Comprehensive Psychiatry
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Open Access journal with a mission to disseminate knowledge in order to improve patient care and advance the understanding of mental illness.
Joined April 2019
Will temporal interference step into the spotlight in 2026 for Parkinson’s and beyond? Temporal interference refers to using two high-frequency electrical currents to create a lower-frequency stimulation that can non-invasively reach deeper brain regions. Demchenko and colleagues
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"Exploring Biological Risk Factors in Treatment-Resistant #Depression" 🖊️by Francisco Javier Lievanos-Ruiz and Bertha Fenton-Navarro 🔗 https://t.co/b3tcRf8w2J
#majordepressivedisorder #depression #mdpi
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Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) affects 20–30% of patients with major depressive disorder and presents a significant clinical challenge due to its biological diversity.
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Men 4X more likely to commit suicide/Women 3X more likely to attempt Why disparity: 1)Men use guns 2)Women seek help 3)Risk factors work better in women Large & important study with 2 clear clinical implications: 1)Do especially careful suicide evals in men 2)Reduce gun access
New study @BMJMentalHealth: Suicide risk indicators vary by sex and age. In Sweden (2009–2021), men & older adults showed fewer and weaker warning signs before suicide, making prevention harder. But when present, risk signs meant higher absolute risk for men. Read more 👇🏼
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For women with endometriosis, side-effects from current hormone-based treatment options are unacceptable. A new study examines dichloroacetate, a possible non-hormonal alternative, for endometriosis-associated pain: https://t.co/kkbB6cFTNd
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Grey hairs and Vitamin B12 Vitamin B-12 deficiency is one of the most common causes of prematurely graying hair.
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Shyness May Originate in the Cerebellum A new study reveals that individuals with higher levels of shyness show decreased neural synchrony in the cerebellar Crus I region. Using resting-state fMRI and ReHo analysis, researchers identified a brain-based marker of shyness that
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New findings published in Psychiatry Research suggest that schizophrenia is linked to changes in neuron size within the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex. These cellular changes appear to relate to hallucination severity.
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New findings published in Psychiatry Research suggest that schizophrenia is linked to changes in neuron size within the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex. These cellular changes appear to relate to...
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The risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation was significantly lower in the group allocated to coffee consumption (47%) compared with the abstinence group (64%).
Does consumption of caffeinated coffee have a beneficial, detrimental, or neutral effect on the risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes? https://t.co/oLzQIOgibX
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Hidden Markov Models Really enjoyed this paper on dynamics underlying resting state and other conditions. The idea of a baseline state from which excursions lead to more integrated states is really interesting. https://t.co/NMvcNlhYFW
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Multiple sclerosis is generally speaking less heritable than many other neurological diseases. https://t.co/J0MZSYB2P4
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No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella systematic review @bmj_latest
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We now know the cascade of sleep deprivation → brain fog A major role of sleep is to clear brain junk via CSF pulses (think - flushing a toilet) When we're sleep deprived, those pulses happen while we're awake. Each pulse is driven by norepinephrine, and drops attention.
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New study @BMJMentalHealth: Suicide risk indicators vary by sex and age. In Sweden (2009–2021), men & older adults showed fewer and weaker warning signs before suicide, making prevention harder. But when present, risk signs meant higher absolute risk for men. Read more 👇🏼
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RCT: In patients with #schizophrenia, #prediabetes, and #obesity, once-weekly #semaglutide injections, up to 1.0 mg/week, were safe and effective. https://t.co/u7CwGLDs1E
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Your heart runs on a clock, and when that clock falls out of sync, your metabolism and cardiovascular health begin to break down. What you’re seeing This figure from the American Heart Association illustrates how circadian rhythms—the body’s internal 24-hour timing
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New BMJ Research: Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review https://t.co/h7VV0YVEHM
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Objective To assess the quality, biases, and validity of evidence on maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (referred to as autism) and...
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #RemembranceSunday #LestWeForget
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🌏 Despite substantial progress in recent years, asthma still poses an unacceptable health burden globally. A joint @TheLancet & @LancetRespirMed Series provides new insights into the genetics, prevention, and risk factors of the disease: https://t.co/d8TTYikSUR
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What helps some children thrive cognitively despite growing up in poverty? In this #MindtheKids episode, @Divyanganar joins @DrJaneGilmour & @umartoseeb to discuss resilience in disadvantaged youth. 🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/iRqZ0gWSAa
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