Ultra-processed food made up almost half the daily calories of 128 Saudi children and teens with ADHD in a 2026 survey study.1 Their quality of life was well below published norms, but kids who ate more ultra-processed food did not report a worse quality of life than kids who ate less.1 Research Highlights Half the …
A 37-question survey that maps what a family caring for someone with schizophrenia has to work with, from money and emotional support to community services, held together well in its first full test with 304 caregivers in Beijing.1 Research Highlights What was tested: the M-FRAT, a caregiver-rated questionnaire on family resources for schizophrenia, given to …
Children whose mothers screened positive for ADHD symptoms had lower parent-rated quality of life at follow-up, in a Spanish school cohort of 456 children with and without ADHD. Fathers’ ADHD symptoms showed no such link, and children’s conduct problems tracked their own ADHD instead.1 Research Highlights Lower quality of life with a positive maternal screen: …
About 1 in 5 adults receiving outpatient psychiatric care for mood or anxiety-related conditions in Japan met full diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder, a 2026 study at 22 clinics found. Most of them had a different main diagnosis on file, usually depression.1 Research Highlights 20.4% had GAD: 83 of 407 outpatients met DSM-5 criteria …
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 2026 multi-university survey involving 650 Saudi medical students found that 30% met a threshold for clinically significant health anxiety, with higher adjusted odds among female students, rural students, private-university students, and students with psychiatric history.1 The result is not a diagnosis of “hypochondria”; it is a screening signal that illness-focused fear may be a …
A 2026 community survey of 945 older adults in Nepal's Far-Western Sudurpaschim Province found geriatric depression in 43.9% of participants and a strong inverse link between depression scores and quality of life. The clearest adjusted predictors were age 75 or older and hill-region residence, while income and sex weakened after multivariable adjustment.1 Research Highlights Depression …