Smaller English towns face higher rates of young people outside work and education
Analysis of 2021 census data finds that the smallest cities and towns in England have higher average rates of 16- to 24-year-olds…
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.
Spanish Web Survey Finds Sexualized Drug Use Reported by About 1 in 7 Participants
In a voluntary online survey of adults in Spain who had recently used illicit drugs, 13.66% said they had used drugs to…
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…
Care Networks and Depression Scores Differ Among Older South Koreans With Cognitive Impairment
A national survey analysis found higher depression scores among older South Koreans with cognitive impairment whose support came mainly from public caregivers…
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.
A Beijing Study Tests a New Way to Map Support for Families Living With Schizophrenia
The 37-question M-FRAT was assessed by 304 caregivers in Beijing. Researchers say it may help community teams identify gaps in family support,…
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…
Targeting ADHD and autism claims would not deliver major Pip savings, Resolution Foundation says
The Resolution Foundation says excluding people with anxiety, ADHD or autism from Personal Independence Payments would be a crude approach that could…