Meta-analysis finds moderate negative correlation between meaning in life and depression
Large review finds link between sense of meaning in life and lower depression
A three-level meta-analysis of 278 studies (n=252,254) found meaning in life was moderately negatively correlated with depression (r = -0.33…
People with a stronger sense of meaning or purpose in life tend to report lower levels of depression, according to a large review of hundred…
Aripiprazole linked to less insight improvement than dopamine antagonists in schizophrenia trial
Can reducing symptoms help people with schizophrenia gain insight into their illness?
A 6-week RCT of 144 schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients found symptom reduction was associated with improved clinical insight. Patients…
Reducing symptoms helps people with schizophrenia gain insight into their illness, but early improvement in hallucinations and delusions mat…
MPNFS-based psychological intervention linked to reduced anxiety in adolescents with anxiety disorders
Psychological intervention shows promise for reducing anxiety in adolescents
A retrospective cohort study of 196 adolescents with anxiety disorders found that a 6-week MPNFS-based integrative psychological interventio…
Teenagers with anxiety disorders showed significantly greater improvement after a six-week psychological intervention compared to standard c…
Adults with ADHD show higher emotional eating and lower cognitive flexibility in case-control study
Adults with ADHD show more emotional eating and less mental flexibility in study
A case-control study of 76 adults with ADHD and 69 healthy controls found the ADHD group had significantly higher emotional eating scores (t…
Adults with ADHD eat more when stressed and struggle to shift their thinking compared to those without the condition, according to new findi…
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction improves quality of life and pain catastrophising in fibromyalgia patients.
Mindfulness training helps quality of life and pain thinking for fibromyalgia patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in 1153 people with fibromyalgia. Results indic…
Mindfulness training improves quality of life and pain thinking for fibromyalgia patients, offering relief from widespread pain and exhausti…
Meta-analysis of Stellate Ganglion Block shows improved sleep metrics in patients with sleep disturbances.
Could a simple nerve block help you sleep longer and deeper?
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated seven studies involving patients who received a Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) compared to…
Patients receiving a nerve block in the neck slept longer, fell asleep faster, and enjoyed deeper rest compared to those who did not receive…
Animated video reduces pain and improves satisfaction during transperineal prostate biopsy in RCT
Animated video information reduced pain and improved satisfaction during prostate biopsy
In a randomized trial of 103 men undergoing transperineal prostate biopsy under local anesthesia, adding an animated video to standard infor…
Watching a short animated video before a prostate biopsy significantly reduced pain and improved satisfaction for men undergoing the procedu…
Machine learning models improved suicide risk detection accuracy in asynchronous text therapy clients.
New AI models improved suicide risk detection in text therapy messages
This study developed machine learning models to detect suicide risk from text in a digital mental health setting. The final model achieved a…
New AI models now detect suicide risk in text therapy messages with 85% accuracy, helping providers prioritize urgent cases for faster inter…
Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation reduces anxiety and depression in advanced lung cancer patients
Home-based exercise program with nurse support may help reduce anxiety and depression in advanced lung cancer patients
In a randomized controlled trial of 104 patients with stage III-IV lung cancer, a nurse-supported hybrid home-based pulmonary rehabilitation…
A home exercise program with nurse support reduced anxiety and depression while keeping daily activities stable for advanced lung cancer pat…
Ketogenic diet shows modest antidepressant benefit at 6 weeks in adults with treatment-resistant depression
Ketogenic diet shows modest benefit for treatment-resistant depression in small trial
In a randomized clinical trial of 88 UK adults with treatment-resistant depression, a ketogenic diet for 6 weeks led to a greater reduction …
A small UK trial found a strict low-carb diet offered slightly greater improvement in depression scores for adults who had not responded to …
12-year follow-up of extended early intervention for first-episode psychosis in Hong Kong
Long-term study tracks recovery rates for people with first psychosis episode
A 12-year follow-up of an RCT in Hong Kong compared a 1-year extension of early intervention (3-year EI) to 1-year step-down care (2-year EI…
Twelve years after a first psychosis episode, only 25% of patients regained daily functioning, though extra early care helped control sympto…
Danish cohort study identifies ten clinically distinct schizophrenia subgroups with genetic associations
What if schizophrenia isn't one illness, but ten different ones?
An observational cohort study of 22,092 individuals in the Danish iPSYCH registry identified ten clinically distinct schizophrenia spectrum …
Ten different conditions exist within schizophrenia, each with unique symptoms and genetic patterns found in over 22,000 Danish patients.