Worry induction increases food consumption in undergraduate students in laboratory study
Does worry make you eat more? A lab study found it can
A preregistered experimental study of 129 undergraduate students found that worry induction led to significantly more potato chip and total …
Worrying can make you eat more, as a lab study found that students forced to worry ate significantly more chips and food than those in a cal…
Blue-blocking glasses show no advantage over tinted lenses for inpatient mania in small RCT
Blue-blocking glasses show no advantage over lightly tinted glasses for mania symptoms
A randomized controlled trial of 42 inpatients with mania found adjunctive blue-blocking glasses were not superior to lightly tinted glasses…
Blue-blocking glasses offered no advantage over lightly tinted ones for reducing manic symptoms in hospitalized patients.
Active tDCS shows large effect on life engagement in schizophrenia outpatients versus sham
Can brain stimulation help people with schizophrenia feel more engaged with life?
A randomized controlled trial of 50 outpatients with schizophrenia found active tDCS (15 weekday sessions) produced significantly greater re…
Non-invasive brain stimulation helped people with schizophrenia feel more engaged in daily life, work, and relationships after 15 sessions.
Meta-analysis finds small habenula volume reductions in mood disorders do not survive correction
Brain region volume differences in mood disorders may not be significant after statistical correction
A meta-analysis of 15 samples (1,230-1,236 participants) found small but significant reductions in left and right habenula volume in mood di…
Initial signs of smaller brain regions in mood disorders vanished after rigorous statistical checks, showing early findings often don't hold…
Systematic review finds brain alterations in perinatal depression compared to healthy controls
Brain imaging review finds patterns linked to perinatal depression
A systematic review synthesizing research on perinatal depression (PND) found patients exhibit structural, functional, and metabolic brain a…
Brain scans show perinatal depression changes activity in emotional and regulatory areas, offering new clues for early screening and treatme…
US overdose death rates involving cocaine and psychostimulants increased from 2016 to 2017
U.S. drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and stimulants increased in recent years
An observational study of the US population found that drug overdose death rates involving cocaine and psychostimulants with abuse potential…
Death rates from cocaine and stimulant overdoses rose across the U.S. from 2016 to 2017, affecting people of all ages and backgrounds.
CDC surveillance monitors early identification of autism spectrum disorder in 4-year-old children
CDC monitors early autism identification in 4-year-old children across six U.S. sites
A CDC surveillance summary from the Early Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network reports on early identification of ASD am…
The CDC is tracking how early autism is identified in 4-year-olds across six U.S. sites to help public health professionals plan better supp…
Observational Report Compares Mental Distress in US Adults With and Without Disabilities
Report compares mental distress levels between U.S. adults with and without disabilities
An observational report compared mental distress among US adults with and without disabilities.
A new report compares mental distress levels between U.S. adults with and without disabilities, highlighting a gap in current data that need…
Survey reports on mental health treatment rates among US adults in past year
How many American adults got mental health treatment last year?
A US survey examined the percentage of adults who received any mental health treatment in the past 12 months.
A recent survey asks U.S. adults if they received mental health treatment like therapy or medication in the past 12 months, but the final nu…
Field investigation reports mental and physical health symptoms after chemical fire exposure in Illinois residents
What happens to a community's health after a chemical fire?
An observational field investigation assessed mental and physical health symptoms among residents of Winnebago County, Illinois, following c…
Residents in Winnebago County reported mental and physical health issues a year after a chemical fire, though the report notes it cannot con…
Report describes anemia prevalence among pregnant women participating in WIC program
Report describes anemia rates among pregnant women in WIC nutrition program
An observational report describes anemia prevalence among pregnant women enrolled in the WIC program in the United States.
A new report describes anemia rates among pregnant women in the WIC nutrition program, but offers no specific numbers or comparisons to othe…
Observational study describes age-adjusted suicide rates in the US by urbanization and sex
How do suicide rates differ between cities and rural areas?
An observational study described age-adjusted suicide rates in the United States population, stratified by urbanization level and sex.
Suicide rates in the United States differ by whether a community is urban or rural, and between men and women, according to a new analysis o…