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Mental Hum — Mental Health News & Resources

Vol. IV · No. 20August 20, 2026

Lead Story · Research · Global

The effects of earthquakes on children with autism: teachers’ post-earthquake observations and experiences

This study aims to examine the behavioral, emotional, and academic changes observed in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, based on the perspectives of special education teachers.

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Research · Global

Associations among subjective cognitive complaints, perceived social support, and medication adherence in patients with psychotic disorders

Medication adherence is essential for the management of psychotic disorders, yet it remains difficult for many patients to sustain over time. In this study, the focus is on subjective cognitive complaints, defined as patients’ self-perceived everyday cognitive difficulties…

Frontiers in Psychiatry · Today

Research · Global

People who imagine their future without anyone else in it aren’t loners by nature — new research suggests it’s a learned defense that quietly collapses the moment the imagined future turns stressful

A recent psychological study reveals that our deeply ingrained relationship habits dictate how we mentally simulate the future. Anxiously attached individuals imagine highly social futures, whereas avoidant individuals envision scenarios with far fewer interpersonal ties.

PsyPost · Yesterday

Youth · United States

Physical activity and gender as dual moderators between depression and short video addiction in adolescents

Nature Psychology · Yesterday

Research · Global

Nature contact can level up income inequities in mental health: evidence for equigenesis in Australia

Nature Psychology · Yesterday

Research · Global

Disentangling white matter correlates of symptom severity and general impairment in early psychosis

Nature Neuroscience · Yesterday

Research · Global

Directional dynamics reveal regimes of human visual examination

Nature Neuroscience · Yesterday

Mental Health · United Kingdom

What is postpartum psychosis and why is it central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

BBC Health · Yesterday

Research · Global

Research suggests eating disorders linked to genetics, not primarily psychological

The study analysed DNA from tens of thousands of people worldwide with binge eating or anorexia nervosa disorders, including more than 500 New Zealand participants.

RNZ Health · Yesterday

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