AI Chatbots Faltered on High-Risk Questions About Late-Life Depression
In a July 2026 benchmark, 3 chatbots gave acceptable answers to 80-93% of routine late-life depression questions, vs. 37-63% of high-risk questions.
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Low-Dose Amisulpride Increased Ventral Striatum Blood Flow in Depression and Healthy Adults
In a randomized trial of 111 young adults, one 100-mg dose of amisulpride led to higher blood flow in the ventral striatum than placebo, with or without depression. No other reward region ch…
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Autistic Traits Linked to More Severe OCD, but Not Slower Improvement on Medication
In 38 adults treated for OCD, higher autistic-trait scores were linked to more severe symptoms, mainly compulsions, over 6 months, but not to slower improvement on medication.
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Family Support and Insight Linked to Bipolar Medication Adherence
Only 21 of 90 bipolar disorder inpatients in Vietnam took their medication as prescribed. Accepting the illness and having family support were the strongest links to adherence.
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Genital Responses to Sexual Abuse Memories Common in PTSD
In a Dutch study of 1,057 adults with PTSD after sexual abuse, 1 in 3 said abuse memories trigger automatic genital responses. Most felt shame or disgust about it, and the authors stress tha…
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Video Freezes Leave Brief Autism Signs Unscored in Telehealth BOSA Evaluations
In a 10-child pilot with simulated video freezes, psychologists often could not score brief autism signs like shared attention and echoed words when video froze every few seconds, while tota…
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Late-Diagnosed Autistic Kids Often Already Had ADHD or Anxiety
In 81 children first diagnosed with autism at ages 5 to 13, more than half already had ADHD and more than a third had anxiety. Girls were diagnosed about a year later than boys.
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