EEG Study Finds More Complex Resting Brain Signals in Autistic Children
A 2026 study of 186 children in Beijing found higher resting EEG complexity among autistic children, with patterns differing by age and…
Call grows for suicide-prevention training across England’s councils after carer’s death
Andy Burnham has backed a proposal to extend mandatory suicide-prevention training to every local authority in England following the death of parent-carer…
Japanese Hospital Study Finds Treatment Resistance in Nearly Three in 10 Assessed Schizophrenia Patients
A nationwide analysis found that 28.6% of assessed inpatients with schizophrenia met Japan’s criteria for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, while fewer than half were…
What a new eating-disorder study found about autism, ADHD and AuDHD
A routine-data study from a specialist adult eating-disorder service found that patients with co-occurring autism and ADHD reported greater distress and disruption…
MRI study finds distinct brain-structure networks in autistic boys and girls
A study of 337 young people found different clusters of brain-structure connections in autistic boys and girls compared with non-autistic peers. Researchers…
Proposed “Circadian Depression” Subtype May Help Explain Body-Clock Disruptions
An exploratory study of 11,380 Australians identified a proposed depression subtype marked by disrupted sleep timing, seasonal symptoms and social jetlag. Researchers…
Self-Harm Records Peaked Before ADHD Medication Began in Large Health-Record Study
A study of more than 461,000 people found recorded self-harm was most frequent in the 90 days before an initial ADHD medication…
VR Program Raised Teacher-Rated School Participation Scores in a Trial of Children With ADHD
In a randomized Turkish trial, an eight-week supervised virtual reality program was linked with higher teacher-rated school participation-related scores. The study did…
How Racism and Sexism Shaped Trauma and Substance Use in a Small Interview Study
Interviews with 23 adults of color with clinician-diagnosed PTSD and substance use disorder described violence, silence and substance use as connected parts…
Bereaved families urge national halt to Oxevision cameras on mental health wards
Lawyers representing bereaved families have asked the Lampard inquiry to recommend stopping the use of Oxevision on mental health inpatient wards, citing…