Depression or ADHD? Neatly delineated diagnoses fail to do justice to the infinitely complex reality that they refer to, argues Eiko Fried in a new paper for JAMA Psychiatry. His proposal: to map the underlying mechanisms ...
Mar 16, 2026
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The Journal of Neuroscience features for the first time a cover concept that is not about what neuroscientists have done, but rather what neuroscience can do for humanity's future.
Nov 26, 2025
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We live in an age where clinical labels once confined to the DSM-5—the diagnostic manual for mental health professionals—now spill into everyday language.
Oct 15, 2025
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Autistic children and adults may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of "diagnostic overshadowing," finds a new ...
Oct 6, 2025
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Throughout her career, Laurie Heller has listened closely—not just to words, but to sound itself. In the Auditory Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, the psychology professor explores how the brain interprets everything from ...
Aug 20, 2025
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The use of stigmatizing terminology in National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded grant abstracts has decreased by over half since 2013 according to a new paper by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of ...
Feb 18, 2025
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A new Macquarie University study suggests that instead of relying on the 'bible' of mental health diagnosis, we need a data-driven approach based on the ways symptoms naturally co-occur in real life, and this approach could ...
Oct 21, 2024
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"I'm overly stressed more than anything. I always want to be alone."
Jul 15, 2024
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Around 1 in 20 people has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It's one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and often continues into adulthood.
Apr 24, 2024
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg describes herself as having Asperger's while others on the autism spectrum, such as Australian comedian Hannah Gatsby, describe themselves as "autistic". But what's the difference?
Mar 23, 2024
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