Category: Psychiatry
School aversion was linked to bullying, digital addiction, and suicide risk
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in PsychiatryCausal modeling reveals school aversion as both a consequence and driver of multiple psychiatric risks in clinically referred adolescents, suggesting targets for clinical intervention.
Hopelessness linked psychological resilience to embitterment after earthquakes
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in PsychiatryStudy of 801 earthquake survivors finds hopelessness mediates the relationship between psychological resilience and posttraumatic embitterment symptoms.
ECT practice shows variability despite guideline-based dosing
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in PsychiatryCommentary on ECT practice variability arguing for data-informed refinement of dosing strategies, E-field modeling, and seizure assessment rather than acceptance of current conventions.
Displaced households reported more child mental health needs
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in PsychiatryCross-sectional study reveals displaced children face greater unmet mental health needs after natural disasters, with implications for long-term development as climate-related displacement increases.
Facial-video heart rate variability modestly distinguished depressive symptoms
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in PsychiatryStacking ensemble classifier combines facial video-derived heart rate variability with demographics to screen depression with moderate discrimination. AUROC 0.64 achieved across 1453 individuals.
Kenyan adolescent mental health dataset spans 17,089 students
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in PsychiatryDataset of 17,089 Kenyan adolescents measuring depression, anxiety, adverse experiences, and help-seeking behaviors to address mental health evidence gaps in sub-Saharan Africa.
Fathers had lower diagnosed psychiatric disorder rates during pregnancy and early post partum
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in PsychiatrySwedish fathers show reduced psychiatric diagnoses during partner’s pregnancy and early postpartum, with rates returning to baseline in late postpartum. Study reveals critical vulnerability window.
Health workers were skeptical of standardized suicide risk assessments
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in PsychiatrySurvey of 183 Norwegian health workers reveals significant skepticism toward standardized suicide risk assessments, with perceptions varying by profession and hospital site.
Different executive function deficits link psychopathic traits to conduct problems
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in PsychiatryA five-year longitudinal study reveals distinct executive function mechanisms linking different childhood psychopathic trait dimensions to conduct problems.
Review links brain health and resilience to healthy aging
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in PsychiatryReview integrating neuroscience, lifestyle medicine, and social factors to examine resilience as a modifiable pathway in late-life neuropsychiatric disorder prevention.
