The high global prevalence of depression, together with the recent acceleration of remote care owingto the COVID-19 pandemic, has prompted increased interest in the efficacy of digital interventions forthe treatment of depression. We provide a summary of the latest evidence base for digital interventionsin the treatment of depression based on the largest study sample to… Continue reading Digital Interventions for the Treatment of Depression:A Meta-Analytic Review
Category: Psychiatry
Benefit of human moderate running boosting mood and executive function coinciding with bilateral prefrontal activation
Running, compared to pedaling is a whole-body locomotive movement that may confer more mental health via strongly stimulating brains, although running impacts on mental health but their underlying brain mechanisms have yet to be determined; since almost the mechanistic studies have been done with pedaling. We thus aimed at determining the acute effect of a… Continue reading Benefit of human moderate running boosting mood and executive function coinciding with bilateral prefrontal activation
Comparing daily physiological and psychological benefits of gratitude and optimism using a digital platform.
Gratitude and optimism are positive psychological dispositions associated with beneficial outcomes. To examine their associations with physiological and psychological experiences in daily life, we examined data from an Ecological Momentary Assessment study (N = 4,825), including blood pressure, heart rate, and reports of stress, health behaviors, and thoughts. Trait gratitude and trait optimism both predicted… Continue reading Comparing daily physiological and psychological benefits of gratitude and optimism using a digital platform.
Lithium Treatment in the Prevention of Repeat Suicide-Related Outcomes in Veterans With Major Depression or Bipolar DisorderA Randomized Clinical Trial
Suicide and suicide attempts are persistent and increasing public health problems. Observational studies and meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials have suggested that lithium may prevent suicide in patients with bipolar disorder or depression. Objective To assess whether lithium augmentation of usual care reduces the rate of repeated episodes of suicide-related events (repeated suicide attempts, interrupted… Continue reading Lithium Treatment in the Prevention of Repeat Suicide-Related Outcomes in Veterans With Major Depression or Bipolar DisorderA Randomized Clinical Trial
The Self in the Mind’s Eye: Revealing How We Truly See Ourselves Through Reverse Correlation
Is there a way to visually depict the image people “see” of themselves in their minds’ eyes? And if so, what can these mental images tell us about ourselves? We used a computational reverse-correlation technique to explore individuals’ mental “self-portraits” of their faces and body shapes in an unbiased, data-driven way (total N = 116… Continue reading The Self in the Mind’s Eye: Revealing How We Truly See Ourselves Through Reverse Correlation
Experiences of Work-Family Conflict and #Mental Health Symptoms by Gender Among Physician Parents During the #COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed increased strain on health care workers and disrupted childcare and schooling arrangements in unprecedented ways. As substantial gender inequalities existed in medicine before the pandemic, physician mothers may be at particular risk for adverse professional and psychological consequences. Objective To assess gender differences in work-family factors and mental health among… Continue reading Experiences of Work-Family Conflict and #Mental Health Symptoms by Gender Among Physician Parents During the #COVID-19 Pandemic
A novel adverse effect of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine: First episode of acute #mania with #psychotic features
Dear Editor;A vaccine against SARS-CoV2, which is causing the global COVID-19 pandemic, was developed for the first-time using mRNA technology. Although the short- and long-term side-effects of the vaccine were unknown, emergency use authorization (EUA) was granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2020(Parkash et al., 2021). Adverse effects such as tiredness,… Continue reading A novel adverse effect of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine: First episode of acute #mania with #psychotic features
Country roads, take me home… to my friends: How #intelligence, population density, and friendship affect modern #happiness
We propose the savanna theory of happiness, which suggests that it is not only the current consequences of a given situation but also its ancestral consequences that affect individuals’ life satisfaction and explains why such influences of ancestral consequences might interact with intelligence. We choose two varied factors that characterize basic differences between ancestral and… Continue reading Country roads, take me home… to my friends: How #intelligence, population density, and friendship affect modern #happiness
Genome-wide analysis of 53,400 people with #irritable bowel syndrome highlights shared genetic pathways with #mood and #anxiety disorders
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) results from disordered brain–gut interactions. Identifying susceptibility genes could highlight the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. We designed a digestive health questionnaire for UK Biobank and combined identified cases with IBS with independent cohorts. We conducted a genome-wide association study with 53,400 cases and 433,201 controls and replicated significant associations in a 23andMe… Continue reading Genome-wide analysis of 53,400 people with #irritable bowel syndrome highlights shared genetic pathways with #mood and #anxiety disorders
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