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Early-Life Stress Leaves Marks on Brain DNA, but Researchers Reversed the Effect in Mice
New research has found that early-life stress can physically alter how DNA is packaged inside brain cells, leaving…
Study Finds Sweet Spot for Sleep Duration Linked to Slower Biological Aging
A large study analyzing 23 biological aging clocks found that both too little and too much sleep were…
Depression Linked to Disrupted Growth of New Brain Cells in Memory Center
A new study has found that adults with depression show disrupted production of new neurons in the hippocampus,…
Experimental Anxiety Medication MM120 Shows Effects Lasting 12 Weeks in Phase 2b Trial
A Phase 2b clinical trial of MM120, a pharmaceutical-grade form of lysergide being developed as an anxiety treatment,…
Severe Mental Illness Linked to Higher Mortality From Physical Illness, Study Finds
A new study evaluating cause-specific mortality among people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, found…
FDA Grants Priority Review to Ecopipam for Pediatric Tourette Syndrome
The FDA has granted priority review to ecopipam, a selective D1 receptor antagonist being studied for pediatric Tourette…
Oral Semaglutide Reduced Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Craving in Clinical Trial
A randomized clinical trial published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that oral semaglutide, a medication originally…
August APA Journals Round Up New Research on Schizophrenia Subtypes and Combined Treatments
The August 2026 issues of American Psychiatric Association journals feature a cluster of new studies on schizophrenia, including…
Study of 25,000 Teens Questions Direction of Link Between Social Media and Mood
A large study tracking roughly 25,000 students ages 11 to 14 has found that how adolescents are feeling…
PET Imaging Study Finds Widespread Loss of Brain Synapses in Schizophrenia
A new brain-imaging study using positron emission tomography (PET) has found that people with schizophrenia show substantial, widespread…
Lower Brain Choline Levels Found in People With Anxiety Disorders
Researchers using brain imaging have found that people with anxiety disorders tend to have lower concentrations of choline,…
Adults With ADHD Face Sharply Higher Rates of ER Visits and Violence Exposure
A large population study has found that adults diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are markedly more likely to visit…
Your Phone May Be Tracking a Feeling That Predicts Psychosis Relapse
A new line of research is testing whether a passive smartphone signal, described by researchers as a marker…
In a Publicly Funded UK Trial, a Single Psilocybin Dose Outperformed Placebo
A publicly funded randomized trial found that a single 25 mg dose of psilocybin, given alongside structured psychological…
A Wearable Patch That Speeds Up REM Sleep, No Medication Required
A small human study found that a soft, skin-worn patch combining gentle ultrasound with brain-activity sensors helped people…
The Case for Timing Talk Therapy Around Ketamine Treatment
A themed collection of expert reviews published this month in a major psychiatric journal makes the case for…
A Cannabis-Derived Medication Eases PTSD Nightmares in New Trial
A large randomized controlled trial found that a prescription medication derived from the active compound in cannabis significantly…
Why a Stress Hormone May Be Scrambling Your Sense of Direction
A new brain-imaging study finds that cortisol, the hormone released during stress, disrupts the brain's internal navigation system,…
A New Global Partnership to Expand Mental Health Care in Jordan and Nepal
Under the new three-year agreement, Jordan will see new counselling services established in East Amman in partnership with…
Fifteen Years On: What Earthquake Survivors Reveal About Long-Term PTSD
Researchers tracked whether the way post-traumatic stress symptoms unfolded in survivors' first year after the 2011 Great East…
Two Years Later, Online Anxiety Therapy for Kids Still Holds Up
Investigators followed 465 Finnish children ages 10 to 13 with anxiety symptoms for two years after starting treatment.…
Before Reaching for Medication: New Guidance on Dementia-Related Agitation
The guidance calls for a thorough, individualized workup — medical history, current medications, and input from family or…
A Different Kind of Antipsychotic: Early Hospital Experience With Xanomeline/Trospium
Approved by regulators in late 2024, xanomeline/trospium (brand name Cobenfy) broke from decades of dopamine-targeting antipsychotics by working…
Between Two Worlds: How Generation Shapes Mental Health Help-Seeking for Muslim Americans
Scholarship gathered in cross-cultural psychiatric research points to a consistent pattern: rates of psychiatric conditions among Muslim Americans…
One Screening Isn’t Enough: Rethinking Mental Health Checks During Cancer Care
Rather than a single mental health check near diagnosis, this viewpoint proposes screening patients with head and neck…
Inside the VA: A Real-World Look at How Veterans’ Depression Gets Treated
Rather than examining depression treatment under the controlled conditions of a clinical trial, this analysis looked at which…
Not All Antipsychotics Carry the Same Sodium Risk, Research Indicates
Comparing patients treated with different second-generation antipsychotics, researchers found that hyponatremia risk — an abnormally low blood sodium…
Beyond the Checklist: Psychiatry’s Renewed Case for Treating the Whole Person
As electronic records and symptom checklists take up more of the clinical visit, some psychiatrists worry the field…
When ADHD and Anxiety Overlap, Could One Medication Address Both?
In this open-label Phase 4 trial — meaning everyone knew what treatment they were getting, with no placebo…
Mapping the Individual Brain: A Step Toward Tailored Psychiatric Care
Precision functional mapping builds a detailed, person-specific picture of brain activity by collecting hours of scan data from…
Sound Waves, Not Scalpels: Ultrasound’s Emerging Role in Psychiatric Care
Unlike surgery or implanted devices, low-intensity focused ultrasound can potentially reach deep brain structures without an incision, giving…
Weighing Antidepressants Against Untreated Depression in Pregnancy
The authors of a new commentary argue that treating major depressive disorder during pregnancy deserves equal priority in…
The Military Health Data That Might Flag Suicide Risk Before It’s Too Late
Researchers are testing whether machine learning models built from information already collected before a service member leaves the…
Africa’s Youth Push for a Bigger Mental Health Budget
At a July 2026 gathering in Abuja, Nigeria, roughly 230 young people — from youth-led groups, early-career health…
Stuttering Isn’t Just a Speech Issue — Should Psychiatry Get More Involved?
Stuttering is increasingly understood as a brain-based condition, and it frequently travels alongside conditions psychiatrists already treat routinely,…
Specialists Unite on New Standards for Diagnosing Childhood Stuttering
Bringing together specialists across neurology, neuroscience, psychiatry, and speech-language pathology, this consensus effort treats childhood-onset fluency disorder —…
The Body Remembers: Childhood Maltreatment and the Pace of Biological Aging
Using epigenetic clocks — lab measures that estimate biological age from chemical changes to DNA, which can diverge…
Why LGBTQ+ Youth Are Turning to the ER for Mental Health Care More Often
Comparing service use across outpatient, emergency, and inpatient settings, researchers found that sexually and gender diverse youth relied…