition and empathy in adults with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.
Technology training improved social skills in adults with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a meta-analysis.
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated technology-based social cognition training (TBSCT) in adults with schizophrenia-spectrum …
Technology training helps adults with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders recognize emotions and understand others' thoughts better.
Cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal programs reduce depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents
Can stress programs really stop teen depression and anxiety from getting worse?
A 21-month RCT in 204 adolescents found that preventive interventions (Coping With Stress or Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills T…
Special stress programs helped teens with depression and anxiety see lasting improvements in their symptoms for up to 21 months.
Lactation Management Model care in NICU mothers linked to higher anxiety but improved infant outcomes
Can a new care model help NICU moms breastfeed longer, even if it raises anxiety?
A randomized controlled trial in mothers of NICU infants found that 3-day Lactation Management Model care was associated with higher materna…
A special NICU care program helped babies gain more weight and drink more milk, but mothers reported feeling more anxious than usual.
Extended early intervention service improves functioning in first-episode psychosis versus standard care
Extending early intervention services may improve functioning for some young people with first-episode psychosis.
A randomized controlled trial of 400 individuals with first-episode psychosis found that extending early intervention service (EIS) for one …
Extending early intervention care for young people with first-episode psychosis leads to higher employment rates and better social functioni…
Escape room simulation improved knowledge and satisfaction while reducing anxiety in nursing students compared to traditional education.
Escape room simulations improved nursing student knowledge and satisfaction in a small study
This randomized controlled trial involved 40 nursing students at an Istanbul university. The escape room simulation intervention significant…
Escape room simulations helped nursing students learn emergency care better, feel less anxious, and enjoy their training more than tradition…
Algorithm-guided treatments may improve depression outcomes versus usual care in adults
Algorithm-guided depression treatment may lead to faster recovery than usual care
A systematic review of 7 RCTs involving over 3,500 adults with major depressive disorder found algorithm-guided treatments (AGTs) were assoc…
A structured treatment plan for depression helped patients recover faster and more often than usual care in a review of over 3,500 adults.
Scoping review and case report describe TANGO2 spells in TANGO2 deficiency disorder
TANGO2 deficiency spells usually start in infancy and are stress-related but self-limited
A scoping review of 93 patients and a case report characterize TANGO2 spells in TANGO2 deficiency disorder. Spells typically begin in infanc…
Stress-related spells in TANGO2 deficiency start in infancy, last hours, and show no seizure activity on EEG tests.
Pharmacist-led stewardship improved antibiotic appropriateness and outcomes in adult HAP or VAP patients.
Can a pharmacist-led program make antibiotic use safer and more effective for pneumonia patients?
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship program in 699 adult patients with hospital-acquired o…
A pharmacist-led program significantly improved antibiotic prescriptions and reduced unnecessary drug exposure for pneumonia patients in a h…
TAO-TMS shows high response rates in a small naturalistic Asian treatment-resistant depression cohort compared to historical controls.
Personalized TMS showed high response rates in a small Asian depression study
This study evaluated TAO-TMS, a personalized connectivity-guided accelerated iTBS protocol, in a naturalistic Asian population with treatmen…
A personalized magnetic stimulation method helped 70% of Asian patients with depression who had not responded to other treatments improve wi…
Meta-analysis finds sleep architecture differences in drug-free schizoaffective disorder patients
Drug-free schizoaffective patients show distinct sleep pattern differences compared to healthy controls and other groups.
A meta-analysis of case-control studies compared polysomnographic sleep parameters in 67 drug-free schizoaffective patients against healthy …
People with schizoaffective disorder who aren't on medication sleep less, stay awake longer, and struggle to reach deep rest compared to hea…
Indian cohort study maps non-clinical eating behavior network architecture using mixed graphical models.
Is your eating behavior shaped more by culture than worry about your weight?
This observational cohort study of 1,508 individuals in India utilized mixed graphical models to analyze the architecture of non-clinical ea…
In India, home life and religion drive eating habits while worry about weight acts only as a local cluster, not the main force.