Brain-Gut Health Initiative supports AI-assisted diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric disorders affect millions worldwide, but their diagnosis still relies on clinical observation instead of standard biological tests.…
Australian women have overtaken men in prescribing rates for ADHD medication
Amber Davis speaks through tears as she describes the overwhelming emotion of being diagnosed with ADHD as an…
Researchers prove magnetic seizures are comparable to ECT in clinical response
A landmark international clinical trial led by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and…
Will the Bondi Junction killings radically change how doctors manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia?
The horror of the Bondi Junction killings has been unpicked in forensic detail. But beyond the need to…
Another private hospital to close as doctors warn of mental health bed crisis
The announcement of another private hospital closure has rung more alarm bells for the overburdened public mental health…
Research aims to identify blood biomarkers for predicting Alzheimer’s disease
With a NOK 40 million (approx. €3.5 million) grant, Professor Srdjan Djurovic at the University of Oslo aims…
Navigated TMS significantly boosts combat PTSD recovery rates
An advanced version of a procedure using magnetic fields to stimulate brain nerve cells in treating depression was…
The bible of psychiatry is being reviewed — here’s what may change
The people behind psychiatry’s most important guide have, for a long time, deliberately avoided theories on the root…
How could bisphenol A raise depression risk? Study identifies six key molecular targets
Researchers combined genetic epidemiology, transcriptomics, molecular docking, and mouse experiments to show how a common endocrine-disrupting chemical may…
Treating autonomic dysfunction can relieve symptoms of treatment-resistant depression
Consider a house with the water main half shut. The faucets sputter. The toilet runs all night. The…
Childhood ADHD medication shows protective effect against future psychosis
A major new study, led by scientists at University College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh and funded…
Study finds addiction risk tied to reward and impulse genes
Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how…