Medscape Medical News Patrice Wendling July 17, 2024 A single high dose of psilocybin results in dramatic, acute, and persistent changes to the brain’s functional networks in healthy adults, results of a small randomized controlled trial show. The new findings enhance the understanding of psychedelics’ effects on human brain activity and offer insights into their...
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New thesis calls compulsory care of people with borderline personality disorder into question
JUNE 19, 2024 by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHow do caregivers reason when deciding to treat patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) under compulsory care? Is compulsory care ethically defensible? A new thesis by psychiatrist Antoinette Lundahl tries to answer these questions and concludes that there is much to indicate that compulsory care does...
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Brain study reveals cause of apathy in schizophrenia
University of Geneva Jul 2 2024 Schizophrenia, which affects up to 1% of the population, is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple symptoms. One of the most common, and for which there is no treatment, is apathy and lack of motivation. By comparing neural activation between a group of patients and a control group during...
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Body dysmorphic disorder sufferers form devastating beliefs due to visual processing problems, research suggests
by Swinburne University of Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) remains one of the least studied mental health disorders. However, new research from Swinburne University of Technology is providing the most comprehensive understanding of the visual processing problems experienced by sufferers to date. BDD is a devastating mental health disorder in which...
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Identifying depression, anxiety symptoms prior to puberty in adolescent females
by Brooke Killmon, Pennsylvania State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Regardless of age, symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescent females showed little to no variation prior to their first menstruation, indicating an early screening window prior to puberty, according to a study led by a team of Penn State researchers. They also found that...
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Hearing voices is common and can be distressing. Virtual reality might help us meet and ‘treat’ them
by Leila Jameel, Imogen Bell, Neil Thomas and Rachel Brand, The Conversation A screenshot from HekaVR, the software used in the Australian AMETHYST trial. Credit: HekaVR, CC BY-NDHave you ever heard something that others cannot—such as your name being called? Hearing voices or other noises that aren’t there is very common. About 10% of people...
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New research links anxiety to higher Parkinson’s risk in over-50s
JUNE 24, 2024 by University College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of developing Parkinson’s is at least twice as high in people with anxiety compared to those without, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice, investigated whether there was a link between people over...
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One in six people who stop antidepressants will experience discontinuation symptoms as a direct result, says study
JUNE 5, 2024 by Lancet Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor someone stopping taking antidepressants, the risk of experiencing one or more discontinuation symptoms (also called withdrawal symptoms), such as dizziness, headache, nausea, insomnia and irritability due directly to stopping the medication is 15% (equivalent to one in six to seven people), according to a systematic review...
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Whole-body hyperthermia shows promising antidepressant effects through anti-inflammatory pathways
by Eric W. Dolan May 18, 2024in Depression New research provides preliminary evidence that whole-body hyperthermia may have antidepressant effects that operate through the activation of an anti-inflammatory immune signaling pathway. The findings have been published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is expected to...
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Cognitive decline may be detected using network analysis, according to Concordia researchers
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: NATALIE PHILLIPS AND NICHOLAS GRUNDEN: “NETWORK ANALYSIS HELPS US READ BETWEEN THE LINES, BECAUSE WE CAN LOOK AT THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ALL OF THE VARIABLES AT THE SAME TIME.”CREDIT: CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY We all lose our car keys or our glasses from time to time. Most people would be correct to laugh it...