The researchers combined virtual reality with Approach Bias Modification to determine if this would improve smokers’ motivation to quit smoking and reduce the number of dropouts from smoking cessation programs.
While sleep dysregulation is a feature of dementia, it remains unclear whether the duration of sleep prior to old age is associated with dementia. The researchers examined the association between sleep duration and incidence of dementia using a 25-year follow-up.
The study authors examined the risk of mortality in opioid-exposed infants, and whether mortality is associated with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).
The researchers examined data for individuals age 12 to 25 from national surveys on drug use and looked at initiation dates, use in the past 12 months, lifetime use, and diagnosed substance use disorders.
The study authors investigated the fatigue that can take place in video calls and/or by the additional cognitive load these calls require.
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.
The researchers assessed the effectiveness and implementation of stepped collaborative care intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder.
There is a scarcity of evidence for associations between mental illness and a positive COVID-19 test result. This study investigates associations with data from a national register in South Korea.
SSRI use after intracerebral hemorrhage may resolve depression symptoms, but also increases patients’ risk for recurrent stroke.
In young adults, the use of electronic devices was found to contribute to insomnia symptoms more than mood disturbance, age, and biological sex.
