#mental-health

A Karolinska Institutet study found that AI-adapted CBT materials were perceived as at least as culturally relevant as psychologist-adapted versions by Arabic-speaking refugees and migrants in Europe.

Researchers in South Korea built a large-language-model system designed to handle the first stage of psychiatric intake, helping patients organize symptoms before they meet a clinician and giving doctors a structured, AI

A small randomized trial found that a single psilocybin dose reduced depression symptoms within days and outperformed placebo for more than three months on self-rated outcomes, though participants usually guessed what họ

A major global analysis found that nearly 1.2 billion people were living with a mental disorder in 2023, with anxiety and depression driving a steep rise since the pandemic era.

NYU researchers say a simple apple-harvesting game distinguished people with major depression from healthy controls and tracked illness severity by measuring how players responded to declining rewards.

A small randomized trial suggests the anti-inflammatory drug tocilizumab may ease symptoms in people with moderate-to-severe depression who have not improved on standard antidepressants, adding fresh weight to the idea a

A BMJ Open study found that the cost of emergency mental health admissions for children and young people in England climbed from £22.5 million in 2012/13 to £87.3 million in 2021/22.

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled a closely watched lawsuit brought by a Kentucky school district, leaving Meta to continue facing a case seen as a test for more than 1,000 similar claims from public schools.

OpenAI says new safety updates help ChatGPT recognize when suicide, self-harm, or harm-to-others risk emerges over the course of a conversation rather than in a single message.

A new meta-analysis in The Lancet Psychiatry found that the elevated autism and ADHD risks reported in some earlier studies appear to be explained by other factors rather than antidepressant exposure itself.

A study published in JAMA Psychiatry found that semaglutide significantly improved measures of motivation in patients with major depressive disorder, pointing to a potentially important new line of investigation beyond a

A University of East Anglia study says refugees who entered the United Kingdom as unaccompanied minors describe persistent intrusive memories, loneliness, and physical pain, underscoring the long shadow of earlier trauma

Two new JAMA Psychiatry analyses suggest existing medicines may help patients whose depression has not improved after standard treatment, with intravenous ketamine showing rapid short-term effects and combination therapy

Researchers report evidence for a newly defined condition, atimiaphobia, describing an intense fear of losing honor or being labeled shameless.

Researchers at UC San Francisco and Imperial College London report that one high dose of psilocybin was linked to lasting changes in brain organization, with short-term shifts in neural entropy predicting later gains in-

Researchers report that blood measures of biological aging in certain white blood cells tracked cognitive and mood-related symptoms of depression more closely than physical symptoms, pointing toward a more specific bioma

A randomized study in JAMA Pediatrics found that an eight-session online program paired with brief therapist check-ins significantly reduced post-traumatic stress symptoms in children recovering from physical injuries.

A new report says an algorithm may identify people headed toward self-harm before obvious signs appear, pointing to earlier intervention possibilities in mental-health care.

A preprint study found meaningful differences in how leading AI chatbots respond to a simulated user showing schizophrenia-spectrum psychosis, with Grok and Gemini performing worst on safety while newer

A New Scientist feature argues that stress has been oversimplified in public discussion, with emerging research suggesting that some forms can sharpen performance and strengthen the body while chronic stress remains