11+ hour, 3+ min ago  (442+ words) The effects are small, the researchers emphasise, but the findings provide new knowledge about how psychological vulnerability can be transmitted across generations. We have long known that parents matter greatly for children's mental health. What is new in our study…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (518+ words) The review traces this transformation from early experimental attempts to a robust field guided by imaging, electrophysiology, and computational modeling. The authors emphasize that these tools do not replace existing therapies but complement them, creating a continuum from noninvasive stimulation…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (245+ words) A University of Minnesota Medical School research team, led by'Ziad Nahas, MD, has been awarded a $4. 4 million grant for a first-in-the-world study of prefrontal cortical stimulation in severe bipolar disorder. The funding, from Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (722+ words) Today, BD, or Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder, announced its third round of Discovery Research grants, totaling nearly $18 million " expanding a comprehensive global effort to examine the key mechanisms of bipolar disorder. BD expands global effort to examine…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (409+ words) BD: Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder today announced the first public release of data from the BD Integrated Network Longitudinal Cohort Study (LCS). This marks the launch of the largest integrated dataset in the history of psychiatry, designed…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (553+ words) Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental health condition characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and mania. It poses a substantial burden on global health, with an increasing incidence. Understanding the role of paraventricular thalamic nucleus in bipolar disorder pathophysiology…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (808+ words) Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain's response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to improved mood, greater attention to positive experiences and reduced opioid cravings. Mindfulness-based therapy…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (586+ words) Adolescents who use cannabis could face a significantly higher risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders by young adulthood, according to a large new study published today in JAMA Health Forum. Cannabis use in adolescence associated with higher rates of psychiatric…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (188+ words) A new study confirms that children of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology compared to children whose parents do not have these conditions. The study, published in the journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (529+ words) Mental illnesses are associated with an increased risk of weight gain and metabolic disorders like obesity and type 2 diabetes. Estimates suggest that around 60% of people with severe mental disorders are living with overweight or obesity. Substantial weight gain is also…...