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AI-generated vs. human therapist feedback in internet-based CBT for social anxiety disorder: A six-arm randomized controlled trial with deception design.

Hlynsson JI, Andersson G, Carlbring PInternet interventions

Social motivation and sensory over-responsivity: Independent correlates of picky eating severity in early childhood.

Nocera A, Gu SJ, Schwarzlose RF et al.Appetite. Disordered eating

OBJECTIVE: Picky eating is common in children, but when persistent, is predictive of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Multiple factors have been individually associated with picky eating severity in early childhood, but these rarely have been modeled simultaneously, leaving the relative importance of…

Depression–Mindfulness Profiles and Transitions among Adolescents Receiving Animal Assisted Group Psychotherapy

Kälin S, Molog M, Pendry P et al.

Social media use is associated with lower positive and higher negative affect in young people: The roles of active and passive use and anhedonia

Ma X, Sahni A, McCabe C

Parenting Stress and Child Anxiety: Exploring Potential Moderators

Poisall M, Estrera S, Little CW et al.

The psychology of digital credit: the association of financial anxiety and impulsive traits with "buy now, pay later" delinquency.

Ma C, Ge M, Gu M et al.Frontiers in psychology

INTRODUCTION: Digital credit structures, exemplified by the "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL) model, combine frictionless transactional accessibility with the underlying psychological vulnerabilities of users. This cross-sectional investigation maps the statistical covariation between perceived financial anxiety and distinct digital credit usage dimensions. METHODS: Utilizing…

Meditation in an academic medical institution to improve student mental health: a pilot study.

Vazquez Morgan M, Tinsley SFrontiers in digital health

Introduction: Anxiety is common among graduate and professional students. Meditation has been shown to reduce anxiety symptoms, and virtual reality (VR)-guided meditation has emerged as a more immersive approach that may increase engagement. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility, adherence, and preliminary anxiety…

Interventions for mental health and substance use in brain injury populations: systematic evidence map and review with interactive data visualization.

Kennedy CJ, Zhao Y, Kurkimaki S et al.Frontiers in digital health

BackgroundBrain injury, mental health and substance use disorders are leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Despite high rates of comorbidity, it remains unclear how to best support individuals with concurrent brain injury and mental health or substance use problems. The objectives of…

Association between parental death during childhood and health and wellbeing in adulthood in 22 countries and regions: a retrospective, outcome-wide analysis.

Denckla CA, Cowden RG, Wilkinson R et al.The Lancet. Public health

Suicidal Ideation and Influencing Factors in Adolescents With Non-Suicidal Self-Injury.

Huang Y, Luo D, Zhou Y et al.The Journal of school health

The Indirect Association of Psychological Well-Being in the Relationship Between Social Anxiety and Loneliness Among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Tehran.

Reyhane Naseri, Alun C Jackson, Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar et al.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society

Risk of Depression and Anxiety Post Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Pediatric Patients With Hematological Malignancies.

Boshra S, Hafez H, Hammad M et al.Pediatric transplantation

Identifying online racism: Longitudinal pathways to depression symptomology among Black adolescents.

Stephen M Gibson, Jerica Knox, Fantasy T Lozada et al.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence

Online racism is increasingly becoming a public health concern, with the short-term psychological consequences of online racism on Black adolescents well documented. Although previous investigations have focused on the unidimensional and cross-sectional effects of online racism related to depressive symptoms, our understanding of…

Targeting PTSD with ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide: Results from a randomized trial integrating pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Luca Steardo, Martina D'Angelo, Valeria Di Stefano et al.Journal of psychiatric research

Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for weight stigma and related psychological outcomes: a systematic review protocol.

Fanfan Cao, Huan Wen, Xiangmin Tan et al.Systematic reviews

Mental health consequences of contemporary cannabis use in Europe: potency, patterns of use, and health system context.

Śniadach J, Szymkowiak S, Osip P et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

BackgroundCannabis use has increased across Europe over the last decade, accompanied by growing availability of high-potency THC products and rising psychiatric presentations. Despite these trends, European countries differ substantially in monitoring systems, clinical preparedness and public health responses. These disparities are especially visible…

Anxiety and Depression in Women's Cardiovascular Health: Risk Modifiers, Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.

Granata LG, Giubilato S, Giuffrida C et al.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women, yet prevention and management have historically relied on male-centered models. Sex and gender critically influence risk, clinical presentation, and outcomes. Depression, anxiety, and psychosocial stress, more prevalent in women, act as key amplifiers…

Next-generation microbiome therapeutics: psychobiotics and fecal microbiota transplants for mental health treatment.

Selta DRF, Abraham L, Kavitha R et al.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) harbors a diverse microbial community, collectively referred to as gut microbiota, which plays an essential role in maintaining host physiology, metabolism, immune function, and neurobehavioral processes. Mounting evidence highlights the importance of the bidirectional Gut-brain (GB) axis, through…

The relationship between reduced child spacing and depression in mothers: A cross-sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan.

Syed Abbas Moazzam Kazmi, Muhammad Mushahid Hussain Rizvi, Sameen Nasir et al.PLOS global public health

Short inter-birth intervals may increase maternal psychological stress and have been hypothesized to contribute to depressive symptoms. We assessed the association between recent birth spacing and depression in mothers in Karachi, Pakistan. We conducted a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of mothers recruited via convenience…

Care network types and depression among people with cognitive impairment: A latent class analysis.

Mina Hwang, Yeji HwangPloS one

Depression is a common neuropsychiatric symptom in people with cognitive impairment. Although care networks, defined as groups of caregivers supporting an individual with cognitive impairment, may influence depression, evidence regarding this relationship remains limited. The purpose of this study was to identify the…