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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.
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Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-sectional, Comparative Study
September 11, 2025
Older adults were found to have less depression and anxiety compared to middle-aged adults; loneliness and perception of knowledge about COVID can affect the association between the presence of...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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Five-Year Outcomes of First Suicide Attempts: Lethality, Recurrence, and Mortality
September 1, 2025
Recurrence of suicide attempt occurred in 37.2% of patients, with 27.8% having ≥3 attempts. Alcohol use predicted high-lethality first attempts, and female sex predicted multiple reattempts.
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Artificial Intelligence in Depression – Medication Enhancement (AID-ME): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Clinical Decision Support System for Personalized Depression Treatment Selection and Management
August 27, 2025
This study provides preliminary evidence that longitudinal use of an AI-enabled clinical decision support system can improve outcomes in MDD.
