Machine learning models improved suicide risk detection accuracy in asynchronous text therapy clients
New AI models improved suicide risk detection in text therapy messages
This study developed machine learning models to detect suicide risk from text in a digital mental health setting.
New AI models now detect suicide risk in text therapy messages with 85% accuracy, helping providers prioritize urgent cases for faster inter…
Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation reduces anxiety and depression in advanced lung cancer patients
Home-based exercise program with nurse support may help reduce anxiety and depression in advanced lung cancer patients
In a randomized controlled trial of 104 patients with stage III-IV lung cancer, a nurse-supported hybrid home-based pulmonary rehabilitation…
A home exercise program with nurse support reduced anxiety and depression while keeping daily activities stable for advanced lung cancer pat…
Ketogenic diet shows modest antidepressant benefit at 6 weeks in adults with treatment-resistant depression
Ketogenic diet shows modest benefit for treatment-resistant depression in small trial
In a randomized clinical trial of 88 UK adults with treatment-resistant depression, a ketogenic diet for 6 weeks led to a greater reduction …
A small UK trial found a strict low-carb diet offered slightly greater improvement in depression scores for adults who had not responded to …
12-year follow-up of extended early intervention for first-episode psychosis in Hong Kong
Long-term study tracks recovery rates for people with first psychosis episode
A 12-year follow-up of an RCT in Hong Kong compared a 1-year extension of early intervention (3-year EI) to 1-year step-down care (2-year EI…
Twelve years after a first psychosis episode, only 25% of patients regained daily functioning, though extra early care helped control sympto…
Danish cohort study identifies ten clinically distinct schizophrenia subgroups with genetic associations
What if schizophrenia isn't one illness, but ten different ones?
An observational cohort study of 22,092 individuals in the Danish iPSYCH registry identified ten clinically distinct schizophrenia spectrum …
Ten different conditions exist within schizophrenia, each with unique symptoms and genetic patterns found in over 22,000 Danish patients.
AI visual psychophysiological analysis shows high sensitivity for depression screening in 98 outpatients
AI tool shows promise for screening depression and anxiety in small outpatient study
A prospective diagnostic study of 98 outpatients found an AI-based visual psychophysiological analysis platform had 95.9% sensitivity for de…
An AI tool analyzing head vibrations detected depression risk in 96% of patients, outperforming standard questionnaires when used alone or t…
P50 sensory gating deficits linked to depressive symptoms in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury
Brain signal differences found in teens who self-harm and have depression
An observational study of 86 adolescents with NSSI and 50 healthy controls found P50 sensory gating deficits (higher S2/S1 ratio and S2 ampl…
Teens who self-harm and feel depressed show weaker brain signals that make it harder to filter out repeated sounds.
Child mental health symptoms declined as COVID-19 restrictions eased in Ontario longitudinal study
Children's mental health symptoms improved as COVID-19 restrictions loosened in Ontario study
A population-based longitudinal study of 1,261 children and youth in Ontario found mental health symptoms were elevated during lockdowns but…
When Ontario COVID restrictions loosened, children's behavioral symptoms like oppositional behavior and inattention improved significantly m…
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.