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A 2026 study of 3,419 Arabic-speaking women with a history of sexual violence found that more severe PTSD symptoms were linked to feeling less supported, and trauma-related shame explained m…
Read articleStress, low support, loneliness and depression during pregnancy were the factors most strongly linked to postpartum depression in a 2026 survey of 975 mothers from German-speaking countries.…
Read articleA 2026 study of 250 mothers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) found that family burden was strongly tied to lower social support, lower family quality of li…
Read articleA 2026 mixed-methods study of group physical activity inside psychiatric treatment found that 90% of participants joined to have a healthy body and get fresh air, 97% felt supported by activ…
Read articleA 2026 survey of 327 international students in Germany found high symptom burden: 46.5% screened positive for moderate-to-severe depression, 46.8% for moderate-to-severe anxiety, and 31.2% e…
Read articleThe “men have shallower friendships” story is too blunt. In a 2026 Sex Roles analysis of 1,899 young adults, the familiar gender friendship gap was largely driven by one group: white men rep…
Read articleA 2026 DIVERGE analysis of 3,677 antidepressant-exposed patients with major depressive disorder in Pakistan classified 34% as treatment resistant, while 86% received psychotropic polypharmac…
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