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.
Non-pharmacological Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies show associations with reduced fatigue and improved sleep in chronic fatigue syndrome patients
Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies show links to reduced fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome
This network meta-analysis evaluated non-pharmacological Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies in 2234 patients with chronic fatigue syndro…
For chronic fatigue syndrome, traditional Chinese medicine therapies like moxibustion and massage showed links to less fatigue and better sl…
Digital journaling shows modest anxiety reduction in young adults with mild-to-moderate symptoms
Mobile journaling showed small anxiety relief in young adults with mild symptoms
An 8-week RCT of 507 young adults with mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression symptoms found digital journaling on a mobile platform produc…
Young adults with mild anxiety found digital journaling offered small relief, while risk signals spiked during late-night hours.
Personalized nutrition and behavioral correction address feline obesity and associated comorbidities like diabetes and osteoarthritis
Review finds personalized nutrition and exercise help manage cat obesity and related health issues
This systematic review evaluated determinants, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of obesity in domestic cats.
Personalized nutrition and exercise plans help manage cat obesity, a common disorder that raises risks for diabetes and other serious health…
IPL with collagen dressings shows higher efficacy than dressings alone for facial postburn hyperpigmentation
Can treating burn scars with light and dressings clear skin faster than dressings alone?
In a randomized controlled trial of 90 patients with facial hyperpigmentation from second-degree burns, intense pulsed light (IPL) combined …
Adding light therapy to burn scar dressings helped 95% of patients clear dark facial marks, while dressings alone worked for only 61%.