PsychologyAug 17, 2026
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AI & TechnologyAug 17, 2026
U.S. Mental Health Treatment Market Report 2026–2030: Evaluating $159 Billion Forecast, Digital App Adoption, and Strategies of Acadia Healthcare, UHS, Talkspace, and ...
Highlighted by clinical facility expansion from Acadia Healthcare and Universal Health Services (UHS), payer integration via Elevance Health (Carelon Behavioral Health), and digital therapy platform ...
Mental HealthAug 17, 2026
Talk Saves Lives Event to Provide Suicide Prevention Education and Resources
Dare County Department of Health & Human Services, in partnership with the Saving Lives Task Force Faith Committee, Breaking Through Task Force, Walk Against Addiction, Blue Cross and Blue ...
Mental HealthAug 17, 2026
‘Like a war crime.’ Mentally ill Frankfort woman moves from streets to jail.
Considered severely mentally ill, the young woman from Frankfort has spiraled downward since adolescence. Now 22, she has had multiple encounters with police, been diagnosed with illness ranging from ...
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Mind hacking: Stanford neuroscientist seeks to decode the brain’s toughest riddles
Stanford neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth is decoding the human brain to understand how our emotions are formed.
Mental HealthAug 17, 2026
Connecting a primary care patient with behavioral health treatment could be a phone call away
Rhode Island does not have the primary care capacity to meet the needs of the more than 1.1 million people who live here. Strategic proposals are on the table to help attract and retain primary care ...
Mental HealthAug 17, 2026
N.M. behavioral health team expands 911 response with paramedics, field medication
Bernalillo County’s co-responder unit pairs clinicians, paramedics and detectives on behavioral health calls and now allows paramedics to administer an antipsychotic medication in the field ...
Mental HealthAug 17, 2026
National crisis and support hotline operations remained consistent despite staffing cuts, watchdog found
Some staff operating mental health support hotlines at the departments of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs were subject to reductions in force last year and have not yet been replaced.
AddictionAug 17, 2026
Gambling reform changes unveiled to beat damning report
Labor is under fire for proposing late changes to its controversial gambling reforms as a damning report on the shake-up exposed gaps in the policy.
AddictionAug 17, 2026
Anderson County funds local opioid recovery efforts
Anderson County awarded $755,000 in opioid settlement funds to local groups for recovery and treatment programs.
Forensic PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Court unseals detailed psych evaluation diagnosing Bryan Kohberger with autism, OCD, ADHD and more mental health disorders
Psychological evaluation provides details about Bryan Kohberger's mental health disorders. BY: NEWSNATION/YOUTUBE A neuropsychological evaluation of the Idaho murders convict Bryan Kohberger has ...
ResearchAug 17, 2026
A little-known protein may be fueling Alzheimer’s — and scientists found a way to block it
An experimental Alzheimer’s compound prevented damaging protein clumps from forming in the brains of mice, helping nerve cells survive longer and reducing amyloid buildup. The treatment also appeared to improve heart…
Child PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Students who view more social media use more products that often harbor hormone-disrupting ingredients
Personal care products are among the largest everyday sources of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and high school students who follow social media influencers or watch beauty tutorials seem to use considerably…
Developmental PsychologyAug 17, 2026
There’s a Way to Gauge Childhood Development. Why Isn’t It Used More?
A screening tool is used less in New York State than almost anywhere in the United States. Now, officials are embarking on a campaign to change that.
