Mental HealthJul 28, 2026
The debate on MAiD for mental illness
The Big Story discusses the push to expand MAiD eligibility to include those whose sole reason for application is mental illness.
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Health PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus.
ResearchJul 28, 2026
How relationship doubts sway everyday conversations between couples
A laboratory study reveals how underlying relationship doubts and mutual support systems influence the emotional tone and conversational engagement of romantic couples during everyday logistics and problem-solving tasks.
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Neural and computational mechanisms of effort under the pressure of a deadline
Deadlines fundamentally shape motivation. Research examining effort-based choices finds effort is an avoided cost. However, this overlooks how making progress on longer-term goals to be reached before deadlines motivate…
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Civilian threat reduces distance perceptions and officer punishment in police use-of-force encounters
People turn to video evidence to make judgments about the justifiability of an officerâs actions in use-of-force incidents. Despite beliefs that video offers an objective account of events, use-of-force footage elicits…
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Adaptive learning path generation in virtual reality music education via deep reinforcement learning
To address the lack of personalization and dynamic adaptability of learning paths in virtual reality music education, this study applies a deep reinforcement learning framework based on PPO to generate adaptive learning…
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Graduate students’ career aspirations: insights into influencing factors and expectations
Career decision-making represents a critical transition point for graduate students, particularly in contexts where misalignment between higher education outcomes and labor market opportunities persists. Despite…
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Experts outperform novices under high attentional load in soccer referees: a multiple object tracking study
This study investigates the differences in visual attention between expert and novice soccer referees using a multiple object tracking (MOT) task, with a specific focus on how tracking speed modulates these differences…
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
To what extent do GPT language models capture human sentence processing dynamics? Evidence from Korean subject honorification
The present study investigates how GPT language models approximate human sentence-processing dynamics in Korean subject honorification. Drawing upon four open-access datasets from prior psycholinguistic…
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Potential of cross-task stylus-based drawing features for predicting psychological vulnerability in children
The present study examined whether behavioral features extracted from a digital Mandala coloring task could predict childrenâs stress-related vulnerability group status (stress-alert vs. non-alert), as independently…
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Cross-validation and cross-cultural invariance of the 10-item athletic mental energy scale
Athletic mental energy is a multidimensional psychological resource associated with athletes’ performance and well-being. The present study examined the cross-validation and cross-cultural measurement invariance of the…
PersonalityJul 28, 2026
Potential psychological processes linking mindfulness to borderline personality disorder symptoms: a systematic review and thematic synthesis
Background Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by pervasive instability in affect regulation, impulse control, and interpersonal functioning. Mindfulness has been increasingly examined as a key…
PersonalityJul 28, 2026
Interpersonal emotion regulation and its relationship with the Big Five personality traits across two age groups: adolescents and adults
Interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) refers to the use of social interactions to manage emotional experiences and plays an important role in psychological functioning across the lifespan. Although personality traits…
AddictionJul 28, 2026
Perceived HIV-related stigma, mental health conditions and sexualized drug use among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study
Background Sexualized drug use (SDU) has become a significant public health concern among men who have sex with men (MSM) worldwide. While much of the existing research has focused on the association of SDU with…
AddictionJul 28, 2026
Measures of recovery used in clinical settings among people with opioid use disorder: a rapid review of the literature
Background The United States (US) has observed increasing rates of opioid use and overdose deaths since the 1990s. For patients receiving medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), clinical visits are a critical…
AddictionJul 28, 2026
An application of hospital at home for precariously housed people who use drugs in a community-based harm reduction setting in Vancouver, Canada
Background People who use drugs (PWUD) interact with hospital and emergency departments at higher rates than the general population. PWUD have unique needs when receiving hospital-based care and often face challenges…
NeuropsychologyJul 28, 2026
The role of astrocytes in the temporoammonic pathway: masticatory behavior as a neuroprotective strategy against age-related cognitive decline
Astrocytes undergo phenotypic changes with aging, contributing to neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive impairments in later life. The temporoammonic (TA) pathway terminates at the stratum lacunosum-moleculare (SLM)…
Clinical PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Performance and response time in emotion recognition and mentalizing measures in patients with schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is associated with marked impairments in social cognition, particularly in emotion recognition and mentalizing. Although these deficits have been extensively documented, most studies rely on static, highly…
Clinical PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Predicting olanzapine induced BMI increase using machine learning on population-based electronic health records
Background Weight gain is a common side effect in patients treated with olanzapine, contributing to increased risks of metabolic complications such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and reduced treatment adherence…
Clinical PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Accelerated brain aging associated with executive deficits in adolescence and early adulthood among individuals with schizophrenia and genetic high risk
Introduction Abnormal brain development and cognitive function are present in adolescence and early adulthood of schizophrenia (SZ). However, it is still unclear whether these developmental abnormalities and cognitive…
ResearchJul 28, 2026
Psychometric validation of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4): an item-level re-examination with measurement invariance
Psychometric evaluations of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4; [33]) have been conducted predominantly in Western samples, and the limited evidence from non-WEIRD contexts has yielded inconsistent findings regarding its factor…
ResearchJul 28, 2026
Intersections between AI affordances, autonomous learning, grit and AI-assisted L2 learning attitude: the moderating role of technology trust
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping second language (L2) learning by providing learners with more interactive, flexible, and personalized forms of support. Yet how learners’ perceptions of AI…
Mental HealthJul 28, 2026
Diagnosed with schizophrenia — what should I do now?
Learn about the impact of schizophrenia on daily life, as well as treatment options and lifestyle changes that can help you or a loved one manage the symptoms.
PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Effects of emotion and emotional congruence on the multisensory temporal binding window during audiovisual speech integration
The integration of auditory and visual cues supports efficient speech and emotion perception, yet little is known about how emotional salience interacts with temporal congruency during audiovisual binding. In this study…
Clinical PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Effects of physical exercise on sleep quality in patients with psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
As an evidence-based complementary modality, physical exercise showed significant potential in mitigating sleep disturbances across various populations. The objective of this study was to determine how physical exercise…
WorkplaceJul 28, 2026
The next phase of workplace wellbeing will feel financially uncomfortable
This reframes workplace wellbeing from a support function to a systemic economic variable. The central question is no longer whether organisations should engage in prevention. It’s how quickly they ...
NeuropsychologyJul 28, 2026
Therapeutic strategies for spinal muscular atrophy: the history and future perspective
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive degeneration of lower motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy predominantly manifesting…
NeuropsychologyJul 28, 2026
Bimanual attempts improving EEG-based hand movement decoding in stroke patients with hemiplegia
BackgroundBrain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on electroencephalography (EEG) signals have been applied to improve active hand motor function rehabilitation of stroke patients. Besides, the bilateral arm…
Clinical PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Reliability and convergent validity of the Japanese version of the Adult ADHD Investigator Symptom Rating Scale: a multicenter, longitudinal, non-interventional study
BackgroundAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that often persists into adulthood, negatively impacting occupational, social, and economic outcomes. The Adult ADHD Investigator…
Clinical PsychologyJul 28, 2026
Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the school refusal assessment scale–revised in a clinical sample of adolescents and their caregivers with depressive disorders
School refusal behavior (SRB) is a prevalent and functionally heterogeneous problem among children and adolescents that can lead to serious academic, social, and psychological consequences. The School Refusal Assessment…