Autistic doctors run into avoidable barriers as they move from medical school into their first hospital jobs, according to a 2026 UK review that also proposes a 7-part plan to support them.1 Research Highlights 7 recurring barriers: unspoken social rules, communication exams built around neurotypical styles, noisy wards, unpredictable shift schedules, fast verbal handovers, risky …
Among 296 Norwegian university students, believing worry is uncontrollable and dangerous was strongly linked to neuroticism: the tendency to feel anxious, sad, irritable and easily stressed. This link remained after accounting for the other 4 major personality traits in a 2026 study.1 An exploratory model drew an arrow from worry beliefs to neuroticism, but the …
In a 2026 survey of 420 middle school students in eastern China, more physically active teens reported more cognitive reappraisal (reframing stressful situations), better stress-management habits and better health-related quality of life.1 Research Highlights Activity linked to quality of life through coping scores: the researchers’ model combined proposed links through reframing stressful situations and stress-management …
A new study reanalyzed a widely cited target-shooting experiment used to support the scarcity mindset theory. That theory says money shortages focus attention on immediate needs and make future costs easier to overlook.1 Giving players fewer or more shots changed their opportunities to score and borrow, explaining results previously attributed to narrowed attention. The findings …
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 …
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 …
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 …