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In 1,616 medical students, life stress was linked to depression partly through phone-addiction scores, and that pathway was stronger in evening types. A one-time survey, so cause is unproven…
Read articleIn a 2026 survey of 298 infected college students in China, each extra recovery-phase symptom was linked to 22% higher odds of more anxiety; infection itself was not.
Read articleIn a survey of 179 university students in Turkey, higher social media addiction scores were linked to more ADHD symptoms and social anxiety. Self-esteem and screen time showed weaker links.
Read articleIn a 50-student UK survey, more fish omega-3 went with slightly lower anxiety scores, but the link was not significant after full adjustment, and no omega-3 measure was linked to depression.
Read articleIn 108 university students, depression scores fell after 4 psychodynamic counseling sessions and stayed lower at 3 months; anxiety dropped only at follow-up. There was no control group.
Read articleAdding socioeconomic background to EEG brain recordings slightly improved how well a deep-learning model sorted 127 US university students by ADHD screening status. Accuracy rose on all 4 br…
Read articleChinese college freshmen from homes with stricter parenting and more family conflict sensed more anxiety in their parents about their education, according to a 2026 survey of 646 students. H…
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