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Mapping the ADHD Brain

January 22, 2026
Nicholas Fogleman combines brain imaging research with hands-on clinical care to better understand and support children and teens with ADHD.

Will ‘Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis? UNC Perinatal Psychiatrists Weigh In

January 21, 2026

An Approach to Decision-Making in Community Based Participatory Research to Foster Co-Ownership and Trust

January 12, 2026
This Short Take describes the rationale for, and use of, a decision-making process in community-engaged comparative effectiveness research, co-led by community researchers and academic researchers. The contribution of this methodological guide is to (1) ensure that all partners have a voice in contributing to major study decisions; (2) distribute power...

Evidence from Darjeeling to support “Education as Mental Health Therapy” (Ed-MH) as an emerging therapy modality

January 12, 2026
This research confirms that by simply tweaking their everyday interactions with students, teachers can deliver a valid form of care called “Education as mental health therapy” that functions effectively as a therapeutic intervention. The findings verify that teachers naturally prefer this organic approach over formal counseling, successfully transforming routine classroom...

Evidence-based psychotherapies for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and their underlying mechanisms

January 12, 2026
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect about one in five women and significantly elevate the risk of suicidality, contributing to a substantial share of maternal deaths worldwide. Because evidence-based psychotherapies are highly effective and preferred by many perinatal patients, expanding access to them may reduce these risks.

Methylphenidate stabilizes dynamic brain network organization during tasks probing attention and reward processing in stimulant-naïve children with ADHD

January 12, 2026
This study finds that when children with ADHD take stimulant medication for the first time the cross-talk between different parts of their brain becomes more stable and this is related to them paying better attention during a challenging task. This work helps us understand how stimulant medication for children with...

Factor Structure of RRBs in Verbal and Non-Verbal Preschoolers With ASD or Related Characteristics

January 12, 2026
Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) are a core symptom of autism. The current diagnostic system separates RRBs into four domains. These findings suggest that, based on data driven methods, RRBs may be best understood as 3 domains in verbally-able individuals and 2 domains in non-verbal individuals.

Laying the groundwork for a culturally sensitive pediatric primary care eating disorders intervention for the Latino community: insights from focus groups

January 12, 2026
To improve access to care, we are developing and testing First Approach Skills Training- Disordered Eating (FAST-DE), a brief intervention to treat disordered eating in primary care settings. In this study, we conducted focus groups with adolescents and caregivers from the Latino community who had lived experience with disordered eating...

Youth Risk Index: Psychometrics, Predicting Initiation of Early Adolescent Substance Use, and Breadth of Liability Detected

January 12, 2026
This paper reported on a new screening tool for children that measures their risk for problematic substance use and other risky behaviors in adolescence. This screening allows children with high risk to receive prevention potentially years before they would otherwise begin problematic behavior.

Cross sectional multi-sample study of nonfatal overdose in adolescents and young adults in the fentanyl era

January 12, 2026
Levels of risk factors for opioids misuse and rates of substance use are reported for four distinct samples of adolescents and young adults from studies of the Helping End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Prevention Cooperative.