Meta-analysis links auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia to specific brain activity patterns and neurotransmitter systems
Brain activity patterns linked to hearing voices in schizophrenia, research review finds
A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies in schizophrenia patients with auditory verbal hallucinations found AVH associ…
Hearing voices in schizophrenia is linked to increased brain activity in hearing and language areas alongside decreased activity in sensorim…
EMR-integrated CDSS improves diagnostic concordance for mood disorders among psychiatrists
Study finds computer tool helps psychiatrists agree on mood disorder diagnoses
In an RCT of 72 psychiatrists, an EMR-integrated clinical decision support system significantly improved diagnostic concordance, particularl…
A computer tool helps psychiatrists agree on diagnoses for depression and bipolar disorder, but offers no boost for schizophrenia or experie…
Protocol outlines target trial emulation for bipolar disorder treatments in patients with opioid use disorder
Study protocol compares bipolar disorder medications for people with opioid use disorder
This protocol describes a planned target trial emulation study using population-level administrative data from British Columbia and Ontario,…
People with bipolar disorder and opioid use disorder face higher risks, but a new plan will compare how well different medications work for …
Vitamin D deficiency associated with depression in adolescents and young adults, stronger in females
Vitamin D deficiency linked to depression in adolescents and young adults, especially females
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 27,956 adolescents and young adults found vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/L) was associated with dep…
Young people with low vitamin D levels are twice as likely to have depression, a link that is especially strong in females.
Protocol published for trial testing tDCS plus cognitive training in schizophrenia
Researchers plan trial to test brain stimulation plus cognitive training for schizophrenia
A study protocol describes a future randomized controlled trial of 120 adults with stable schizophrenia.
A new trial plans to test if gentle brain stimulation combined with computer training improves thinking and memory for people with schizophr…
Gray matter volume deviations in schizophrenia linked to symptom severity and cognitive function
Can brain volume patterns help us understand schizophrenia symptoms?
An observational cohort study of 379 schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients and 149 healthy controls found that more negative gray matter …
A scattered pattern of less brain tissue linked to focusing on important details predicts how severe schizophrenia symptoms are.
Antipsychotic exposure shows time-dependent associations with vocational recovery in schizophrenia cohort
Do antipsychotics help people with schizophrenia get back to work or school?
A Danish register-based cohort study of 65,630 individuals with incident schizophrenia spectrum disorders found antipsychotic exposure was a…
Antipsychotic medication use initially lowers work or school chances for schizophrenia patients but eventually shows a small positive link a…
Movement patterns during threat task associated with symptom profiles in young children
How do anxious children move differently when they feel threatened?
An observational laboratory study of 91 children aged 4-8 years found that internalizing symptoms were associated with smaller turning angle…
Wearable sensors show anxious children turn less when threatened, but those with both anxiety and aggression turn more, signaling different …
Caregivers of dementia patients report insufficient support for nighttime agitation
What happens when dementia keeps someone awake at night? Caregivers feel alone
A qualitative study of 15 informal caregivers of people with dementia found they feel insufficiently supported when managing nighttime agita…
When dementia keeps someone awake at night, caregivers feel alone and unsupported, relying on self-made coping methods because current help …
Connectome models of attention and autism show phenotype-specific features vary by age and diagnosis
How does the brain's wiring for attention differ from its wiring for autism traits?
An analysis of transdiagnostic connectome-based models across datasets found that models predicting sustained attention phenotypes shared mo…
Brain models for attention share more features with each other than with models predicting autism symptoms, showing these brain patterns dif…
Speech features differ in children with ADHD and show medication-associated changes in small study
Could a child's voice reveal ADHD and track medication effects?
A longitudinal case-control study of 27 children with ADHD and 27 controls found baseline differences in vocal features and medication-assoc…
A child's voice reveals ADHD traits like lower pitch and unstable rhythm, with medication helping stabilize speech patterns in a new study.
CDC surveillance estimates autism spectrum disorder prevalence among 8-year-olds in 11 U.S. sites
CDC estimates autism prevalence among 8-year-old children in 11 U.S. sites
A CDC surveillance summary reports estimated prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children aged 8 years across 11 U.S.
CDC estimates autism affects 8-year-olds in 11 U.S. sites, offering a snapshot of how common the condition is in these communities.