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Panayiotou et al. performed a panel network analysis to investigate the relationship between time spent on social media and mental health in a large cohort of UK adolescents.
In early childhood, many children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder experience challenges in adaptive behavior that are needed to meet the demands of daily life. Mandelli et al. propose the use of a data-driven prediction model to identify unique subgroups of autistic preschoolers based on a ‘snapshot’ of adaptive skills.
Using a transdiagnostic approach, Hoven et al. investigated the relationship between self-reported psychiatric symptoms and metacognition, from confidence to self-beliefs.
In this study, Mandelli et al. identify early snapshot subtypes of autism spectrum disorder based on adaptive functioning, and propose a predictive model for developmental trajectories in non-verbal cognitive, language and motor domains.
In this study, Eldaief and colleagues use repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to stimulate two dorsolateral prefrontal cortex targets, associated with either the default or salience network. The authors demonstrate a distinct and anti-correlated pattern of metabolism after stimulation, highlighting potentially useful network-specific targets.
This study used the DSM-5-recommended diagnostic standard to conduct a nationwide multi-center survey of the non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior of patients with psychiatric conditions. We investigated the prevalence of NSSI in 3,407 patients of various ages and with various psychiatric diagnoses from 15 hospitals in China.
In this Comment, Patwary et al. discuss the mental health needs of the Turkey–Syria earthquake survivors from an internal point of view, providing suggestions on what could be done for short- and long-term mental health improvement.
Social safety nets refer to the networks of assistance that are available to individuals or families who are vulnerable or who are experiencing poverty. Mental health safety nets can encompass traditional assistance, such as food and cash transfers, as well as behavioral health services and medication coverage — much-needed resources around the world.
The mental health implications of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake will probably be profound. Here we present research from prior disasters related to the potential negative mental health effects of the earthquake and its aftermath and provide suggestions for mitigating potential deleterious consequences.
In this analysis, authors examined the potential interaction of later-life emergent and persistent psychotic symptoms with race and cognition on incident dementia, finding that participants with mild behavioural impairment (MBI) psychosis were at greater risk for incident dementia than those who had no neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). Moreover, the risk of incident dementia for Black participants with MBI-psychosis was elevated.
In the broader literature and across country contexts, higher levels of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents and young adults have been reported. These data are a rare, robust and valuable contribution in documenting differences in non-suicidal self-injury in a large, nationally representative sample in China where the participants were diagnosed with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition criteria.
Analysis of large-scale representative data from the Chinese National Transgender Survey finds that exposure to gender identity conversion practice is a risk factor for mental health problems, worsens mental health disorder severity and increases suicidality.
Occhipinti and co-authors argue in this Perspective that by contrast to gross domestic product, the Mental Wealth metric provides an improved indicator for assessing economic and social production, including brain capital, measuring mental health and capital and emotional health and well-being.
Using machine learning, Zhang et al. identify EEG signature to predict psychotherapy outcomes in PTSD, paving the way towards the development of scalable biomarkers.
Mental health is essential to a person’s wellbeing, and mental health is a crucial component of the positive functioning and flourishing of families, communities and societies. At CNS Summit 2022, held 17–20 November 2022, Murali Doraiswamy asked Joshua Gordon from the National Institute of Mental Health to explain current limitations in the field of psychiatry and future steps to overcome these impediments.