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Original Research
Relationships between Prenatal Body Composition and Mental Health Are Moderated by Physical Activity and Diet
September 15, 2025
Higher body fat mass during pregnancy is associated with more depression and anxiety symptoms. However, physical activity and adherence to high-quality diets can lessen these effects.
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology
Ketamine-Associated Uropathy During Therapeutic and Nontherapeutic Use
September 10, 2025
Higher doses, more frequent dosing, longer treatment duration, and oral administration are potential risk factors for ketamine-associated uropathy in maintenance therapy.
Commentary
Practitioners Providing Care for Persons with Severe Mental Disorders Should Routinely Screen for Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
September 10, 2025
Persons with severe mental illnesses should be routinely screened for MASLD as part of a psychiatric and medical assessment that includes social and economic determinants of health, risk factors…
Insights
It Takes Guts to Be Mentally Ill, Part 1: A Brief Overview of the Human Gut Microbiota
September 8, 2025
Dr. Henry Nasrallah introduces the human gut microbiota and its role in brain health, highlighting how early life, diet, antibiotics, and lifestyle impact microbial balance — and how gut…
Insights
It Takes Guts to Be Mentally Ill, Part 2: The Relationship Between the Gut Microbiota and Psychosis
September 8, 2025
Dr. Henry Nasrallah examines how gut microbiota imbalances—aka “leaky gut”—are linked to psychiatric conditions like depression, anxiety, and psychosis, and explores how diet, probiotics, and microbiome therapies may improve…
Brief Report
Nonmedical Use and Substance Use Disorder Symptoms in US Adults Co-Prescribed Opioids and Benzodiazepines
September 8, 2025
While most adults with co-use reported no nonmedical use (NMU), they demonstrated increased odds of NMU and substance use disorder symptoms relative to those prescribed opioids only, benzodiazepines only,…
Original Research
Validity of an Online ADHD Assessment in a Real-World Sample of Adults Seeking Web-Based Mental Healthcare
September 8, 2025
The online assessment correctly identified over 80% of ADHD-positive cases. Compared with the clinical interview, the online assessment was more conservative in rendering ADHD-positive diagnoses.
Original Research
Effects of the October 7, 2023, Terrorist Attack on PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation Across Distinct Exposure Groups
September 3, 2025
Prevalence and severity of psychiatric symptoms declined between 1 month and 1 year following the attack; exposure group moderated these changes. Reserve-duty combatants had the highest rates of probable…
Original Research
Comparing the Cognitive Effects of Repeated IV Ketamine and ECT in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Secondary Analysis of the ELEKT-D Trial
September 3, 2025
Patients treated with ketamine demonstrated superior cognitive functioning compared with those treated with ECT following a 3-week treatment course. No differences between treatments were observed among responders in at…
