A new study uses AI on brain scans to predict depression. The findings are modest, but the implications go beyond the hospital.
[read the full story...]Brain scans, depression, and AI: small signals, big questions
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Chronic pain in mental disorders: a widely overlooked comorbidity
Chronic pain is highly common across mental disorders, yet routinely overlooked. This umbrella review of nearly a million people makes the case for integrated care.
[read the full story...]Tackling loneliness could reduce depression for sexual minority older adults
Loneliness accounted for 15% of the higher depression risk in sexual minority older adults, a new English cohort study finds, pointing to a modifiable pathway.
[read the full story...]MDMA-assisted therapy for depression: a promising but early first step
A small proof-of-principle trial suggests MDMA-assisted therapy may be feasible and effective for depression, but open-label design and a highly pre-treated sample urge caution.
[read the full story...]A stitch in time: early intervention for young people – promising but patchy evidence
Two major reviews find early intervention shows promise for youth mental health, but the evidence is stronger for psychosis than for anxiety and depression.
[read the full story...]When words wound: the underestimated impact of verbal abuse
We say words can hurt. But new research suggests we are not taking verbal abuse seriously enough, especially as it becomes more common than physical abuse.
[read the full story...]Can group singing offer lasting relief from postnatal depression?
New evidence shows Melodies for Mums outperforms standard community activities in reducing postnatal depression, with sustained effects lasting six months after the singing ends.
[read the full story...]In the Land of the Unblind: are psychedelics really better than antidepressants?
Psychedelic therapy looks impressive in trials, but when you account for the placebo effect, how does it really compare to antidepressants?
[read the full story...]Can we predict and prevent weight gain in early psychosis?
New research suggests that weight gained in the first 12 weeks of antipsychotic treatment is the biggest driver of long-term obesity in psychosis.
[read the full story...]Spotting teen depression: what Brazil, Nepal and Nigeria can teach us
A cross-cultural study explores why depressed adolescents in Brazil, Nepal and Nigeria often slip through the net, and what we can do about it.
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