Single-session therapy can help address gaps in mental health care
Just before the holidays in 2025, Julie Hart felt stuck. A nagging problem she had struggled with for…
Systematic review identifies stress-induced biological triggers in oncology
Stress is a constant companion in the oncologist’s office. It appears at the time of diagnosis, increases with…
Physical activity may reshape brain effects of childhood trauma
New research indicates that the long-term neurological impact of childhood trauma is not permanently etched onto the brain.…
Scientists call for integration of physical activity into psychiatric care
People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average ten to 20 years…
Your body holds stress and trauma. Should you give somatic therapy a try?
Somatic therapy must also be administered safely by trained professionals. “Relational somatic therapy is safe when facilitated by…
Here’s a strategy to get through stressful holiday gatherings
The point is to “act boring, like a gray rock,” said Samantha Whiten, a Maryland-based clinical psychologist. “You…
Gray rocking strategy can help reduce family stress at holiday gatherings
The holidays are a time of merriment, festivity — and, for many, tense family gatherings. People think, ”’How…
Speech feature identification model for depressed individuals with suicidal ideation based on autobiographical memory | BMC Psychiatry
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Smoking status and the onset of suicidal ideation among adults in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic | Annals of General Psychiatry
Lawrence D, Mitrou F, Zubrick SR. Smoking and mental illness: results from population surveys in Australia and the…
Stereotactic lesioning combined with long-term Risperidone maintenance for life-threatening refractory suicidal command hallucinations in major depressive episode with psychotic features: a case report | BMC Psychiatry
Background Refractory suicidal command hallucinations in major depressive episode with psychotic features constitute an acute clinical emergency, often…
A history of suicide attempts among individuals with schizophrenia is associated with tryptophan degradation via the salivary kynurenine pathway | BMC Psychiatry
Chesney E, Goodwin GM, Fazel S. Risks of all-cause and suicide mortality in mental disorders: a meta-review. World…
The Truth About IFS, the Therapy That Can Break You
Illustration: Joan Wong; Source Photo Getty Images Bobby Lerz put his 16-year-old daughter on a plane in New…