Both those with schizophrenia and those with social anhedonia have alterations in the social brain network and a diminished correlation with real-world social network size.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genetic Risk for Clinical Depression Linked to Physical Symptoms
Those with a genetic predisposition to clinical depression are more likely to exhibit physical symptoms including migraines, chronic pain, and fatigue, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term Mental Health
Study finds a link between post-traumatic brain activity and an increase in anxiety symptoms six months after a traumatic event.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Activity Fluctuations May Hold the Keys to Psychiatric Treatment Efficacy
Moment-to-moment fluctuations in brain activity over a three-minute period can reliably predict how receptive a person with social anxiety will be to cognitive behavioral therapy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Potential End to Postpartum Depression
Neurosteroid replacement therapy may provide relief of symptoms for new mothers suffering from postpartum depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mental Illness Associated With Poor Sleep Quality
People diagnosed with mental health disorders are more likely to report poor sleep quality, including sleep disturbances and problems falling back to sleep, than the general population.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mushroom Consumption May Lower Risk of Depression
Regular consumption of mushrooms may reduce a person’s risk of developing depression, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Hair Samples Show Meditation Training Reduces Long-Term Stress
Many people claim meditation helps to relieve their daily stresses. A new study provides objective evidence which supports the claims. Researchers found cortisol levels from hair samples decreased by 25% following a six-month meditation training program.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Amyloid Beta and Serotonin May Be Keys to Predicting Who Develops Late-Life Depression
Increased accumulation of amyloid beta and a reduction of serotonin in the brains of older adults was associated with higher risks for developing depression later in life.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nature-Based Activities Can Improve Mood and Reduce Anxiety
Participating in nature-based activities including exercise, gardening, and conservation, helps improve mood and reduce anxiety for those with mental health problems.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Novel Biomarker for Anxiety Disorder Identified
Researchers have identified a brain rhythm associated with emotional conflict that appears to be a biomarker for anxiety disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Makes Adult Children Cut Ties With Parents
Mothers who report estrangement from their adult children report they often believe their ex-husbands, and the current partner of the child is responsible for the break in their relationships. Additionally, some cite mental health problems experienced …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Uncovers Link Between Allergies and Mental Health Conditions
People living with common allergies such as asthma, hay fever, and atopic dermatitis are at greater risk of developing depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and neuroticism. Researchers report the link was likely not causal.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Depression History Written in the Reactions of the Brain
The more a person experiences severe depression through their lifespan, the less they react emotionally to negative faces during current depressive episodes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gas-Related Intestinal Symptoms Affect Nearly All Adults and Are Associated With Psychological Distress
Gastrointestinal problems associated with gas symptoms are linked to poor quality of life, higher stress, and increases in anxiety and depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Treating Severe Depression With On-Demand Brain Stimulation
A modified deep brain stimulation devise that delivers on-demand stimulation when it recognizes changes in brain patterns provides immediate and long-term relief for depression sufferers.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Our Wandering Thoughts Can Teach Us About Mental Health
Ten minutes of idle thought can tell us a lot about the potential risk of depression, researchers say. Those who tend to ruminate and were more past or negatively focused in their idle thoughts had an increased risk of depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Breastfeeding Status and Duration Significantly Impact Postpartum Depression Risk
Researchers identified a link between breastfeeding and a decreased risk of new mothers developing postpartum depression. The longer a mother breastfed her child, the more the risk of PPD decreased.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Manic Episodes in Bipolar Disorder Linked to Abnormal Brain Changes
People with bipolar disorder who experience frequent manic episodes had faster cortical thinning, specifically in the prefrontal cortex than those who reported less frequent episodes of mania. Researchers also noted faster enlargement of the brain’s ve…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: An Algorithm to Predict Psychotic Illnesses
A new AI algorithm can successfully predict which children with microdeletion of chromosome 22 will develop schizophrenia and other mental health disorders later in life.
