UC Irvine receives funding for clinical trial of neural stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease
Leslie M. Thompson, Donald Bren Professor of psychiatry and human behavior as well as neurobiology and behavior at…
Researchers map how brain networks differ in individuals at high clinical risk for psychosis
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and NHG Health’s…
Samsung smart fridge ad for Pluribus allegedly triggered a psychotic episode
TV advertisements are literally driving people crazy. A UK woman named Carol checked herself into the emergency room…
Therapy Culture: Do we live in an age of over-diagnosis?
Has our increasingly therapeutic culture impacted upon our understanding of suffering, and our ability to withstand it? At…
Learning to connect: feasibility, acceptability and experiences in the social domain intervention for eating disorders | Journal of Eating Disorders
Volpe, U., et al., Eating disorders: What age at onset? Psychiatry Res, 2016. 238: p. 225–227. Solmi M,…
Parental monitoring can offset genetic risks for conduct problems in adolescents
Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children’s behavior, especially for…
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…
Mapping the brain’s body regulation and sensing system using 7 Tesla MRI
Jiahe Zhang, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham, is the lead author of the…
Heart damage during middle age linked to greater dementia risk in later life
People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in…
Strangulation during the night: diagnosis of sleep-associated violence | BMC Psychiatry
Medical history A 60-year-old man, who had been happily married for 37 years, retired in April 2021 after…
Why India Is Falling Behind Global Mental Health Standards
The WHO’s 2025 rights-based guidelines call for dignity and inclusion in mental health care, but India’s system traps…
Sertraline contributes to a modest improvement in core depression and anxiety symptoms
One of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, contributes to a modest improvement in core depression and anxiety symptoms,…