Psychology & Psychiatry
Adults' phobias show up as differences in the brain
Adults' phobias can be correlated with changes in the structure of their brains, a new study finds.
Jun 18, 2024
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American Journal of Psychiatry
The American Journal of Psychiatry is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of psychiatry and the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. The first volume was issued in 1844, at which time it was known as the American Journal of Insanity. The title changed to the current form with the July issue of 1921. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 12.75. Its ranking was second among 126 journals in the category "Psychiatry".
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Association
- Country
- United States
- History
- 1844–present
- Website
- http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
- Impact factor
- 12.75 (2010)
Genetics
Women have a higher genetic risk for PTSD, study finds
Women are twice as likely as men to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, but the factors contributing to this disparity have largely remained unsettled. A research team led by Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emergency room visits for self-harm skyrocketed between 2011 and 2020, study finds
The number of emergency visits to hospitals in the U.S. for suicide attempts increased markedly between 2011 and 2020, a University of Connecticut researcher reports in the June 4 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Treatment-resistant depression linked to body mass index: Study
Genetic factors are a small but significant contributor to severe depression that does not respond to standard therapy, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.
May 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain activity related to craving and heavy drinking differs across sexes, study reveals
The brain circuits that underlie alcohol craving and heavy drinking share some similarities between men and women, but also some key differences, a new Yale study reveals.
May 6, 2024
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Addiction
Study highlights key predictors of adolescent substance use
New research, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, examined a broad range of potential predictors of substance use among adolescents and found sociodemographic variables were the most robust predictors of substance ...
May 6, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
MRI may predict who'll respond best to schizophrenia treatment
Specialized brain scans may accurately predict whether a psychotic patient will go on to develop treatment-resistant schizophrenia, Dutch researchers report.
Mar 15, 2024
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify brain connections associated with ADHD in youth
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered that symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are tied to atypical interactions between the brain's frontal cortex and information ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Artificial intelligence helps predict whether antidepressants will work in patients
In patients with major depression disorder, it is now possible to predict within a week whether an antidepressant will work thanks to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). With the help of an AI algorithm, a brain scan ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cognitive behavioral therapy alters brain activity in children with anxiety, study shows
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety disorders. They also showed ...
Jan 24, 2024
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