Psychiatry

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Blueberries May Modulate Mood and Gut Microbiome in Older Adults

A small pilot study linked daily blueberries with fewer depressive symptoms in older adults and gut enzyme changes, though mood gains were not significant.

By Dr. A. Manasa, MBBS · Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Psychiatry·MedCity

Allswell Raises $7M to Expand LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Care

Allswell secured $7 million in seed funding to expand LGBTQ+ behavioral health services, training, and insurance-covered care.

Oct 19, 2026

Psychiatry·PNAS

Mental health metacognitive biases tied to inattentive responding in PNAS study

PNAS analysis links apparent metacognitive bias in mental health to inattentive and biased questionnaire responding, not true confidence…

Oct 19, 2026

Psychiatry·JAMA Open

Adolescent substance use and mental health disorders often co-occur in North America

A systematic review found frequent overlap between substance use and mental health conditions in adolescents and young adults,…

Oct 18, 2026

Psychiatry·CID

Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Work at Moscow Day Hospital, 1933–1959

Historical analysis of psychiatric rehabilitation through work, employment, and day-hospital care in Moscow from the 1930s to the…

Oct 18, 2026

Psychiatry·Front Immunol

IL10 promoter genotype linked to grandiosity in schizophrenia cohort

A Polish schizophrenia cohort found a recessive IL10 promoter genotype associated with grandiosity, while the broader interleukin panel…

Oct 18, 2026

Psychiatry·BMJ Open

Task-Shifting Mental Health Prevention Shows Modest Benefit in LMICs

Cochrane review finds primary and community worker mental health prevention programs can modestly improve symptoms and functioning in…

Oct 18, 2026

Psychiatry·BBC Dental

Mental health camera monitoring consent ruled wrong at Essex trust

Essex inquiry heard patients could wait up to 72 hours to switch off bedroom cameras, raising consent and…

Oct 18, 2026

Psychiatry·MHRA

Mental health practitioner role expands home treatment crisis care in Lancashire

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a senior mental health practitioner for its Fylde Coast…

Oct 18, 2026

Psychiatry·ScienceDaily

Depression Linked to Failed Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Adult Brain

A Columbia study links major depression to impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and broad molecular disruption, pointing to possible biologically…

Oct 18, 2026

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