Mental Health Daily

Brazilian Eating Disorder Guidelines: CBT First for Bulimia and Binge Eating, Fewer Proven Options for Anorexia

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MHD card with an open glowing guideline book on a dark navy background, three colored pathways branching from its spine to three nodes, and stepped translucent evidence tiers at the right edge, illustrating eating disorder treatment guidelines.

New Brazilian Psychiatric Association guidelines put cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) first for bulimia and binge-eating disorder, with fluoxetine and lisdexamfetamine as the preferred medications. For anorexia, no single therapy has proven best, and drugs play only a small supporting role.1 Research Highlights Binge-eating disorder: clinician-led CBT is first-line and leads to remission of binge eating …

Scarcity Mindset Study Reanalyzed: Game Rules, Not Tunnel Vision, Explained the Results

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MHD card with receding teal tunnel rings and a narrow spotlight falling on three gold coins beside a small target, illustrating a reanalysis finding that the scarcity tunneling effect came from game rules.

The landmark experiment behind the “scarcity mindset” idea that poverty narrows attention does not show that narrowing, a 2026 reanalysis finds. The game’s rules, not a shift in players’ attention, explained why “poor” players aimed better and borrowed more.1 Research Highlights The accuracy edge disappeared on matched shots: “poor” players scored 2.31 vs. 1.67 points …

Switching to Aripiprazole Every 2 Months Linked to Better Adherence in Bipolar I Disorder

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MHD card with a dark plum background, a 12-month calendar grid where every second month carries a glowing magenta injection marker, and a glowing syringe at right, illustrating aripiprazole injections given every 2 months for bipolar I disorder.

Adults with bipolar I disorder who switched to an aripiprazole injection given every 2 months had more days covered by medication over the next 6 months than in the 6 months before, according to a US insurance-claims study of 1,467 people.1 Hospital stays and medical costs fell too, but the study had no comparison group …

SDQ Had the Strongest Evidence Among Broad ADHD Rating Scales for Children

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MHD card with a glowing amber clipboard holding a rating questionnaire with filled answer bubbles, over a faint grid of checkmarks and crosses on a dark background, illustrating a review of ADHD rating scales for children.

Among broad child behavior questionnaires used to screen for ADHD, the short hyperactivity-inattention subscale of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) has the strongest measurement evidence, according to a 2026 review of 36 studies. None of the 12 scales reviewed met every quality standard.1 Research Highlights 36 studies, 12 scales: a systematic review in BMC …

Anxiety and Depression in COPD: 18% Diagnosed, Most Treated With Benzodiazepines

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MHD card showing glowing outlined lungs with a branching cyan bronchial tree and flowing breath-wave lines, illustrating a Lithuanian study in which 18% of people with COPD had a recorded anxiety or depression diagnosis.

Nearly 1 in 5 people with COPD in Lithuania had a recorded diagnosis of anxiety or depression, according to a nationwide study of 64,246 patients. Anxiety was far more common than depression, and most patients who received medication were prescribed benzodiazepines.1 Research Highlights 18.1% had a recorded diagnosis: 11,608 of 64,246 adults with COPD in …

AI Chatbot Beat Group Therapy for Anxiety in 977 Students

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MHD card with a phone chat screen beside a circle of empty chairs: in 977 students, anxiety eased only with an AI chatbot, not group therapy; lonely users chatted most.

University students who used an AI chatbot for 12 weeks ended with anxiety scores about 2 points lower than students in weekly group therapy, in a randomized trial of 977 students in Israel.1 The gap was still there 3 months later. But it came less from the chatbot users improving a lot than from anxiety …

Repeat Psychiatric ER Visits Linked to Prior ER Use and Unstable Housing

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MHD card with a night-time hospital emergency entrance and a gold dotted loop running from the door to a small tilted house and back: in 1,070 Alberta adults, recent ER use and unstable housing predicted return psychiatric ER visits after discharge.

In a 2026 Alberta study of 1,070 adults leaving psychiatric hospital care, 40% returned to an emergency department for mental health reasons within a year. The strongest warning signs were social rather than clinical: a recent emergency visit before admission (3.72 times the odds), unstable housing (2.60 times), and unemployment (1.57 times).1 Research Highlights Recent …