Mental Health
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New hope for adult children with ‘failure to launch’ syndrome
The novel program focuses on reducing parents’ family accommodation, a descriptor for a child’s excessive dependence on their parents to help them...
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Erratic sleep, lack of activity tied to worsening schizophrenia symptoms
Compared with healthy control participants, patients with schizophrenia had more total sleep time and spent more time resting or being passive.
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Strong need for eating disorder screening in patients with PTSD
Undiagnosed eating pathology may exacerbate functional impairment from PTSD.
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Disrupted gut microbiome a key driver of major depression?
Investigators found that MDD had specific metabolic “signatures” consisting of 124 metabolites that spanned energy and lipid pathways, with some...
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Walnuts linked to improved attention, psychological maturity in teens
Clinicians should advise adolescents “to eat a handful of walnuts three times a week for the rest of their lives. They may have a healthier brain...
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Psilocybin promising for body dysmorphic disorder
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are the only approved therapies for BDD.
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Steep rise in cannabis-related suicide attempts
“This may speak to both increased access to cannabis as well as poor mental health status during the pandemic period.”
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Telehealth suicide prevention program safe, acceptable
Study participants reported the program was convenient and noted that it decreased the burden of traveling to sessions.
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Progress, gaps as pediatricians expand mental health roles
Authors outline three areas for improvement and suggest changes to enable more consistent care.
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Physical exercise tied to a reduction in suicide attempts
The analysis was limited because the included studies were “few, underpowered, and heterogeneous.”