Psychiatry for the People

Depression

8 Lifestyle Interventions That Could Benefit Major Depression

SOL Mental Health on January 21, 2023

A comprehensive research review and synthesis of evidence and recommendations along with best-practices for personalized care.

Environment

Transilience: A New Way to Think About Climate Change

SOL Mental Health on January 1, 2023

Going beyond resilience to look at how we rise to the challenge of the climate crisis through the development of the concept of "transilience."

Motivation

5 Practices to Set Yourself Up for Success in the New Year

SOL Mental Health on December 5, 2022

The new year holds hope and dread for many. Do you have goals you want to accomplish? Plan wisely to avoid common traps; you'll thank yourself later.

Anxiety

What Mothers Say About Maternal Anxiety

SOL Mental Health on November 14, 2022

New qualitative research explores what worried mothers think about and how they cope. The findings point toward more effective modes of individual and systemic support.

Depression

New Research: Serotonin Does Have a Direct Role in Depression

SOL Mental Health on November 5, 2022

Emerging research implicates low serotonin in depression, after all.

Mating

This Factor Behind Ghosting Makes Sense

SOL Mental Health on October 9, 2022

New research on dating apps reveals what is behind the exhaustion, frustration, and disappointment commonly experienced with online dating.

Anxiety

How Does Therapy for Anxiety Change the Brain?

SOL Mental Health on October 3, 2022

How therapy works is partially understood. A new meta-analysis of combined data from many studies shows how therapy for anxiety impacts different brain areas and networks.

Depression

The Powerful Link Between Nutrition and Depression

SOL Mental Health on September 4, 2022

New population-based research identifies four classes of nutritional status associated with depression.

Friends

How People Deal With Being in "The Friend Zone"

SOL Mental Health on August 19, 2022

Romance and friendship clash in the boundary-blurring twilight of the friendzone.

Depression

What Factors Keep Young Adults From Depression Treatment?

SOL Mental Health on May 19, 2022

Analysis of national survey research identifies core reasons young adults avoid or can't access treatment for one of the most common mental illnesses.

Personality

3 Everyday Factors Help Raise Borderline Personality Life Quality

SOL Mental Health on May 14, 2022

Research on BPD identifies core day-to-day factors associated with either high or low function and well-being.

Depression

Is Blood Testing for Unipolar and Bipolar Depression Coming?

SOL Mental Health on May 8, 2022

Psychiatry lacks biological markers to guide both diagnosis and treatment. New techniques involving RNA variations and machine learning open up development for useful testing.

Empathy

The Neuroscience of Therapist Empathy

SOL Mental Health on April 13, 2022

New research comparing the brains of therapists and non-therapists reveals findings that are important for therapy and beyond.

Anxiety

Why Social Anxiety and Depression Often Appear Together

SOL Mental Health on January 22, 2022

Emerging research provides clinically-relevant findings for those addressing and living with combined social anxiety and depression.

Anxiety

The Threat Neurocircuitry That Underlies Depression and Anxiety

SOL Mental Health on January 15, 2022

New neuroimaging research dissects shared pathways underlying depression and anxiety. What are the clinical implications for improving treatment response?

Postpartum Depression

What Postpartum Depression Looks Like in New Dads

SOL Mental Health on December 31, 2021

Research on a large group of fathers across two years provides critical data.

Mindfulness

How Mindfulness Tunes Function in 4 Key ADHD Brain Circuits

SOL Mental Health on October 31, 2021

ADHD affects four key brain circuits that drive symptoms and global problems directing attention, inhibiting undesirable responses, and affecting sense of self.