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- Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy for Depression https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19070720 142 comments
- Study: Association of Maternal Insecticide Levels with Autism in Offspring https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101129 15 comments
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Treatment-Resistant Depression Outcomes https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16010034 21 comments
- Researchers have discovered that symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are tied to atypical interactions between the brain’s frontal cortex and information processing centers deep in the brain https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230026 235 comments science
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis finds that antidepressant therapy for late-life depression appears to improve certain domains of cognitive function, particularly memory and learning. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230392 10 comments science
- Effective technology-driven alternative to psychiatric medications for social anxiety. The treatment relieved the symptoms of about 50% of the participating patients. The researchers hope that this therapy will soon be available as an effective alternative to psychiatric medications. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220533 12 comments science
- Racial Disparities in Adversity During Childhood and the False Appearance of Race-Related Differences in Brain Structure https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.21090961 4 comments science
- Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Depression: A recent study suggests the associations between moderate alcohol consumption and reduced risk for depression may reflect genuine causal effects. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.22010043 244 comments science
- Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, finds a new study https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220174 460 comments science
- A study of more than 90,000 patients revealed that approximately one in 100 carried at least one rare gene variant known to increase risk for neuropsychiatric disorders (NPD), such as autism spectrum disorder, and that a third of those with a variant had a diagnosed mental health condition https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.22010062 8 comments science
- A Revolution Is Brewing in How We Understand the Shared Genetic Causes of Psychiatric Disorders https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220777 3 comments science
- Genetic and Environmental Contribution to the Co-Occurrence of Endocrine-Metabolic Disorders and Depression: A Nationwide Swedish Study of Siblings -- Individuals with endocrine-metabolic disorders had a significantly higher risk of depression, odds ratios 1.43 -> Graves Disease, 3.48 -> T2DM https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.21090954 4 comments science
- Study of 1,000 New Zealanders Finds that Long-Term Cannabis Use is Associated with Cognitive Deficits and Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Midlife https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21060664 42 comments science
- Long-Term Cannabis Use and Cognitive Reserves and Hippocampal Volume in Midlife https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21060664 149 comments science
- Do anti-depressants like SSRIs increase or decrease the risk of suicide? https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07030454 14 comments askscience
- Long-Term Cannabis Use Showed Cognitive Deficits and Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Midlife | American Journal of Psychiatry https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21060664?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&url_ver=Z39.88-2003 539 comments science
- Association of Cannabis Use–Related Predictor Variables and Self-Reported Psychotic Disorders: U.S. Adults, 2001–2002 and 2012–2013 https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21010073 4 comments science
- Ketamine and psychological therapy can help heavy drinkers abstain for longer: People with severe alcohol disorder were able to stay off alcohol for longer when they were treated with low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy in a clinical trial. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21030277 9 comments science
- Stanford rTMS that reaches 90% remission rate in Major Depression Treatment revised in double blind placebo study: https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20101429 2 comments science
- Modification of Heritability for Educational Attainment and Fluid Intelligence by Socioeconomic Deprivation in the UK Biobank [The heritability of intelligence is higher for lower socioeconomic groups failing to replicate the Scarr-Rowe effect] https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20040462?journalcode=ajp 4 comments science
- People with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, even if they do not meet all diagnostic criteria. The results showed a high prevalence of autism in individuals with four genetic conditions, ranging from 23% to 58% https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20111589 17 comments science
- Yale study finds that abstaining from drinking "one day at a time" works for recovering alcoholics https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070703 27 comments science
- Study identifies social connection as the strongest protective factor for depression https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19111158 28 comments science
- Correction to Bränström and Pachankis - 'the conclusion that “the longitudinal association between gender-affirming surgery and lower use of mental health treatment lends support to the decision to provide gender-affirming surgeries to transgender individuals who seek them” is too strong' https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.1778correction 5 comments science
- Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010080 9 comments science
- Groundbreaking study suggests childhood maltreatment could alter neurological development, affecting one's social abilities as an adult. The analysis associated past maltreatment to preference for greater interpersonal distance, dislike of social touch, and neural sensory dysregulation (using fMRIs) https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19020212 40 comments science
- Researchers find that cannabis affected cognitive health more than alcohol and that those negative effects endured even after teens stopped using cannabis. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18020202 198 comments science
- Abortions don’t lead to an increased risk of suicidal thoughts - Suicidal ideation was similarly low for women who had abortions and for those denied abortions. Policies requiring that women be warned that they are at increased risk of becoming suicidal if they choose abortion are not evidence based https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18010091 526 comments science
- A new study suggests that older people who have worsening anxiety symptoms may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Anxiety disorders are common across the United States, thought to affect around 40 million adults each year. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040442 31 comments science
- Ketamine demonstrated a rapid reduction of clinically significant suicidal thoughts in major depression within 24 hours, finds a midazolam-controlled randomized clinical trial. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060647 20 comments science
- Cannabidiol (CBD), an extract of marijuana, has beneficial effects in patients with schizophrenia, finds a new multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17030325 1655 comments science
- One hour of exercise a week can prevent depression. A landmark study led by the Black Dog Institute has revealed that regular exercise of any intensity can prevent future depression. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16111223 3 comments science
- A Single Dose of Intravenous Ketamine rapidly and significantly reduced suicidal thoughts in depressed patients with suicidal ideation, a systematic review and meta-analysis shows (The American Journal of Psychiatry) http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040472 15 comments science
- Teens and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have a lower risk of developing an alcohol or drug problem if they take medications to treat their ADHD, a new study of 3 million people suggests. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16060686 14 comments science
- Functional MRI brain scans could predict whether patients with depression were more likely to improve with antidepressant medications or with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - patients with positive connectivity between the emotion processing center and other areas respond better to CBT. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16050518 9 comments science
- Higher depression risk after such a traumatic event are associated with having fewer close social contacts and having connections to other depressed people or to people who had left a community. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15111403 4 comments science
- Internet-based games may be significantly less addictive than gambling, and only a very small proportion of the general population (between 0.3% and 1.0%) might qualify for a potential acute diagnosis of Internet gaming disorder, finds Oxford researchers based on 18,932 international participants. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/#/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16020224 6 comments science
- Heavy Marijuana Use In Late Adolescence May Put Men At Higher Risk For Death By Age 60. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.14050637 11 comments science
- New AJP study on "Cannabis, Psychosis, and Mortality" suggests that "individuals with an early history of heavy use of cannabis are at a higher risk of death than those with a history of no use of cannabis"* http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.14050637 6 comments science
- Religious Affiliation and Suicide Attempt http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?volume=161&page=2303&journalid=13 4 comments science