Increasing serotonin can change how people learn from negative information, as well as improving how they respond to it, according to a new study published in the leading journal Nature Communications.
Two pharmacological treatments used for depression affect the brain in completely different ways, shedding light on how the depressed brain gets rebalanced, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Mental Health.
Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems two to three years post-infection, according to a new study.
Four internet-based therapies are proving helpful for patients with social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorders and for children with anxiety disorders.
The new recombinant shingles vaccine \u2018Shingrix\u2019 is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine, according to a major new study published in Nature Medicine.
Founders of the Race and Psychiatry Journal Club, research students Maya Ogonah and Anabelle Paulino, talk us through how they set up the group last year, how it has progressed and tips for those keen to set up similar groups.
Semaglutide \u2013 widely known as Ozempic/Wegovy \u2013 does not negatively impact brain health and is associated with lower risk of cognitive problems and less nicotine dependence, according to a new study.
New study of more than one million people with depression in England shows that statin use is associated with lower mortality and no increased adverse events.
Addressing homelessness should be a focus of public health initiatives in high income countries to help prevent violence, according to a new paper published in The Lancet Public Health.
People with depression are being invited to be part of a clinical trial testing a new evidence-based AI treatment tool to personalise antidepressant treatment.
An international consensus statement developed at the University of Oxford outlines the ethical hazards and opportunities relating to psychedelics at a time when research, clinical applications, and policy initiatives are quickly scaling up.
Professor Kam Bhui argues that, given the contested nature of much mental health and brain research, the highest standards of research integrity and publication ethics must be maintained.
Brief, interactive online mental health training can help teachers better respond to their pupils\u2019 mental health difficulties, according to a new study.
She will lead the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group, aiming to better understand how to prevent mental health difficulties in children and young people and how best to support them and their families
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