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…
US suicide methods 2000-2018: firearm, suffocation, poisoning most common, rates higher in males
What are the most common suicide methods in the US, and who is most at risk?
An observational analysis of US population data from 2000-2018 found the three most common suicide methods were firearm, suffocation, and po…
Firearms, suffocation, and poisoning are the top three suicide methods in the US, where men die by suicide at higher rates than women, espec…
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.
Scoping review identifies operational and organizational drivers of burnout in public safety personnel
Why do we know so little about moral injury in first responders?
A scoping review of 43 studies examined burnout and moral injury drivers in public safety personnel (EMTs, firefighters, dispatchers).
While burnout gets studied, moral injury in first responders is almost ignored, leaving a critical gap in how we help EMTs and firefighters.
Survey examines mental health, suicide risk, and protective factors in US high school students
What protects high school students' mental health? A new survey looks for answers
A US survey report describes mental health and suicide risk among high school students, along with health-promoting behaviors and protective…
A new survey shifts focus from teen mental health crises to the everyday habits and relationships that might be protecting high school stude…
Observational study links esketamine-induced mystical experiences to depression improvement in 45 patients
Mystical experiences during esketamine treatment linked to better depression outcomes in small study
In an observational study of 45 patients with treatment-resistant depression receiving esketamine at two centers, 58% experienced mystical e…
Patients with treatment-resistant depression who felt mystical effects from esketamine showed greater improvement, while other side effects …