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The application of multiple serum biomarkers appears to facilitate better prediction of suicidal behaviour in outpatients receiving treatment for depressive disorders, a study has found.

High levels of loneliness among elderly adults increase the likelihood of reporting pain, fatigue, depression, and the cluster of all three symptoms, reports a recent study.

Using wearable devices helps improve study completion among people with eating disorders, as well as boosts their engagement with a smartphone app intervention, according to a recent study. Greater program retention, in turn, may lead to better outcomes.

A short intervention that addresses the nocebo (negative placebo) effect appears to improve tolerance of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), which are commonly used to treat disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), a study has shown.

Bipolar disorder is associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis. This risk is reduced by lithium therapy, but not by any other antipsychotics, a retrospective cohort study conducted by the Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, has shown. 

Excessive exposure to glucocorticoids appears to impede neuronal maturation in utero, which can result in greater disease susceptibility through neurodevelopmental processes at the interface of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposure, suggests a study.