Psychiatry & Mental Health

Shedding new light on infants' ability to learn from nonlinguistic signals

by Stephanie Kulke,Northwestern UniversityStudy design. In each study, infants were first introduced to sine-wave tone sequences during an Exposure vignette. This vignette varied across studies.

Updated on: January 10,2025

Shedding new light on infants' ability to learn from nonlinguistic signals

by Stephanie Kulke,Northwestern UniversityStudy design. In each study, infants were first introduced to sine-wave tone sequences during an Exposure vignette. This vignette varied across studies.

Updated on:January 10,2025

Big breakfasts help keep heart patients happy, study shows

by Ernie MundellWhen and what you eat might play a role in maintaining good mental health, a new study suggests.Researchers in China found that folks withheart diseasewere more likely to k

Updated on: February 25,2025

Big breakfasts help keep heart patients happy, study shows

by Ernie MundellWhen and what you eat might play a role in maintaining good mental health, a new study suggests.Researchers in China found that folks withheart diseasewere more likely to k

Updated on:February 25,2025

Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.That's

Updated on: February 27,2025

Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.That's

Updated on:February 27,2025

Study links heavy cannabis use to higher death risk, psychosis

by India EdwardsHeavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published inJAMA Network Open.People diagnosed withcannabis use disorder(

Updated on: February 27,2025

Study links heavy cannabis use to higher death risk, psychosis

by India EdwardsHeavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published inJAMA Network Open.People diagnosed withcannabis use disorder(

Updated on:February 27,2025

International study challenges idea of innate morality

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe question as to whether morality is innate has been hotly debated in developmental psychology for decades. Studies have yielde

Updated on: December 14,2024

International study challenges idea of innate morality

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe question as to whether morality is innate has been hotly debated in developmental psychology for decades. Studies have yielde

Updated on:December 14,2024

Uncovering factors that drive depression after a stroke

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter a stroke, many people develop depression that is driven by factors including cognitive difficulties, a lack of socia

Updated on: November 06,2024

Uncovering factors that drive depression after a stroke

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAfter a stroke, many people develop depression that is driven by factors including cognitive difficulties, a lack of socia

Updated on:November 06,2024

How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe adolescents who became more resilient with age showed greater myelination in the prefrontal cortex. Credit: MPI CBSMental illness often occurs for the

Updated on: September 21,2024

How adaptable to psychosocial stress is the teenage brain?

by Bettina Hennebach,Max Planck SocietyThe adolescents who became more resilient with age showed greater myelination in the prefrontal cortex. Credit: MPI CBSMental illness often occurs for the

Updated on:September 21,2024

Researchers recommend computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression/anxiety

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainComputer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy (CCBT) and mobile mental health applications warrant continued development and ongoing effort

Updated on: November 24,2024

Researchers recommend computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression/anxiety

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainComputer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy (CCBT) and mobile mental health applications warrant continued development and ongoing effort

Updated on:November 24,2024

Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia

byNYU Langone HealthAuditory corollary discharge in the human starts in the bottom, or ventral, part of the motor cortex, a subregion called the precentral gyrus (red), and then moves down acros

Updated on: December 15,2024

Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia

byNYU Langone HealthAuditory corollary discharge in the human starts in the bottom, or ventral, part of the motor cortex, a subregion called the precentral gyrus (red), and then moves down acros

Updated on:December 15,2024

Study finds creativity camp improves adolescent mental health, well-being

by Alex Smith,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn researchpublishedinChild Psychiatry and Human Development, a research team led by the Un

Updated on: November 25,2024

Study finds creativity camp improves adolescent mental health, well-being

by Alex Smith,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn researchpublishedinChild Psychiatry and Human Development, a research team led by the Un

Updated on:November 25,2024

Art and culture linked to improved health and well-being

by University of the Arts HelsinkiCredit: CC0 Public DomainPostdoctoral researcher Taru-Anneli Koivisto and visiting researcher Taru Tähti from the University of the Arts Helsinki explored the potenti