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…
New research on two million people quantifies how genetic risks overlap across diagnoses
A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists…
Low‑dose oral lithium may help slow the decline of verbal memory, trial suggests
Lithium-a decades-old treatment for bipolar disorder-may hold potential neuroprotective benefits beyond mood stabilization. An exploratory clinical trial from…
The global burden of mental and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults
Blakemore SJ. Adolescence and mental health. Lancet. 2019;393:2030–1. Article PubMed Google Scholar Degenhardt L, Stockings E, Patton G,…
Stronger connection found between cannabis use and mental illness
An analysis of 35,000 Canadians shows that rising cannabis use and worsening mental‑health symptoms are increasingly appearing together,…
Australia’s schizophrenia guidelines have long been out of date — here’s what a new draft says
Psychiatrists have drawn up new schizophrenia management guidelines that would, if endorsed, mark the first Australasian update in a decade.…
Psychiatric care and prisons Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken system? – The Journal
Psychiatric care and prisons Why is the State relying on prisons to fill the gaps in a broken…
Many young people are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs at once, Penn study finds
The use of psychiatric medications to treat mental health and behavioral disorders in children and young adults has…
Review links betel nut addiction to cancer, heart disease, and metabolic risks
Widely used yet often underestimated, betel nut chewing poses significant health risks, and researchers continue to search for…
Circulating mitochondrial and cellular damage markers in long COVID: Links to cognitive function, psychological distress, and inflammation
World Health Organization. datadot. 2024 [cited 2024 Sept 9]. COVID-19 cases | WHO COVID-19 dashboard. Available from: https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/cases…
Hormonal contraceptives show differing heart risks among stressed women
Antonia Seligowski, PhD, of the Neurocardiac Effects of Stress & Trauma Laboratory within the Department of Psychiatry at…
Normal BMI hides nutritional gaps in alcohol use disorder
A sweeping review shows that while calorie intake and BMI often appear normal in people with alcohol use…