Mental health
A device that delivers direct stimulation to the brain was found to be a safe and effective means of treating depression at home, according to a new study. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of noninvasive brain stimulation that applies a weak, direct current of between 0.5 to 2 milliampere to the scalp [...]
Nearly three-quarters of Dutch elite athletes and forty percent of their coaches report sport-related distress. This is one of the findings from a study conducted by Amsterdam UMC together with NOC*NSF, the organisation which represents the Dutch Olympic Committee and the Dutch Sport Federation. The most common mental health problem among athletes and coaches is [...]
A national UK survey has found huge variation in treatment for ADHD, highlighting the struggle many young adults face once they turn 18. Researchers have warned that the current system is failing many young adults as they transition from children’s to adult’s services - suddenly finding themselves unable to access treatment because services do not [...]
Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111, the NHS has announced. The change means the NHS in England is one of the first countries in the world to offer access to a 24/7 full package of mental health crisis support through one single phone line. People of [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected Lykos Therapeutics' New Drug Application (NDA) concerning MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD due to data concerns, and has requested an additional Phase 3 trial to further study the therapy's safety and efficacy. The FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) on 9 August stating that the therapy [...]
The genetic makeup of adolescent peers may have long-term consequences for individual risk of drug and alcohol use disorders, depression and anxiety, new research has found. Socio-genomics – the influence of one person’s genotype on the observable traits of another – is an emerging field of genomics. Research suggests that peers’ genetic makeup may influence [...]
The North West London CAMHS Provider Collaborative, in partnership with Real World Health, has announced improvements in child and young person service outcomes. This partnership, which began in 2022, has leveraged data-driven insights to significantly improve patient outcomes and service efficacy. Children and young people in North West London are now much less likely to [...]
A new brainwave analysis solution is aiming to transform cannabis and mental health research by analysing the effects of different medicines on the brain. Understanding the effects of medicine on an individual is usually based on qualitative research in the form of patient questionnaires. While quantitative brainwave analysis is commonly used in neurology research, it [...]
Playing Dungeons and Dragons can positively support players’ mental health, a new study has found. The findings from the University College Cork (UCC) study pave the way for clinicians and psychologists to further explore the benefits of the game as a therapeutic tool. Dungeons and Dragons - or D&D - is a fantasy tabletop role-playing [...]
A team of game developers, scientists, film-makers and advocates have developed a new virtual escape game aimed at challenging perceptions about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game is a point and click, psychological adventure game that enables players to explore the condition, which affects around 750,000 people in the UK. The game [...]
