My Cosmos preliminary evaluation shows positive usability and acceptance among university students and mental health professionals
A Video Game That Helps You Manage Anxiety and Depression
This preliminary study evaluated the usability and acceptance of My Cosmos, an internet-delivered, mobile-first transdiagnostic digital CBT …
A new digital therapy program that feels more like a supportive game could help people stick with the hard work of managing their mental hea…
Systematic review finds immune markers IL-1β and TNF-α associated with negative symptoms in first episode psychosis
Inflammation Linked to Low Energy in Early Psychosis
A systematic review of 7 case-control studies found individuals with first episode psychosis generally showed elevated peripheral blood immu…
High levels of inflammatory markers in the blood are linked to the low energy and lack of motivation seen in people with early psychosis.
Bibliometric analysis of functional dyspepsia research identifies top authors, institutions, and journals over two decades
Why Overlapping Stomach Issues Are Getting More Attention
This systematic review utilized a bibliometric and visualization analysis of 3,030 records from the Web of Science Core Collection database.
Doctors now see stomach pain and bowel issues as connected puzzles instead of separate problems, helping patients feel heard when multiple s…
AI-powered CBT reduces anxiety symptoms in 6,284 patients across NHS primary care over 24 weeks
Your Wait for Anxiety Therapy Could Predict Your Success Online
This prospective cohort study evaluated an AI-powered CBT platform in 6,284 patients aged 18-65 within NHS primary care.
New NHS data reveals who gets the most relief from digital anxiety therapy—and uncovers a troubling inequality in who it leaves behind.
Autism diagnosis associated with 4-fold higher PTSD risk in Swedish cohort study
Autistic Girls Face a Hidden PTSD Risk. Here’s What Families Should Know
A population-based cohort study of over 450,000 individuals in Sweden found autistic individuals had a 4.37-fold higher risk of developing P…
Autistic girls face a fourfold higher risk of PTSD than boys, with those who also have ADHD at the greatest danger for lasting psychological…
New graduate nurses show declining mental health over three years with increased work time and night shifts
New Nurses Get Worse at Mental Health Over Time
This prospective longitudinal study followed 118 new graduate nurses over three years to assess mental health trajectories.
New nurses get worse at mental health over time, with poor sleep and night shifts making the decline much faster.
Higher physical activity linked to better mental health and quality of life in German adolescents
More Active Kids Had Better Mental Health During the Pandemic
A German cohort study of 1,819 adolescents aged 11-21 found self-reported higher physical activity was dose-responsively associated with bet…
Kids who moved more during the pandemic had better mental health and quality of life, even as anxiety and depression rose among young people…
Cross-sectional analysis finds age-related measurement bias in ADHD screening tool across adulthood
Old ADHD Tests Miss Symptoms in Older Adults
A cross-sectional analysis of 600 adults aged 20-80 found that 5 of 18 items on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) exhibited significan…
Standard ADHD tests built for young people may wrongly miss the diagnosis in older adults who show different symptoms.
Ten-session school-based mental health package reduces depressive and anxiety symptoms in Chinese adolescents compared to routine curriculum
Ten Classes Can Lower Teen Stress in China
This cluster-randomised controlled trial evaluated a ten-session Adolescent Mental Health Service Package (AMHSP) delivered by trained schoo…
Ten weekly classes taught by school staff reduced depression and anxiety symptoms in Chinese teenagers.
Diary intervention improves sleep and reduces stress in critically ill children and their parents
Could a simple diary help critically ill children sleep better and reduce family stress?
A single-blind randomized controlled trial of 94 PICU patient-parent dyads found that a diary intervention significantly improved children's…
A simple diary helped critically ill children sleep better and reduced anxiety and depression in their parents for months after leaving the …
Internet-based IPM+ intervention reduces depressive symptoms in pregnant women with antenatal depression
Online therapy program shows promise for reducing depression in pregnant women
An 80-patient RCT in pregnant women with antenatal depression found a 5-week internet-based Problem Management Plus (IPM+) intervention plus…
A 5-week online therapy program helped pregnant women reduce depression, anxiety, and stress while improving sleep quality.
Visual education methods reduced anxiety and improved comprehension versus written methods in 148 patients undergoing urodynamic testing
Visual education reduces anxiety before urodynamic testing compared to written materials alone
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 148 patients scheduled for urodynamic testing to compare written versus visual patient education m…
Showing a video instead of just a form cuts anxiety and helps patients understand urodynamic testing better than written materials alone.