Psychology

Bedtime Procrastination Linked to Personality Traits

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Summary: New research reveals that bedtime procrastination in young adults is linked to specific personality traits, especially higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness and extraversion. These associations remained significant even after accounting for chronotype, the natural inclination to sleep earlier or later. Bedtime procrastinators reported fewer positive emotional experiences and greater emotional distress, echoing symptoms of … Read more

Talking therapy boosts recovery in stroke survivors with depression or anxiety

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Stroke survivors with depression or anxiety who attend talking therapy sessions are more likely to recover from their psychological symptoms, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The first of its kind study, published in Nature Mental Health, analysed data from all 1.9 million patients who attended NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression services … Read more

Greenspace exposure supports brain development and mental health in adolescents

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Researchers have found that greenspace exposure is associated with widespread patterns of structural brain development during early adolescence, which in turn are associated with better academic and mental outcomes. The findings of the study in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, emphasize the need to integrate natural environments into urban and educational settings and provide key … Read more

Study sheds new light on how caffeine can impair sleep and memory recovery

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Caffeine is not only found in coffee, but also in tea, chocolate, energy drinks and many soft drinks, making it one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world. In a study published in April in Nature Communications Biology, a team of researchers from Université de Montréal shed new light on how caffeine … Read more

Anxiety & Oral Health: Does Shared Microbiota Play a Role?

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The Unexpected Link Between Marriage, Oral health, and Mental Wellbeing Table of Contents The Unexpected Link Between Marriage, Oral health, and Mental Wellbeing Microbial Sharing and Emotional Synchronization How Does This Happen? The Role of Cortisol and Key Bacteria Study design and Findings Implications for Future Research and personalized Medicine Anxiety & Oral Health: Does … Read more

Married Minds: Oral Microbiota May Mediate Shared Anxiety

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Summary: A new study suggests that oral microbiota transmission between newlywed couples may influence the onset of depression and anxiety symptoms. Researchers observed that healthy spouses of partners with insomnia, depression, and anxiety developed similar mental health symptoms and microbiota profiles within six months of marriage. The study found strong correlations between shared bacterial strains, … Read more

Seasonality Linked to Different Bipolar Features

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LOS ANGELES — Mood episodes in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) that occur more frequently or severely during specific seasons — known as seasonality patterns — are associated with treatment response and different characteristics and subtypes of the disorder, new research suggested. In a study of more than 1700 patients with BD, investigators found links … Read more

Suicide Risk Management Crucial in Dermatological Care

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Suicide risk management is an essential factor in treating patients with dermatological conditions, according to a study published in JAAD Reviews.1 This focus on mental health is crucial because of the way stigmatizing skin conditions create psychological challenges for patients. “Suicide remains a significant global health concern, ranking as the third leading cause of death … Read more

Inflammation Tied to Motivation Loss in Schizophrenia

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Summary: A new study has uncovered a biological link between inflammation and motivational deficits in people with schizophrenia, identifying a promising treatment target for symptoms that current medications fail to address. Higher levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein were associated with reduced activity in brain regions involved in reward and motivation, such as the … Read more