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Coordinated brain network activity during emotional arousal may explain vivid, lasting memories
Past psychology studies suggest that people tend to remember emotional events, such as their wedding, the birth of a child or traumatic experiences, more vividly than neutral events, such as a routine professional meeting. ...
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Parents who struggle to identify emotions may face higher burnout, alexithymia study finds
Researchers at the Institute of Psychology at the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw report associations between alexithymia and parental burnout and sex-specific differences.
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Lower vitamin D consistently linked with higher depression in adults
Researchers report in a study, published in Biomolecules and Biomedicine, that lower blood levels of vitamin D are consistently linked with higher rates of depression in adults—especially when 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D] ...
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Meditation retreat rapidly reprograms body and mind, brain monitoring reveals
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that an intensive retreat combining multiple mind-body techniques, including meditation and healing practices, produced rapid and wide-ranging changes in brain ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Simple-to-use tech could help former soldiers readjust to civilian life
A newly discharged American military veteran struggles emotionally to quiet memories from the battlefield. He smokes cannabis, increasingly, to fall asleep at night and to get through the day.
Nov 6, 2025
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Real-world responses reveal which patients benefit most from new schizophrenia drug
Each year, about 100,000 Americans experience psychosis, a serious condition that disrupts thoughts and perceptions so profoundly that it can distort a person's sense of reality.
Nov 6, 2025
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New screening tool helps identify emotional needs after childhood injuries
Injuries not only cause physical harm to children but can also present psychosocial challenges for pediatric patients and their families.
Nov 6, 2025
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New therapy could offer hope for psychosis patients struggling with disturbing mental images
A pioneering therapy targeting distressing and disturbing mental images for people with psychosis could lead to a transformative intervention for a condition estimated to cost England almost £12 billion a year.
Nov 6, 2025
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Poll reveals a nation suffering from stress of societal division, loneliness
Loneliness and emotional disconnection appear to have become a defining feature of life in America, as a majority of U.S. adults say societal division is a significant source of stress in their lives, according to the latest ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Precision medicine intervention found to ease symptoms of a depression biotype
Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in everyday activities, dysregulated sleep or eating patterns and other impairments. ...
The shortcomings of AI responses to mental health crises
Can you imagine someone in a mental health crisis—instead of calling a helpline—typing their desperate thoughts into an app window? This is happening more and more often in a world dominated by artificial intelligence. ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Brain pathway may fuel both aggression and self-harm
Aggression and self-harm often co-occur in individuals with a history of early-life trauma—a connection that has largely been documented by self-reporting in research and clinical settings. Adding to this connection, individuals ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Abnormal repetitive behaviors in mice are associated with oxidative stress
Abnormal repetitive behaviors in mice are strongly linked to multiple biomarkers of oxidative stress, which occurs when antioxidants cannot counteract the effects of harmful molecules in the body, according to a study published ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Problems with regulating emotions during pregnancy may help predict perinatal depression
Around 1 in 5 mothers experience perinatal depression. This condition involves depressive episodes during pregnancy or just after birth—often with lasting effects on both mother and child.
Nov 5, 2025
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Greater exposure to greenness linked to fewer hospital stays for mental disorders
Higher levels of greenness are associated with lower risks of hospital admissions for mental disorders, finds an analysis of data from seven countries over two decades, published in The BMJ's climate issue.
Nov 5, 2025
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Tool unmasks deep psychological and societal factors for medication nonadherence
A pioneering patient-reported outcome tool, developed by health care company Observia with the support of Kingston University, has shown significant promise in predicting the risk of a patient with chronic conditions not ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Research gap discovered: 1 in 21 adults affected by mental disorders omitted from global health study
Mental disorders that cause physical symptoms are not included in a major health trends study, despite them impacting as many as 1 in 21 adults, researchers have found.
Nov 5, 2025
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High risk of suicide found after involuntary psychiatric care, especially for young men
People who have been treated in psychiatric care against their will are at increased risk of taking their own lives after hospital discharge. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Common antibiotic may reduce schizophrenia risk, study suggests
A commonly prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, new research published in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests.
Nov 5, 2025
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Urban living linked to chronic stress epidemic in modern humans
Chronic stress is on the rise—the result of an evolutionary mismatch that our bodies and brains, adapted over hundreds of thousands of years to hunter-gatherer conditions, are experiencing in industrialized, urbanized environments, ...
Nov 5, 2025
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From nerve-racking to welcome: How mindfulness helps people engage with feedback to improve
Imagine you're awaiting important feedback. For professionals, this could be a performance appraisal from your boss. For students, it could be written comments and a grade on an important paper.
Nov 5, 2025
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People with a gambling disorder are more likely to die by suicide, research finds
Published in BJPsych Open, this is the first UK study to use routinely collected NHS data to identify factors that may predict suicide among people with gambling problems. Using anonymous health care records from Wales covering ...
Nov 5, 2025
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AI detects suicide risk missed by standard assessments
Researchers at Touro University have found that an AI tool identified suicide risk that standard diagnostic tools missed. The study, published in the Journal of Personality Assessment, provides evidence that large language ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Can you treat a narcissist?
Perhaps you know someone who always deflects blame onto you. Someone who smirks when caught in a lie, who twists your words until you're apologizing for their mistakes. And over time, you may start to wonder, can someone ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Are we ready for robot caregivers? Survey shows broad openness among users when privacy, safety, and trust are ensured
Robots have never felt as close to becoming a part of everyday life as they do today. Their widespread use now seems likely in the near future. But as technology advances, important social questions remain.
Nov 5, 2025
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