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Eye movement and EEG features in generalized anxiety disorder.

Zhang X, Li L, Huang J et al.Psychiatry research

From Needs Assessment to Pre-Trial Specification: Participatory Co-Design of a Generative AI Chatbot (CARES-MDD) for Persons Living with Depression in Hong Kong Psychiatric Care.

Lo HKY, Yu MSY, Sze PKS et al.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/Objectives: The burden of major depressive disorder (MDD) calls for assessing the needs and design of innovative add-on interventions. Generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly used in everyday life. Evidence remains limited on how needs assessment and co-participatory design can inform AI chatbot…

Anxiety, Working Memory, and Academic Achievement in Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Children: A Preliminary Study.

Goulding K, Freeman EChildren (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/objectivesAnxiety is highly prevalent amongst neurodivergent children, yet little research has examined how anxiety relates to academic achievement in neurodivergent students, nor how working memory, a key cognitive predictor of achievement, is concurrently associated across neurotypes. This cross-sectional study aimed to provide a…

Sleep in Spouses of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Kefeli MC, Hamamcı MBrain sciences

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) severely impacts both patients and their families. This study aimed to compare sleep quality, insomnia severity, and daytime sleepiness in partners of individuals with OCD against a healthy control group. Additionally, it investigated how patient OCD severity and partner…

Association Between Eating Disorders and Subsequently Recorded Depression and Bipolar Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Hadar V, Ulambayar B, Nagy AC et al.Nutrients

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Mental health is strongly affected by eating disorders, yet there are few longitudinal studies that have examined their association with subsequently recorded mood disorders. The present study aimed to investigate the association between exposure to eating disorders and first recorded diagnoses of…

Psychopathic Traits and Psychological Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.

Pérez-Díaz L, Guerrero-Molina M, Moreno-Manso JM et al.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/Objectives: Subclinical psychopathy is a relevant construct for the study of dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics and has been associated with different forms of violence in intimate relationships. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the available observational evidence on the association between…

Development and Preliminary Validation of an Emotional Readiness Tool for End-of-Life Care Volunteers.

Lin Z, Chan IKN, Lou VWHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background: Volunteers play an important role in community-based end-of-life care (EoLC), yet few structured approaches are available to identify prospective volunteers' emotional support and preparation needs before service engagement. This study developed and preliminarily evaluated an Emotional Readiness Tool (ERT) as a profile-based…

Effects of β-Glucans on Pro-Inflammatory Markers and Behavioral Phenotype in a Valproic Acid (VPA)-Induced Autism Model in Zebrafish.

Diletta Camussi, Maria Marchese, Asahi Ogi et al.International journal of molecular sciences

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial neurodevelopmental condition in which neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and synaptic dysfunction act as converging mechanisms. Prenatal exposure to valproic acid (VPA), an antiepileptic drug and histone deacetylase inhibitor, is a recognized environmental risk factor associated with ASD-like…

Bridging Infant Mental Health Screening and Intervention from NICU to Home: A Single-Center Quality Improvement Project.

Carson MC, Matic T, Burke RV et al.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Having an infant admitted to a NICU increases parental anxiety, depression and traumatic stress, heightens infants' developmental and mental health risk, and may disrupt infant-parent relationships. Early Connections is a dyadic, trauma-informed universal infant mental health program implemented at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.…

Beyond Frequency: Generative AI Engagement Quality, Psychological Well-Being, and Digital Inequality Among Chinese University Students.

Cao Z, Zhai Y, Zheng RBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is now embedded in university students' academic and everyday lives, yet frequency-based measures provide limited insight into why similar levels of use are associated with different psychological well-being outcomes. Using cross-sectional survey data from 3283 university students enrolled predominantly…

Psychological Correlates of Self-Harm Ideation Among Depressive Outpatients: The Roles of Rumination and Depressive Symptom Severity.

Lo BCY, Du L, Tan LBGBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Self-harm is a prevalent and clinically significant concern among individuals experiencing depressive symptoms. However, differences in psychological profiles between depressive outpatients with and without self-harm ideation remain poorly understood. To address this gap, the present study examined emotional and cognitive factors associated with…

The AI Use in Healthcare Anxiety Scale (AI-HAS) for Adult Patients: Development, Validity and Reliability.

