Psychology

Perinatal EEG Delta and Alpha Power Tracked Depression and Anxiety

July 16, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: Portable electroencephalography (EEG) recordings tracked perinatal anxiety most consistently in a preliminary medRxiv preprint, with delta power carrying the clearest longitudinal marker and alpha power appearing in visit-specific anxiety analyses. Key Findings First-trimester marker: Relative delta power before 16 gestational weeks was associated with third-trimester PHQ-9 depression and GAD-7 anxiety scores. Delta-anxiety link: Across …

Syringe Service Buprenorphine Improved Access but Needed Withdrawal Support

July 16, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 qualitative study in the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment found that syringe service programs helped people receive buprenorphine quickly, but participants said precipitated withdrawal and limited at-home initiation guidance made treatment harder to start and continue. Key Findings 12 exit interviews: Researchers interviewed people after a randomized trial of buprenorphine …

Psilocybin Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa Improved EDE Symptoms in Pilot Study

July 16, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 pilot study in The British Journal of Psychiatry tested psilocybin-assisted therapy in 21 adult females with anorexia nervosa and found lower Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) symptom scores through 6 months, with large individual variation and no placebo-controlled comparison. Key Findings Single-arm pilot study: Researchers enrolled 21 adult females with anorexia nervosa and …

Metformin and Semaglutide Metabolic Clinic Reduced Weight in Severe Mental Illness

July 15, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 retrospective chart review in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica found that a psychiatrist-led metabolic clinic helped 132 of 378 patients with severe mental illness lose at least 5% of baseline body weight over 12 months. Key Findings Clinic outcomes were tracked: Researchers analyzed 378 people treated at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health …

Oxytocin Plus Mindfulness Group Therapy Reduced Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms

July 15, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 preprint on medRxiv found that adding 24 IU intranasal oxytocin before 4 mindfulness-based group therapy sessions was linked to larger clinician-rated negative-symptom improvements in a small schizophrenia spectrum disorder pilot trial. Key Findings Oxytocin arm showed the main signal: The OXYMIND pilot assigned 26 outpatients to oxytocin plus mindfulness-based group therapy and …

Phobic Anxiety Predicted Depression Treatment Response in Self-Report Study

July 15, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 longitudinal study in Journal of Korean Medical Science found that self-reported phobic anxiety on the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised helped predict 2-month depression treatment response even when baseline clinician-rated depression and anxiety scores were similar. Key Findings Mood-disorder cohort was followed: The cohort included 157 people with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder who …

Depression Reduced Alpha-Beta Reward Signaling in Movement Disorder Patients

July 15, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 study in eNeuro used intracranial electroencephalography (EEG), a recording method for brain electrical activity, during deep brain stimulation surgery and found that Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor patients with elevated depression symptoms had weaker corticostriatal alpha-beta reward signaling. Key Findings 30 DBS patients participated: The sample included 14 Parkinson’s disease patients and …

CBT Online Self-Help Group Reduced Depression Symptoms in RCT

July 15, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 randomized trial in JMIR mHealth and uHealth found that a 7-session CBT-based online self-help group reduced depression symptoms, with the average Beck Depression Inventory-II score moving from the moderate range to the mild range after the program. Key Findings Depression scores decreased: The CBT-based online self-help group fell from a mean BDI-II …

Academic Stress Protocol Will Track Depression, Cortisol, Diet, and Sleep

July 15, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 study protocol in PLOS One describes a planned longitudinal study that will track academic stress, depressive symptoms, diet, sleep-related wearable measures, salivary cortisol, and other health indicators across a university semester, but it does not yet report outcome results. Key Findings Study protocol only: The source describes the planned design and hypotheses; …

Post COVID-19 Condition Linked to Fatigue, Sleep, Mood, and Subjective Cognition

July 15, 2026 by BrainASAP

TL;DR: A 2026 cross-sectional study in PLOS One found that people with post COVID-19 condition reported worse quality of life, fatigue, sleep, psychological wellbeing, and subjective cognition than COVID-19 survivors without the condition, while many objective lung, metabolic, and cognitive tests did not differ. Key Findings 139-person Dutch cohort: The study included 87 people with …

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