meta-analysis
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CBT, childhood trauma, delusions, EMDR, hallucinations, meta-analysis, prolonged exposure, psychological interventions, Psychological Medicine, psychosis, psychotherapy, systematic review, trauma, trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapyTrauma-focused therapy for psychosis: helpful for delusions, less so for hallucinations
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner…
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addiction, adolescents, alcohol, Cannabis, Drugs, meta-analysis, prevalence, Prevention, public-health, South Africa, substance use, tobaccoTeen Substance Use in South Africa: 30-Study Meta-Analysis
A 2026 PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis in Drug and Alcohol Review…
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Brain, cognitive remediation, depression, gamma neuromodulation, GENUS, iTBS, major depressive disorder, meta-analysis, Neurostimulation, schizophrenia, tACS, therapy, theta-burst stimulation, TMS, Tsai labGamma Brain Stimulation Helps Schizophrenia More Than Depression
A 2026 meta-analysis of 56 controlled trials found the clearest gamma-frequency neuromodulation…
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bipolar disorder, cognition, cognitive development, cognitive function, depression, high-risk children, major depressive disorder, meta-analysis, offspring cognition, parental mental illness, schizophreniaParental Mental Illness vs. Offspring Cognition: Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Depression
Research Highlights The “kids of mentally ill parents do worse” idea flattens…
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Alzheimer’s disease, Anxiety, cognition, Dementia, depression, loneliness, meta-analysis, Neurodegenerative Diseases, older adults, social isolation, suicideHow Much Does Loneliness Raise Dementia and Suicide Risk?
Research Highlights Loneliness is associated with substantially elevated risk of both Alzheimer’s…
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Anxiety, crp, cytokines, depression, IL-6, inflammation, meta-analysis, Natural Cures, TNF-alpha, twin studyWhen Inflammation Drives Depression — and When It Doesn’t
Research Highlights Inflammatory Depression is an accurate framing for a subgroup, not…
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brain stimulation, Dementia, depression, ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, meta-analysis, Neurostimulation, psychiatric treatment, Psychiatry, suicide, treatment-resistant depressionECT: A Modern Reappraisal of Suicide, Dementia, and Mortality
Research Highlights ECT remains the most effective treatment for severe and treatment-resistant…
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Anxiety, CBT-I, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotics, insomnia, meta-analysis, Natural Cures, self-help, sleep, sleep medicationCBT-I for Chronic Insomnia: What the Evidence Says
Research Highlights CBT-I works, and it’s the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia.…
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aerobic exercise, antidepressants, Anxiety, bdnf, depression, exercise, meta-analysis, Natural Cures, resistance trainingExercise for Depression and Anxiety: What the Evidence Says
Research Highlights Exercise works. Across the strongest available meta-analyses, regular exercise produces…
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antidepressants, Bayesian analysis, clinical trials, depression, difficult-to-treat, Editor Eimear Foley, frequentist analysis, JAMA Psychiatry, meta-analysis, non-randomised trials, placebo effect, psilocybin, psychedelic-assisted therapy, psychedelics, systematic review, topical, unblindingIn the Land of the Unblind: are psychedelics really better than antidepressants?
Around 30% of people don’t respond to traditional antidepressants (TADs), such as…
