Systematic review and meta-analysis on VR for pediatric anesthesia anxiety
Virtual reality lowers anxiety in children before anesthesia
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 studies found that virtual reality interventions significantly reduced preoperative anxiety i…
A review of 12 studies shows virtual reality significantly reduces anxiety in kids before surgery, offering a new way to help families.
Systematic review of adolescent cannabis use links elevated addiction risk and neurodevelopmental concerns compared to adult onset
Teenage cannabis use may reshape the developing brain in lasting ways
This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 8,432 participants across longitudinal studies regarding adolescent cannabis use versus adu…
Teen cannabis use may shrink key brain areas and raise addiction risk more than adult use.
Acupuncture plus wet cupping therapy versus acupuncture-only for post-stroke depression
Acupuncture plus wet cupping therapy helps mild-to-moderate post stroke depression more than acupuncture alone
This randomized controlled trial in 130 patients with mild-to-moderate post-stroke depression compared acupuncture plus wet cupping therapy …
Adding wet cupping therapy to acupuncture reduced depression scores more than acupuncture alone in people with mild-to-moderate post stroke …
ADHD and ASD polygenic risk scores correlate with antipsychotic responsiveness in schizophrenia postmortem brains
Genes for ADHD and Autism May Predict Schizophrenia Drug Response
This postmortem brain study in 24 patients with schizophrenia and 48 controls examined polygenic risk scores for ADHD and ASD.
Genes tied to ADHD and autism may predict how well antipsychotic drugs work in schizophrenia patients.
Neighborhood deprivation associated with accelerated epigenetic aging in cross-sectional study
Poor neighborhoods may accelerate biological aging
This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between neighborhood deprivation, measured by the Area Deprivation Index, and epigeneti…
Living in disadvantaged areas is linked to faster biological aging and higher levels of lifetime stress and adversity.
Childhood poverty may amplify the impact of early life adversity on behavioral problems
Poverty’s Harm Depends on This Brain Trait
This observational study examined how childhood poverty and cumulative early life adversity relate to behavioral problems and neurofunctiona…
Some kids in poverty develop serious behavioral issues after tough experiences, while others stay strong—and a key brain trait may explain w…
Observational study identifies cortical organization and topological alterations in schizophrenia
New Brain Maps Show Two Distinct Types of Schizophrenia
This observational study abstract examines cortical organization and subtyping in 3,958 individuals with schizophrenia compared to 5,489 neu…
New brain scans reveal two distinct patterns in schizophrenia that could lead to better personalized care for patients with the condition.
MDD polygenic scores show adolescence-specific effects on child depressive symptoms in Norwegian cohort
Teen Depression Linked to Genes That "Switch On" at Puberty
This cohort study of children from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort assessed depressive symptoms at ages 8 and 14.
Your teen's depression risk may be written in their genes, but only becomes visible during puberty's hormonal storm.
Qualitative review explores clinician experiences integrating patient streaming data into mental health practice
Doctors Reveal What Wearable Data Really Means For Mental Health
This qualitative, exploratory interview review examines the experiences of 33 clinicians (family physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists) r…
Doctors say wearable data can track mental health between visits, but only if it’s easy to interpret and fits into their busy schedules.
Auricular thumbtack needle therapy plus behavioral therapy improved overactive bladder and anxiety scores in 118 women over 6 weeks
Thumbtack therapy plus behavioral care improved bladder and anxiety symptoms in women
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 118 female patients with mild to moderate overactive bladder and anxiety symptoms.
Women with overactive bladder and anxiety saw better symptom scores and sleep after auricular thumbtack needle therapy combined with behavio…
Systematic review and meta-analysis shows digital interventions enhance sleep quality in nurses
Digital tools help nurses sleep better and feel less anxious today
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated digital and mobile-based interventions among 2,321 nurses.
Nurses using digital sleep tools slept better, felt less anxious, and had less daytime drowsiness in a new review of eleven studies.
Protocol for COMPASS CBT pilot trial in forcibly displaced Venezuelan adults in Peru
First pilot trial tests new therapy for displaced Venezuelans in Peru
This protocol outlines a randomized pilot trial evaluating COMPASS, an open-source cognitive behavioral therapy program delivered by lay pro…
A new pilot trial will test a low-cost therapy for anxiety, depression, and PTSD in forcibly displaced Venezuelans living in Peru.