Self-Compassion and Psychological Flexibility Linked to Fewer Depressive Symptoms in Adults With Physical Dis
A cross-sectional survey of 207 US adults with self-identified physical disabilities found that self-compassion and psychological flexibility were associated with fewer depressive…
Sleep and Fatigue Stand Out in Study of Depression and PTSD Symptoms Among Firefighters
A survey of 6,240 Chinese firefighters found that sleep difficulties and fatigue were among the symptoms most closely connecting depression and PTSD…
Support need not wait for an autism or ADHD diagnosis, study suggests
A qualitative study explored how strengths-based psychoeducational booklets were received by children awaiting, or without, a formal autism or ADHD diagnosis.
New paper explores brain–behavior patterns across ADHD and anxiety in young people
A Nature Mental Health paper describes a deep-learning study using controlled-access youth datasets to investigate transdiagnostic biotypes across ADHD and anxiety disorders.…
Fathers Reported More Anxiety After Preterm Birth in a Small German Study
A 2026 study found higher prenatal depression and anxiety scores among fathers facing threatened preterm labor, with elevated state anxiety still reported…
Study Finds Trauma History Associated With Greater Credulity and PTSD Symptoms
A representative German survey found that people who reported trauma had higher credulity scores and more PTSD-related symptoms, but the one-time study…
Could a Team’s Warm-Up Talk Offer Clues About Its Next Match?
A study of 89 Counter-Strike matches found that combining pre-match team audio with ranking information predicted results better than chance. But the…
A New Framework Puts Mental-Health Chatbots Through Adversarial Tests
The SIM-VAIL framework uses simulated vulnerable users, clinical review and automated scoring to examine how AI chatbots respond across psychiatric conversational scenarios.
Why City Design Needs a Closer Look at the Brain
A Comment in Nature Mental Health argues that research on urban environments and mental health should prioritize causal evidence, real-world settings and…
George W Brown, pioneer of social psychiatry, dies aged 95
George W Brown’s research helped shift attention toward the social environments surrounding mental illness, including family relationships, stigma and life circumstances.