Mental Health | Pine Bark Extract May Improve Pediatric ADHD Symptoms With Fewer Adverse Effects

In children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol, Horphag Research) significantly improved ADHD symptoms with fewer adverse effects than methylphenidate, according to results from a randomized trial published in the Journal of Functional Foods.

Mental Health | Anxiety, Depression, Neural Interruption More Likely in Adolescents Subjected to Corporal Punishment

Mental Health | Social Isolation Linked With Higher Risk of Incident Dementia in US Older Adults

Mental Health | Social isolation appears common in community-dwelling older adults in the United States and is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia over 9 years, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Mental Health | Key Gene in Alzheimer Disease Tied to Cholesterol Accumulation in the Brain

Mental Health | The APOE4 gene, considered the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD), alters the way cholesterol moves around the brain, which likely contributes to cognitive impairment associated with the disease.

Mental health | Stimulant Users Report High Rates of Driving Under the Influence

Mental Health matters | Almost half of US adults who have used methamphetamine within the past year and more than a one-fifth of past-year cocaine users have driven under the influence, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Your Health | Depression associated w/ a 51% higher risk of Dementia

Mental Health | Proactive, timely treatment of late-in-life depression could help to lower risk of dementia in certain patients...

... according to study findings published in Biological Psychiatry.

Mental Health | Ketamine could be an effective treatment for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide risk in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Mental Health | The onset of major depression can vary widely with gender appearing to play a role in how the condition manifests.

Depression is a heterogeneous disease that continues to be diagnosed by patient reported symptoms rather than any pathopsychological marker or neurobiological etiology.1

Mental health matters | Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was found to be a more effective major depressive episode treatment than ketamine,...

...though each treatment has its own set of unique adverse effects, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.