Globalization

Research illustrates privacy concerns with how mental health applications collect and share users’ data.

Study questions how international psychiatric treatment of street children in Cairo could be reinforcing their marginality and vulnerability.

Individualist psychological models of poverty pathologize poor communities, decolonial approaches that emphasize context and interdependence may be more sustainable.

A new study finds self-coldness predicts depressive symptoms and supports self-compassion as a buffer.

Researchers found participants were less likely to dehumanize those with whom they disagreed when they heard their voices.

Researchers outline the concept of ecologically driven grief due to climate change and recommend future research to better understand the psychological impact of climate change.

Leading human subjects ethics researcher questions exploitation of uninsured minorities in experimental drug trials.

A new study, published in BMJ Open-Access this week, found a significant link between the level of air pollution in a community and the mental health of the children living there. After controlling for socio-economic status and other potential variables, researchers in Sweden discovered a strong association between the concentration of air pollution in a neighborhood and the amount of ‘antipsychotic’ and psychiatric drugs prescribed to children. The link remained strong even at pollution levels well below half of what is considered acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Individuals who identify as religious may be more likely to have symptoms associated with psychosis.

A new study suggests proximity to green space as a child is linked to lower rates of mental health issues in adulthood.

A new study investigates the relationships between early-home environmental factors and later-life physiological response to psychosocial stressors.

Researchers parse out factors within urbanicity that leads to risk for psychotic experiences.

Researchers examine links between police victimization and psychotic symptoms in a topical new study.

New study examines how increased screen time and social media may be contributing to depressive symptoms and suicide risk in teens

Lack of “right care” causes physical, psychological and financial harm to patients

Results reflect moderate to strong evidence in support of the non-pharmacological school-based interventions reviewed in the study.

As an increasing amount of research seeks to address the epidemic of loneliness, conceptual clarity is needed.

A new study suggests needing to appear perfect to others leads to mental health stigma and a higher risk of untreated psychological distress.

How does social network site use influence well-being? Researchers suggest this depends on the extent to which site use is “connection-promoting."

A new review in BMJ investigates overdiagnosis in primary care settings, where the majority of mental health care is provided in the U.S.

“Overall, this study showed that the information and awareness campaign had almost no significant effects on the general public's attitudes toward people affected by either schizophrenia or depression,” the researchers, led by German medical sociologist Anna Makowski, wrote. “One could assume that deeply rooted convictions cannot be modified by rather time-limited and general activities targeted at the public.”

Loneliness has been linked to negative health outcomes, but there are no interventions clearly proven to ‘fix’ the problem.

Study finds the incidence of “psychosis” to vary by person and place, corresponding to factors such as race, ethnicity, age, and environment.

Ethnic minorities and those who migrated during childhood have an elevated risk for psychosis, study finds.

A new study finds that sponsors of clinical trials in the EU continue to fail at reporting their results as required by recent legislation.