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Experiential avoidance and smartphone addiction in adolescents: a study using multi-model machine learning and mediation analysis.

Zhang X, Zhang WFrontiers in psychology

BackgroundSmartphone addiction is closely associated with adolescents' mental health and educational outcomes. Current research lacks comprehensive machine learning studies for predicting smartphone addiction factors, and studies examining relationships between various factors including mediation effects are also insufficient.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 3,405…

Limitations of PHQ-9 as a first line mental health screener in primary care.

Newson JJ, Parameshwaran D, Schweitzer J et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

BackgroundThe PHQ-9, originally designed as an assessment for depression, is now widely used as a first line screener in primary care and is often the sole mental health screener used. However, it is currently unknown how well the PHQ-9 performs as a general…

Burden and factors associated with depressive symptoms among adults receiving tuberculosis treatment in South India: A cross-sectional study.

Vannadil A, Sobagaiah RT, Chandrashekar SS et al.Dialogues in health

Receipt of needed care coordination and emergency department utilization among US children with chronic physical pain: a pooled analysis of the 2022-2024 National Survey of Children's Health.

Cheng T, Cai Z, Zhou X et al.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)

BackgroundChildren with chronic physical pain often require complex, multidisciplinary services across medical, behavioral, and community systems. However, whether receipt of needed care coordination is associated with acute healthcare utilization and care access in this population remains poorly characterized.MethodsWe conducted a pooled cross-sectional analysis…

Association between nocturia frequency and depression in adults: evidence from NHANES 2021-2023 and a Chinese exploratory cohort.

Cheng C, Yang Y, Yang T et al.Frontiers in public health

BackgroundNocturia and depression commonly coexist and may share underlying pathways. We examined the cross-sectional association between nocturia frequency and clinically relevant depressive symptoms.MethodsWe analyzed 4,162 adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2021-2023. Nocturia was categorized as 0, 1, 2,…

Formononetin relieves chronic stress-related neointimal hyperplasia in mice by regulating HDAC6.

Li S, Wu W, Xu C et al.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

IntroductionChronic stress severely impairs physical and mental health and is a critical risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Formononetin (FMN) has shown promising cardiovascular protective effects, yet its functional role and molecular mechanism in chronic stress-triggered arterial neointimal hyperplasia and concomitant mood disturbances remain…

Disability and its correlates among older adults with common mental disorders in China: a 5-year follow-up study.

Liu S, Hou X, Yin H et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

BackgroundCommon mental disorders (CMDs) represent a category of conditions characterized by a high rate of disability and a significant social burden. This study aims to describe disability at baseline and five years later among older adults with 12-month CMDs and to investigate its…

Digital lifelines, data landmines: digital mental health tools for regional and urban families in an age of surveillance.

Butorac I, McNaney R, Seguin JP et al.Frontiers in digital health

BackgroundDepression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability for young people (aged 16-24 years), with suicide the third leading cause of death for individuals aged 15-29 years. For many young people, parents and caregivers play a central…

Metabolic syndrome in stable long-term antipsychotic monotherapy and polypharmacy among patients with schizophrenia: a real-world comparative study.

Usta H, Beşikci Keleş DFrontiers in psychiatry

BackgroundMetabolic syndrome is a major contributor to premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among people with schizophrenia. Antipsychotic polypharmacy is common, but its independent metabolic burden remains uncertain.ObjectiveTo compare metabolic syndrome in patients receiving stable long-term antipsychotic monotherapy or polypharmacy and to examine high…

College mental health and the digital care transition: national trends in distress, help-seeking, and technology-mediated access, 2020-2025.

Arévalo Guadalupe GC, Gamboa Tama LA, Gamboa Tama JEFrontiers in digital health

BackgroundCollege mental health burden increased during the COVID-19 era while university mental health services rapidly adopted remote and digital modes of care. The population-level co-occurrence of these changes has rarely been described across the pandemic and post-pandemic period.MethodsWe performed a secondary ecological trend…

CART machine learning peeling pathways for anxiety and depression severity classification in population screening.

Faro A, Tejada J, Al-Delaimy WKGlobal epidemiology

Associations between childhood adversity and depressive symptoms in later life: parallel mediation through self-rated health, internet media use, and social adaptation among Chinese older adults.

An ZFrontiers in public health

IntroductionLate-life depressive symptoms remain a major public health concern in aging China. Although childhood adversity is a recognized risk factor for later-life depression, the concurrent conditions that statistically account for the association between early disadvantage and current emotional distress, particularly those amenable to…

The NLRP3 inflammasome as a bridge between myocardial infarction and depression: mechanisms, bidirectional link, and therapeutic potential.

Zhou P, Ma Y, Hou C et al.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

Myocardial infarction (MI) and depression frequently co-occur and form a bidirectional relationship that worsens patient outcomes, with inflammation serving as a core mechanism linking these two disorders. The NLRP3 inflammasome, a key component of the innate immune system, plays a pivotal role in…

Short courses on maternal mental health provided by healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

Chironda G, Mselema CT, Rezaeianjam M et al.Frontiers in medicine

IntroductionMaternal mental health (MMH) conditions are increasingly alarming yet remains under recognized and poorly integrated into healthcare services, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nurses, midwives, and other frontline healthcare providers are well positioned to identify, support, and refer women with perinatal…

Network meta-analysis of the effects of traditional Chinese fitness exercises on mental health and physical benefits among college students.

Wang N, Hong H, Dong M et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

Efficacy of artificial intelligence-driven conversational agents (chatbots) for mental health promotion among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Shao C, Chen X, Qiao S et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

Mapping Global Research on Depression Among Medical Students: A Bibliometric and Conceptual Analysis (2001-2025).

Yasin A, Ibrahim NThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS

BACKGROUND: The importance of mental health among medical students has gained worldwide recognition, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. High rates of depression among medical students have drawn the attention of researchers, who have sought to identify and explore the factors related…

Smarter AI, Healthier Students? How Perceived AI Assistant Intelligence Shapes Medical Students' Mental Health Through Learning Goal Progress and Academic Anxiety.

Chen Y, Zhang S, Liu X et al.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption grows in medical education, AI assistants have become important learning support tools for medical students. However, existing research has primarily focused on learning performance and technology adoption, while little is known about how perceived AI assistant intelligence influences…

Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Transcutaneous Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Anxiety and Depression: An Exploratory Pilot Study.

Marchiș M, Iorga M, Mihăianu IG et al.Brain sciences

Anxiety and depressive disorders are among the leading causes of disability worldwide, yet current treatments remain limited by modest efficacy and restricted accessibility; non-invasive neuromodulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation (tcVNS) have emerged as…

Art Therapy in the Treatment of Traumatic Stress: A Narrative Review.

Al-Nouri J, Feen-Calligan H, Grasser LRBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Art therapy is a nonverbal form of therapy that can provide individuals with a safe and supportive environment for expression and processing, particularly of trauma-related emotions and memories. For individuals who have experienced trauma, this nonverbal, creative, and tactile modality may serve as…