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The WHO Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) has 18 questions about recent ADHD symptoms, and a shorter six-question screener was tested against blind clinical diagnoses in 154 people from the US National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Each ASRS item was linked to the clinical rating, but agreement varied a lot across…
Repeated ketamine infusions have cumulative and sustained antidepressant effects. Reductions in depressive symptoms were maintained among responders through once-weekly infusions. These findings provide novel data on efficacious administration strategies for ketamine in patients with treatment-resistant depression. Future studies should further expand on optimizing administration to better translate the use of…
The authors combined results from 42 studies of people in prison to estimate how common ADHD is in those groups. Using formal diagnostic interviews, the overall ADHD rate was about 25.5%. Reported rates were higher when studies used screening tools or when adults recalled childhood ADHD. The review found much…
Researchers followed 108 people with unipolar or bipolar depression who had repeated ketamine infusions (three times weekly over 12 days) and then were observed for 9 months. Depression symptoms and overall function were measured with the PHQ‑9 and the GAF. Seventy‑one people (65.7%) completed the full 9‑month follow‑up. At month…
Singing bowl sound meditation is an old Tibetan and Buddhist practice. This review of studies found short-term calming effects: lower negative mood, higher positive mood, and some small improvements in blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing in some studies. The authors say the reasons are unclear (possible changes in brain…
Researchers tested whether taking 10 g per day of Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane mushroom) for four weeks changes how the body uses fuel during exercise or affects thinking in a college-age group. In a single-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 24 participants ate muffins with either the mushroom or a placebo and completed…
(Reprinted with permission from The American Journal of Psychiatry 2019; 176:401-409).
This cross-sectional study surveyed 121 young mothers in West Sumatra who had children aged 1 to 24 months. The researchers used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and a social support scale. They found first-time mothers had higher postpartum rage than mothers with a second or third child. The paper…
This systematic review and meta-analysis combined 311 clinical studies (653,558 children and 43,311 adults) up to August 1, 2023. It found that ADHD/hyperkinetic disorder occurred in 32.4% (95% CI 31–34%) of pediatric patients and 21.4% (95% CI 20–23%) of adult patients seen in clinical settings — about 8–9 times higher…
This online study surveyed 185 healthy, pain-free adults in Saudi Arabia between December 2024 and April 2025 using validated Arabic questionnaires for physical activity, sleep quality, and anxiety. On average participants reported 1730.02 MET·min/week of physical activity and 6.77 hours/day of sedentary time. The researchers found no significant links between…