ResearchAug 17, 2026
Brain scans reveal lasting tissue and chemical changes in both long COVID and recovered patients
Brain scans reveal that COVID-19 may leave a lasting physical imprint on the brain. A recent study found altered tissue structure and chemical imbalances in both long COVID patients and those who fully recovered from the…
NeuropsychologyAug 17, 2026
A psychological network analysis of self-reported spatial cognitive strategies in commercial airline pilots and non-pilots
ObjectivesSpatial navigation is a critical skill in aviation. Traditional research focusing on isolated scores cannot reveal the interactive architecture of cognitive components. This study employed psychological network…
NeuropsychologyAug 17, 2026
Darting during platform-mediated avoidance in male and female rats is spatially organized between reward and safety locations
The platform-mediated active avoidance (PMA) task has been used as a rodent model of decision-based active avoidance in which rats learn to avoid a tone-signaled shock. Prior studies utilizing the PMA task have primarily…
NeuropsychologyAug 17, 2026
Killing behaviors in rodents: from predation to infanticide
Killing is the most extreme behavior that an animal can perform toward another. Rodents are one of the best examples of evolutionary adaptation, being the mammals with the highest number of species and having developed…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
The relationship between alexithymia, emotion regulation, psychological resilience, and self-management behaviors in kidney transplant recipients: a multicenter structural equation modeling study
BackgroundEffective self-management behaviors can improve outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. Although existing evidence has shown that alexithymia is negatively associated with self-management behaviors, the…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Effects of a 16-week individualized exercise intervention on physical and behavioral outcomes in two children with autism spectrum disorder: a case series
Objective and settingThis study aims to explore the effects of exercise intervention on the physical and mental rehabilitation of children with ASD, and provide a reference for expanding behavioral intervention methods…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Discrepancies between parent-reported and clinician-rated autism severity: roles of sex and age
IntroductionAssessment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) relies on both parent-reported questionnaires and clinician-administered observational instruments. Although discrepancies between informants are common, their…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Concern about the possibility of being a victim of extortion and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress in Peruvian adults: a model of structural equations
IntroductionExtortion has become a growing problem for public security in Latin America, especially in Peru, where an increase in the rate of victims of extortion has intensified citizens’ fear.ObjectiveThe objective was…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Exercise as a multimodal intervention for adolescent depression: integrating neuroplasticity, BDNF signaling, stress biomarkers, exercise intensity, digital mental health interventions, and precision psychiatry
Adolescent depression constitutes an escalating global health issue, defined by complex interactions among biological, psychological, and social determinants. This narrative review synthesizes contemporary evidence on…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Therapeutic potential of propranolol in central nervous system disorders
IntroductionPropranolol (Prop), a classic non-selective β-adrenergic receptor antagonist, has long played a significant role in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and arrhythmias. Compared with…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Intangible cultural heritage as school-based psychosocial support for left-behind adolescents in rural China: a framework and preliminary pilot study
Rural left-behind adolescents in China experience elevated risks of loneliness, negative affect, weakened belonging, and limited access to acceptable psychosocial support. Conventional school counselling models often…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Factors associated with history of suicide attempt among patients with major depressive disorder at a community mental health center in the Peruvian Andes: a case-control study
BackgroundA history of suicide attempt among patients with major depressive disorder has been associated with clinical, psychosocial, and familial vulnerabilities, yet evidence from community mental health services in…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Study protocol for the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 19 – from age 15 to age 19: transition from adolescence to early adulthood
BackgroundLongitudinal clinical cohorts following individuals, who are born to parents with severe mental illness, from childhood into adulthood, provide invaluable insight into development of psychopathology, illness…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Temporal dynamics of rumination in daily life: a multi-method investigation of attentional control and metacognitive pathways toward depression
BackgroundRumination is a central mechanism in depression maintenance. A substantial body of research indicates that deficits in attentional control and positive metacognitive beliefs jointly contribute to this…
Clinical PsychologyAug 17, 2026
Motion and form perception in healthy individuals with adolescent cannabis use
IntroductionNeuronal mechanisms of motion perception are susceptible to developmental anomalies. We tested whether heavy adolescent cannabis use is associated with enduring deficits in global motion perception, with…
NeuropsychologyAug 17, 2026
Explainable AD classification using integrated quantum-inspired deep neural and transformer models
The classification of Alzheimerâs disease (AD) is often not consistent and reliable due to heterogeneous neurodegenerative patterns and the non-generalization of various imaging sources. This study proposes an…