Mental Health

Adolescents using a higher ratio of maladaptive to adaptive emotion regulation strategies are more likely to experience increased depressive symptoms.

Visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease are linked to significant cholinergic deficiencies in the left ventral visual stream and left superior temporal lobe, highlighting potential targets for treatment.

Females with ADHD are diagnosed approximately four years later than males, leading to higher rates of psychiatric comorbidities, increased use of psychiatric medications, and greater healthcare utilization.

Damage to the magnocellular mediodorsal thalamus in monkeys causes behaviors similar to human paranoia, suggesting this brain region's critical role in paranoia development and potential treatment targets.

Researchers developed an AI model that predicts Alzheimer's progression with 78.5% accuracy by analyzing speech patterns from neuropsychological tests, offering a non-invasive early detection method.

A recent multinational study reveals that stable personality traits play a significant and consistent role in predicting life satisfaction across various life domains and over long periods.

Older adults with new-onset anxiety are more than twice as likely to develop Parkinson's disease, suggesting anxiety could be an early indicator for the neurodegenerative disorder.

A study of adolescents found that anxiety, depression, loneliness, and violent experiences increase the likelihood of smartphone overdependence, with girls being more prone than boys.

A new study in The Humanistic Psychologist reveals that a higher sense of meaning in daily life significantly predicts better mental health outcomes in children.

A recent study found that problematic media use begins as early as 2.5 years old and is linked to increased social and emotional problems, including anxiety, depression, aggression, and withdrawal, by age 5.5.

Taylor Swift's openness about her struggles with body image and disordered eating has positively influenced her fans, inspiring healthier attitudes and behaviors, according to new research.

Type 2 diabetes patients treated with GLP-1 agonists, like Ozempic, have a reduced risk of developing dementia compared to those on older diabetes medications, according to a new study.

Early adversity leads to smaller hippocampal volume in children, but faster right hippocampal growth, which is associated with an increased risk of depression later in childhood.

Researchers identified heightened activity in the ventral striatum and reduced communication with the anterior insula in bipolar disorder, linking these brain areas to extreme mood shifts and reward perception.

A recent study found that a high-fat diet disrupts gut bacteria, alters brain chemistry, and increases anxiety-like behavior in rats, highlighting the complex gut-brain connection and the mental health impacts of dietary choices.