Neuropsychology
Digital apps may help meet the growing global demand for mental healthcare, a new study has revealed - although face to face support remains vital.
Stress and worry from the COVID-19 pandemic may have impaired people’s cognitive abilities and altered risk perception, new research has revealed.
A “comprehensive approach” to tackling mental health in young people must be developed, and access to resources improved, after it was revealed that around 80 per cent of adolescents who died by suicide or had self-harmed sought medical help the previous year.
Young adults who have experienced discrimination have a higher risk of both short- and long-term psychological and behavioural problems, a new study has found.
The link between COVID-19 with sleep problems and fatigue has been confirmed by a new study into the impact of the virus - although doubt exists over whether infection is directly responsible for mental illness.
Children who live with a parent who has depression are more likely to develop depression themselves and to not achieve educational milestones, a new study has found.
Anxiety cues have been found in the brain despite the person being in a safe environment, giving new insight into how the brain behaves in people with anxiety disorders.
A new study has uncovered the “unique brain signature” of intimate partner aggression.
While some of the high rates of post-traumatic stress (PTSD) seen in healthcare workers during the pandemic are specifically COVID-19-related, a more significant number of cases were linked to trauma that occurred earlier in their lives, research has revealed.
A machine learning-based approach is being used to reveal the connections between brain networks and child aggression, which can be a symptom of child psychiatric disorders.
