With people who have major psychiatric disorders being more likely to have comorbidities which could lead to worse results concerning COVID-19, researchers using a US database assessed the odds of testing positive for COVID-19, as well as mortality from COVID-19.
Previous studies have found transgender individuals to be 2 to 5 times more likely to have diagnosed depression or anxiety compared with cisgender individuals. They’re also up to 10 times more likely to commit suicide. Given the higher rates of mental illness in the transgender community, the researchers in the current study wanted to explore the characteristics of transgender individuals who visit the emergency department for an acute mental health issue.
In between manic and depressive episodes, symptoms including disturbed sleep and impulsivity remain. Both these symptoms can predict the onset of bipolar disorder. The researchers investigated these core bipolar disorder features as potential risk factors for bipolar disorder.
Researchers analyzed genome-wide association studies that explored schizophrenia, heart failure, heart disease, blood pressure, and heart rate variability.
iTBS is approved by the FDA for treatment-resistant depression, but its effectiveness is limited by its 6-week protocol. Stanford researchers developed an accelerated protocol that is guided by functional connectivity MRI (fcMRI) and specific neurostimulation patterns.
Researchers are exploring affective lability as a therapeutic target for bipolar disorder, but limited evidence exists on its prevalence and impact among people with schizophrenia and other psychosis spectrum disorders.
Authors analyzed the documentation of primary care professionals from electronic health records (EHRs) to find out the rate of PTBM recommendation for 4-5 year old patients with an ADHD diagnosis, ADHD symptoms or who were prescribed ADHD medication.
Biomarker research has revealed a connection between systemic inflammation and depression.
This current study builds on a 2007 report that found an increasing rate of bipolar disorder diagnosis among youth between 1996 and 2004.
In a recent survey, more than half the college students with ADHD had at least 1 psychiatric disorder. The recent WHO World Mental Health Survey of college students assessed comorbidities in more than 15,000 college freshmen across 9 countries.
