Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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3 papers

Adult ADHD and comorbid disorders: clinical implications of a dimensional approach

Martin A. Katzman, Timothy S. Bilkey, Pratap Chokka, Angelo Fallu, Larry J. Klassen
BMC Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2017 648 citations

This review says adult ADHD affects about 2.5% of adults and often occurs with other mental health problems. Adults with ADHD commonly have trouble with attention, memory, planning, self-control, and emotions. The condition is often missed or undertreated, is linked with big personal and social problems, and the evidence on…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Neurophysiological activity following rewards and losses among female adolescents and young adults with borderline personality disorder.

Jeremy G. Stewart, Paris Singleton, Erik M. Benau, Dan Foti, Hannah Allchurch, Cynthia S. Kaplan, et al.
Journal of Abnormal Psychology Summary & key facts 2019 16 citations

This study recorded brain activity (EEG) while 68 females aged 13–23 (35 with borderline personality disorder, 33 healthy) did a guessing task with equal wins and losses. People with BPD showed less difference in their brain responses to wins versus losses than healthy peers. Time-frequency tests suggested this smaller difference…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Mental Health Research Topics Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

The Biological Basis to Personality Disorders

Malathi Perugula, Puneet Narang, Steven Lippmann

This review looked at research on the biology of cluster B personality disorders (for example, borderline and antisocial types). Brain imaging studies report differences in areas that handle emotion and self-control, and emotional instability and impulsiveness are common features. The authors say genes and early-life experiences may contribute, psychotherapy is…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Mental Health and Psychiatry Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
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