Sleep difficulties and tiredness were among the main symptoms linking depression and PTSD in a 2026 survey of 6,240 Chinese firefighters. Women reported somewhat higher scores for both conditions than men, although average scores were low.1 Research Highlights Three main bridges: a questionnaire item on thoughts of death or self-harm, sleep difficulties and feeling tired …
At a Japanese psychiatric hospital where peer support workers helped patients write their own crisis plans, staff described a ward where patients began asking for the care they wanted and staff responded. A 2026 interview study of 13 nurses, managers and peer workers found that this change appeared only when 3 conditions were in place …
Among people with knee osteoarthritis, fear of movement was linked to everyday capacity problems such as poor vision, low mood and memory trouble, and pain changed several of those links. The findings come from a 2026 survey of 452 patients at a hospital in eastern China.1 Research Highlights Vision had the strongest link: a positive …
Peer support workers and people diagnosed with schizophrenia want a real say in how mental health research is chosen and run, according to a 2026 German interview study. They valued medication and brain research, but no more than research on therapy, relationships and everyday care.1 Research Highlights 26 interviews, 21 voices on research: researchers interviewed …
Older adults with rheumatoid arthritis who were more fatigued in the hospital had worse sleep and more trouble with daily activities a month after going home. Fatigue was the only one of 5 tracked symptoms that predicted others over time in this study of 177 patients in Beijing.1 Research Highlights Fatigue predicted worse sleep: higher …
Adults in Hong Kong who developed diabetes by age 40 reported less diabetes distress after a year of personalized care that included genetic and biomarker testing. Over 3 years, though, the extra care did not lower their rate of diabetes complications.1 Research Highlights A large randomized trial: the PRISM trial assigned 884 Chinese adults with …
Daily weather and air pollution were not linked to suicide-attempt visits at a hospital in Balikesir, Turkey, according to an 8-year study of 1,413 emergency presentations from 2017 to 2024. Visits did follow a seasonal rhythm, peaking in spring, June and December.1 Research Highlights No short-term environmental link: temperature, rainfall, sunlight, fine particles (PM2.5), sulfur …