21+ hour, 32+ min ago   (307+ words) “In our lab, we wondered whether part of this apparent contradiction came from treating cognition as a single trait,” he explained. “We thought that part of the answer to this paradox might lie in the difference between these domains that…...

3+ day, 40+ min ago   (156+ words) PsyPost The study authors hypothesized that increased serotonin availability in patients after SSRI administration would reverse these changes. In other words, they hypothesized that the connectivity between these two regions of the brain would be reduced after treatment with SSRIs....

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (256+ words) ADHD symptoms are persistent and interfere with everyday functioning. They can affect school or work performance, relationships, time management, and the ability to complete routine tasks. In fact, ADHD is frequently diagnosed when a child starts school because its symptoms…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (523+ words) Scientists wanted to understand if the shared occurrence of mental and physical health conditions stems from a common genetic foundation. Both severe mental health conditions and metabolic traits are known to be influenced by genetics. By examining the DNA sequences…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (367+ words) Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions characterized by excessive fear, worry, or apprehension that interferes with everyday functioning. They include conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and agoraphobia. Anxiety itself…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) Past research indicates that expecting a medical treatment to work can trigger the brain’s dopamine system, leading to real improvements in mood. This psychological phenomenon is commonly known as the placebo effect. In the context of depression, the simple belief…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (359+ words) Depression and anxiety often occur together in the same people. Because of this overlap, mental health professionals and researchers sometimes struggle to tell which condition is driving physical health problems. Fitzgerald noted that older data often failed to separate these…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1357+ words) Psychedelic-assisted interventions are gaining attention for their potential to treat severe mental health conditions. Much of this research focuses on treatment-resistant depression. This condition is diagnosed when a patient does not experience relief after trying at least two different antidepressant…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) The researchers then used a specialized type of magnetic resonance imaging to scan the participants’ brains. This imaging technique tracks how water molecules diffuse through brain tissue. In an unrestricted environment, water molecules move randomly in all directions. Inside the…...

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