Heather R. Johnson

Study authors investigated whether adults with both cannabis and alcohol use disorders have a higher mortality risk than those with cannabis use disorder alone.

The researchers analyzed the relationship between metabolic syndrome and people with bipolar disorder (BD), the influence of weight on suicidal thoughts and behavior, and whether serum lipid levels would serve as biomarkers for suicidality in people with BD.

The researchers used a depression-specific version of the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm to measure participants’ tendencies to remember certain stimuli they hadn’t heard before.

The researchers used data from 2 longitudinal studies on cognitive aging to ascertain if individuals might compensate for fluid declines with crystallized gains.

Depressive symptoms and sleep disorders, including insomnia, hypersomnia, and disrupted breathing, are considered heart disease risk factors. Other studies have linked sleep disorders and depression. This study analyzes heart disease risk in people with both sleep disorders and depression.

Researchers studied how the length of the female reproductive period, which is an indicator of endogenous estrogen, is related to levels of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer disease.

In their Public Opinion Poll, the APA collected information from 1000 US adults aged 18 and over between March 26, 2021, and April 5, 2021.

A narrative review summarized the findings of 69 prospective longitudinal studies to inform practitioners and policy makers about the outcomes of physical punishment and identified 7 key themes.

The researchers studied links between gender-affirming surgeries and mental health outcomes, including psychological distress, substance use, and suicide risk.

According to the study, individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) show elevated brain metabolism of acetate at the expense of glucose. The study authors hypothesized that a shift in energy substrates during withdrawal may contribute to withdrawal severity
and neurotoxicity in AUD and that a ketogenic diet may mitigate these effects.

Data on thyroid hormone levels during the course of schizophrenia disorder are sparse. This study assessed the rate of thyroid hormone disorders in outpatients before and after a diagnosis of schizophrenia.