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Scientists discover how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment of chronic pain-related psychiatric disorders in humans. Neuronal plasticity in…
An international research group led by Professor Toru Takumi (Senior Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) and Researcher Chia-wen Lin at Kobe University…
U.S. civilian, military populations combine for more than $230 billion in annual costs. A new study finds that the national economic burden of PTSDPost-traumatic stress…
A new study led by UC San Francisco has shown that people who are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the…
Human brain MRI image. The brain structure of patients with recent onset psychosis and depression can offer important biological insights into these illnesses and how…
Psilocybin fosters greater connections between different regions of the brain in depressed people, freeing them up from long-held patterns of rumination and excessive self-focus, according…
CAMH-led clinical trial provides further evidence for widespread use of pharmacogenetic testing in prescribing anti-depressants. Pharmacogenetic testing was associated with nearly a two-fold (89 percent)…
A brain imaging study of young people at high risk of developing bipolar disorder has for the first time found evidence of weakening connections between…
One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is…
First study to show pregnant and postpartum women experience depression, anxiety even with medication. These women need to be continually monitored during pregnancy and postpartum…
Epidemiological data have long linked depression with Alzheimer’sAlzheimer's disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that worsens over…
A new study has revealed that a significant number of people who died by suicide were likely autistic, but undiagnosed, highlighting the urgent need for…
A woman touching a microphone to trigger the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). New analysis suggests the relaxing phenomenon reduces anxiety in those who experience…
Resilience to stress and differential symptoms correlate with regional changes in the brain. A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post…
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with COMPASS Pathways, has established that psilocybin can…
Ketamine therapy has a swift short-term effect on reducing symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a review of all the available evidence. A…
An international consortium of scientists dissects the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempts, psychiatric disorders, and non-psychiatric risk factors. In the largest genetic study of…
The study found people who continued to spend a higher amount of time sitting between April and June 2020 were likely to have higher symptoms…
AI can detect signals that are informative about mental health from questionnaires and brain scans. A study published today by an interdisciplinary collaboration, directed by…