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Hybrid cognitive behavioral therapy shows lasting benefits for pediatric anxiety and OCD

Jacqueline Sperling, PhD, a clinical psychologist and assistant professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and co-program director of the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program, led a study investigating the sustainability of outcomes from an intensive group and family-based outpatient cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) program, that included a hybrid of in-person and virtual treatment sessions for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

23 Aug 2024

AI advances drug discovery for mental health disorders with new receptor models

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help identify molecules that could serve as new drugs for mental health disorders.

23 Aug 2024

Study reveals bidirectional relationship between diabetes complications and mental health disorders

Heart attack, stroke, nerve damage. These are just some of the complications for which millions of Americans with diabetes are at greater risk.

23 Aug 2024

Bed-sharing is unlikely to harm children's psychological health, study finds

Parental bed-sharing is unlikely to impact children's psychological development, new research has found.

23 Aug 2024

Cognitive behavioral therapy enhances the mental well-being and life quality of cancer patients

The impact of cognitive-behavioral treatment on the mental health and quality of life of cancer patients.

23 Aug 2024

Exploring the impact of thyroid hormone on brain function

Thyroid hormone plays a key role in regulating a range of physiologic functions, including metabolism, temperature, heart rate, and growth. It accomplishes this impressive array of activities by interacting with almost every organ system in the body. Yet despite a long history of research on how thyroid hormone influences different organs, its effects on arguably the most crucial organ -; the brain -; have remained shrouded in mystery.

23 Aug 2024

Redlined communities face higher mental health risks from air pollution

Air pollution is bad for mental health. That much is clear. Now, new research shows the impact may be even worse in neighborhoods that were historically redlined.

23 Aug 2024

Mother's gut bacteria during pregnancy promote healthy brain development in the fetus

A study in mice has discovered that the presence of Bifidobacterium breve bacteria in the mother's gut during pregnancy promotes healthy brain development in the fetus.

22 Aug 2024

The lingering mental health effects of severe COVID-19

A new study that examined health data on 18 million people reveals a higher incidence of mental illnesses for up to a year following severe COVID-19 in unvaccinated people. Vaccination appeared to mitigate the adverse effects of COVID-19 on mental illnesses. The University of Bristol-led study, published in JAMA Psychiatry on August 21st, 2024, investigated associations of COVID-19 with mental illnesses according to time since diagnosis and vaccination status.

22 Aug 2024

High dose psilocybin shows similar antidepressant effects to escitalopram

High doses of psilocybin - the active ingredient in magic mushrooms - appears to have a similar effect on depressive symptoms as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drug escitalopram, suggests a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The BMJ today.

21 Aug 2024

The role of the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis: A scientometric analysis reveals key research trends

Researchers examine the relationship between gut microbiota and multiple sclerosis.

21 Aug 2024

Levels of anxiety among 9-11 year old's may instigate parental digital interruptions

Researchers examined the prospective associations between perceived parental digital interruptions and mental health symptoms in emerging adolescents.

21 Aug 2024

Study highlights benefits of 20-minute mindful breathing for cancer patients

Twenty minutes of mindful breathing, which focuses a person's attention on their breath, can rapidly reduce the intensity and unpleasantness of cancer pain and relieve the associated anxiety, suggest the findings of a small comparative study, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

20 Aug 2024

Gamified workplace wellness program boosts employee health and wellbeing

Corporate Cup, lunchtime yoga, or even 'walk and talks', organizations come up with all sorts of wellness initiatives to encourage people to be more active in the workplace.

20 Aug 2024

Study reveals positive growth among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

During a pandemic, attention is usually focused on the immediate challenges, such as managing the disease, ensuring safety and coping with disruptions in daily routines.

20 Aug 2024

Scalable mindfulness programs delivered via telehealth show promise for veterans with chronic pain

Mindfulness-based interventions delivered via telehealth in a scalable format can improve pain and overall well-being among veterans with chronic pain, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

19 Aug 2024

UCSF studies point the way toward continuous care for people with Parkinson's disease

Two new studies from UC San Francisco are pointing the way toward round-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson's disease through an implanted device that can treat movement problems during the day and insomnia at night.

19 Aug 2024

Long COVID symptoms may stem from low cortisol and altered brain immune response

Proteins left behind by COVID-19 long after initial infection can cause cortisol levels in the brain to plummet, inflame the nervous system and prime its immune cells to hyper-react when another stressor arises, according to new animal research by University of Colorado Boulder scientists.

19 Aug 2024

New statement highlights nurses' role in managing psychosocial health after stroke

Nurses play a key role in helping patients manage emotional and social health challenges, or psychosocial health, after a stroke, and improved screening and assessment for psychosocial needs are essential to provide optimal patient care.

19 Aug 2024

Perimenopausal women face increased risk of depression and mania, study reveals

Explore why women may be at higher risk of developing mania and major depressive disorder during perimenopause.

19 Aug 2024

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Hybrid cognitive behavioral therapy shows lasting benefits for pediatric anxiety and OCD

AI advances drug discovery for mental health disorders with new receptor models

Study reveals bidirectional relationship between diabetes complications and mental health disorders

Bed-sharing is unlikely to harm children's psychological health, study finds

Cognitive behavioral therapy enhances the mental well-being and life quality of cancer patients

Exploring the impact of thyroid hormone on brain function

Redlined communities face higher mental health risks from air pollution

Mother's gut bacteria during pregnancy promote healthy brain development in the fetus

The lingering mental health effects of severe COVID-19

High dose psilocybin shows similar antidepressant effects to escitalopram

The role of the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis: A scientometric analysis reveals key research trends

Levels of anxiety among 9-11 year old's may instigate parental digital interruptions

Study highlights benefits of 20-minute mindful breathing for cancer patients

Gamified workplace wellness program boosts employee health and wellbeing

Study reveals positive growth among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scalable mindfulness programs delivered via telehealth show promise for veterans with chronic pain

UCSF studies point the way toward continuous care for people with Parkinson's disease

Long COVID symptoms may stem from low cortisol and altered brain immune response

New statement highlights nurses' role in managing psychosocial health after stroke

Perimenopausal women face increased risk of depression and mania, study reveals

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