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Grief-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy are both beneficial to individuals with prolonged grief disorder, although CBT is associated with greater symptom reductions, as shown in a study.

People who practice unhealthy eating habits tend to be at higher risk of depressive symptoms, suggests a Japan study. This association appears to be partially driven by a reduced intake of nutrients with mood-improving effects.

A recent study has identified three components of familial and potential genetic liability to alcohol use disorder (AUD), namely a nonspecific risk of common internalizing and externalizing disorders, a moderately specific risk of externalizing disorders, and a highly specific AUD risk.

Treatment with intranasal oxytocin appears to produce neural-level changes in emotion processing among young people with irritability caused by disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs) or disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), suggests a study.

For patients undergoing laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer (CRC), two sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) help reduce perioperative anxiety, as reported in a study.

People with visual impairment may have increased suicidal tendencies, and this association is especially pronounced among adolescents, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), financial needs, and other maternal psychosocial hardships can negatively affect the development of children from vulnerable families in Singapore, according to a study.