Category: PSYCHIATRY

Study finds sexual and gender minorities more likely to experience life dissatisfaction, isolation, stress

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Until last year, few national surveys collected information about the prevalence of social risk factors—individual-level adverse experiences such as food insecurity or housing instability—and whether certain

People experiencing relatively mild cases of mental ill-health may be perceived differently by others depending on whether or not diagnostic labels are provided

Diagnostic labels for people experiencing what some consider to be relatively milder forms of mental-ill health may affect how others perceive them for better and worse, according to a study

Research shows the prevalence of mental disorders is higher in transgender, gender-diverse people

There is a higher prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behavior among transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people versus the cisgender population, according to a research letter published online Oct. 2

Young adults let down by ‘postcode lottery’ for ADHD treatment in UK

A national survey in the UK conducted as part of University of Exeter research has found huge variation in treatment for ADHD, highlighting the struggle many young adults face once

Psychology research offers details on how

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant—to take just one example—the brain mentally starts a new “chapter” of the day, a

Ketamine clinics vary widely in pregnancy-related safeguards

More hospitals and clinics now offer patients ketamine therapy for severe depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions that haven’t responded to other treatments. While ketamine is a

Children’s behavioral problems are linked to higher hair cortisol levels

Cortisol is the hormone secreted by the body to respond to stressful situations, so measuring the concentration of cortisol in the hair is very useful in analysing chronic stress. “Cortisol

Prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety

A £5.77m cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health. Researchers from the University of Exeter — in partnership

While most Americans align with close family members on controversial political issues, one in five report estrangement

Credit: Nicole Michalou from Pexels New American Psychiatric Association (APA) polling reveals that about one in three Americans (31%) anticipates having a heated political discussion with their family members this

Brain scanning approach shows wiring of depression

By repeatedly scanning the brains of a small group of patients for a year and a half, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified a distinct pattern of neuronal interactions that