Cognitive Remediation Therapy Re-analysis Shows Benefit Over Treatment As Usual on Global Assessment Scale
When Patients Rank Treatment Success Differently Than Doctors
This re-analysis of a randomized controlled trial evaluated Cognitive Remediation Therapy versus treatment as usual among participants and s…
Patients and doctors value different treatment benefits, and letting patients help decide what counts as success can change how we understan…
Meta-analysis of VELscope diagnostic accuracy for oral potentially malignant disorders
Meta-analysis reviews VELscope device for detecting oral potentially malignant disorders
This meta-analysis of 24 studies evaluated VELscope for detecting oral potentially malignant disorders.
The VELscope screening tool catches most oral cancer cases but often flags healthy mouths as risky, causing unnecessary worry and extra test…
Multimodal MRI Protocol to Study Interoception in Schizophrenia
How Schizophrenia Changes the Body’s Inner Signals
This is a protocol for a cross-sectional multimodal MRI study in 30 individuals with schizophrenia and 30 matched healthy controls.
Understanding how the brain reads the body could unlock new ways to treat the emotional struggles of schizophrenia.
Systematic review finds simulation-based training equivalent or superior to traditional methods in veterinary education
New Tools Train Vets to Keep Your Pets Safer
This systematic review synthesizes evidence on physical models and simulation-based training versus traditional teaching in veterinary educa…
New training tools let vet students practice on realistic models, so your pet gets safer surgeries and better care from doctors who are full…
Systematic review and meta-analysis on depression and anxiety prevalence in liver cirrhosis
More Than Half of Cirrhosis Patients Face Anxiety, New Global Study Reveals
This meta-analysis synthesized data from 23 studies including 979,113 patients with liver cirrhosis to estimate the prevalence of depression…
This massive global review proves that mental health struggles are a hidden, widespread crisis for people living with liver disease.
Narrative review on social participation decline in young and middle-aged stroke survivors
Young Stroke Survivors Struggle to Rejoin Life
This narrative review synthesizes evidence on social participation in young and middle-aged stroke survivors.
Young stroke survivors in China face a harsh reality: up to 80% lose independence and struggle to return to work or family life years after …
Baseline cognitive scores predict antidepressant non-response in Chinese adults with MDD
Depression’s Hidden Symptom Predicts Treatment Success
This retrospective observational cohort study of 321 Chinese adults with major depressive disorder found that higher baseline PDQ-D-20 score…
Worse thinking problems before treatment predict poorer antidepressant results, helping doctors spot patients who need different care.
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.
Perx Health app linked to high medication adherence in older adults using real-world data
Seniors Are Sticking to Their Meds Thanks to a Surprising App Feature
This observational cohort study of 250 adults aged ≥65 years using the Perx Health mobile app in Australia and the United States found a med…
Gamified app features like leaderboards helped seniors aged 65 and older maintain a 95% medication adherence rate in real-world data.
Maternal diagnoses associated with autism in cousins, Danish registry study finds
Study links maternal health conditions to autism risk in cousins
This observational cohort study used Danish national registers to link maternal diagnoses with autism in cousins of index children.
A new Danish study links maternal health conditions like epilepsy and depression to autism risk in cousins, suggesting shared genetic and en…
Italian guideline proposes organisational best practice framework
Can a new framework help Italian health services improve how they work?
This Italian guideline outlines the Organisational Clinical Best Practice Recommendations (O-BPCA) framework.
A new Italian health framework aims to close care gaps by standardizing how hospitals improve organizational performance and safety.
Delphi Consensus on Forensic Mental Health Systems and Services
For the First Time, Experts Agree on What Forensic Mental Health Care Should Look Like
This international Delphi guideline establishes a consensus-based framework for forensic mental health systems.
For the first time, 23 global experts agree on a shared blueprint for caring for people with mental illness involved in the justice system.