Selvi Ö, Yılmaz A, Yalman S et al.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/Objectives: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in healthcare, but concerns about diagnostic errors, data security, reduced human interaction, and opaque algorithmic decisions may cause patient anxiety and hinder acceptance. This study developed and psychometrically validated the Artificial Intelligence Use in Healthcare Anxiety…

Disordered Eating Behaviors and Psychological Distress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study from Tunisia.

Ben Othman R, Trabelsi S, Dergaa I et al.Journal of clinical medicine

Background: Disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) and psychological distress may complicate type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) care. Objective: To estimate the frequency of DEB screening positivity and examine associated characteristics in a Tunisian T2DM clinic sample. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 400 adults assessed…

Developmental and Psychological Profiles, Risk Assessment, and Recidivism in Online Versus Contact Child Sexual Offending: A Systematic Review.

D'Urso G, Giuliani ABehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Background: Online child sexual offending, particularly offences involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), represents a growing area of concern. However, uncertainty remains regarding whether individuals who engage in online offences differ meaningfully from those who commit contact child sexual abuse (CSA) in their…

Teamwork-Oriented Physical Education Course Organisation and Survey-Wave Differences in Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Perceived Physical Literacy Among Medical Students: A Two-Wave Unlinked Parallel-Group Evaluation.

Liu G, Jiang K, Wang J et al.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Medical students face health risks associated with high academic demands and limited discretionary time, yet evidence remains insufficient on whether health-promoting strategies embedded within existing curricula can improve their health-related behaviours and outcomes. We conducted a non-randomised, two-wave unlinked parallel comparison within a…

Psychosocial Interventions in Cancer Survivorship: A Rapid Scoping Review of the Recent PubMed-Indexed Literature.

Müller A, Barbot S, Dondin M et al.Cancers

Background/Objectives: In recent years, the number of cancer survivors has increased. Psychological difficulties or disorders are frequent during survivorship (e.g., fear of cancer recurrence, anxiety, depression, and insomnia). Various interventions have been developed to address survivors' specific psychosocial needs. This rapid scoping review…

Associations of Anger Expression and Social Anxiety with Cortisol, the Cortisol/DHEA-S Ratio, and Interleukin-6 in Psychiatric Outpatients: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.

Choi J, Park CI, Kim ST et al.Brain sciences

Background: Chronic psychological stress can alter hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and inflammatory signaling. However, the biological correlates of specific stress-related emotional experiences and expression patterns remain incompletely characterized in clinical populations. We therefore examined the associations of anger expression and social anxiety with…

Impulsivity and Anger Regulation in Adults with Overweight or Obesity and Feeding and Eating Disorders: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.

Raspa V, Di Maio F, Cinesi G et al.Journal of clinical medicine

Background/Objectives: Feeding and Eating Disorders (FEDs) are common in individuals with overweight or obesity and are associated with greater psychological burden. This study examined whether body-image concerns, impulsivity, and anger regulation distinguish individuals with overweight or obesity with and without a diagnosis of…

Personality and Psychological Distress: Statistical Mediation Through Constructive and Destructive Coping in Oncological Patients.

Łuczyk RJ, Łuczyk M, Weber D et al.Journal of clinical medicine

Background: Personality traits are established correlates of psychological adjustment to cancer, but their relationships with coping styles, anxiety, and depression require further examination. Constructive coping (fighting spirit, positive reappraisal) and destructive coping (helplessness-hopelessness, anxious preoccupation) are hypothesised intermediates in these relationships. This cross-sectional…

Beyond Classical Reward Circuits: Dorsal Striatum Proteomic Alterations in an Adolescent Phencyclidine-Induced Mouse Model of Schizophrenia and Nicotine Use.

Thainá Pereira Souza, Andrés Rodríguez-Vega, Ana Carolina Dutra-Tavares et al.International journal of molecular sciences

Schizophrenia and nicotine misuse comorbidity frequently emerges during adolescence. Although the dorsal striatum has received less attention than mesolimbic regions in this context, growing evidence supports its involvement in both schizophrenia-related dysfunction and the transition to compulsive drug-seeking. Here, we investigated dorsal striatal…