A scientific committee at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting debated whether empirical validity should drive future revisions of the DSM diagnostic framework.
Tag: mental health
Ozempic and Wegovy Linked to a Surprising Drop in Impulsive Violent Behavior — Rutgers Study
GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide appear to weaken the link between impulsive tendencies and violent behavior opening a potential new application in mental health.
Loneliness May Have Distinct Biological Effects on the Body Separate From Stress
Researchers found evidence that loneliness triggers specific physiological responses that differ from general stress affecting immune and metabolic systems.
Suicides and Self-Harm Incidents in ICE Detention Reveal Systemic Mental Health Crisis
Over a thousand emergency calls from detainees in a single year exposed the scale of mental health suffering inside immigration jails
When Does Compulsive Exercise Become an Addiction Researchers Find Troubling Patterns
Scientists identified behavioural markers that distinguished healthy exercise from exercise addiction in a new study
Suicides Rise in ICE Detention Centers as 1000 Emergency Calls Made in a Year
A report revealed more than a thousand emergency calls from ICE detention facilities over a year including cases of self-harm and suicide attempts