by Wolters Kluwer Health Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn caring for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, psychiatrists should focus on alleviating the sequelae of gender minority stress, with the goal of promoting resilience, according to a review published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry. “We envision a role for psychiatry that goes beyond gatekeeping gender-affirming hormone therapy and...
Psychiatric and neurological diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite their shared neural origin, they have distinct underlying pathogenic entities and are classified separately in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). However, the degree to which they share an etiological basis and genetic influences is unclear. Psychiatric disorders have a neurobiological...
PSYCHIATRY Inflammation from COVID can result in structural and functional brain changes. Updated June 20, 2023 | Reviewed by Davia Sills KEY POINTS Individuals with long COVID may experience a spectrum of clinical manifestations. The invasive properties of COVID can cause inflammation in the brain and central nervous system. Patients with long COVID can experience psychiatric symptoms. No...
by Roberto Inchingolo, Human Brain Project The Julich Brain Atlas forms a centerpiece of the open access Multilevel Human Brain Atlas of the digital research infrastructure EBRAINS, which has been built by the Human Brain Project (HBP). Credit: Amunts K, Mohlberg H, Bludau S, Zilles K. (2020)Julich-Brain: A 3D probabilistic atlas of the human brain’s...
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Boston – Vitamin D supplementation does not protect against depression in middle-age or older adulthood according results from one of the largest ever studies of its kind. This is a longstanding question that has likely encouraged some people to take the vitamin. In this study, however, “There was no significant benefit from...
by University of Portsmouth Zebrafish in the maze. Credit: University of Portsmouth A test of fish behavior in a maze has shed light on human degenerative conditions, heralding new hope for treatments. Fish swimming through a simple maze has shown ‘exceptional’ potential to improve progress in developing treatments for brain and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer’s...
New findings suggest twins who survive the loss of their co-twin face an elevated risk of psychiatric disorders in the short and longer term. ELIFE The death of a twin, especially earlier in life, can increase the risk of their surviving twin being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, finds a new study published today in...
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE CANNABIDIOL, A TYPE OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS, MAY REDUCE SEVERE BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND. view more CREDIT: TATEVOSIAN YANA Cannabidiol, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioural problems in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability a new study...
by UC Davis UC Davis MIND Institute researchers found an unexpected set of mental illnesses in patients with a spectrum of a rare genetic disorder. Their study revealed the need for clinicians to consider the complexities of co-existing conditions in patients with both psychological and fragile X associated disorders. Double-hit fragile X spectrum cases The...
by University of Eastern Finland Biomarkers to support the diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and to assess the severity and expected prognosis of the disease are needed. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) measured from a blood sample strongly correlates with the duration of the disease in FTLD patients and the rate of brain atrophy, according...
