Maternal binge drinking linked to mood problems and alcohol abuse in offspring
Binge drinking during pregnancy and lactation may make offspring more vulnerable to mood disturbances and alcohol abuse as adolescents: Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]
Mental health
Raw fruit and vegetables provide better mental health outcomes
Study finds raw fruit and vegetables are better than cooked, canned and processed - and names the top 10 raw foods: Frontiers in Psychology [...]
Award for article on understanding and promoting mental health in athletes
Research on the application of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy to sport, published by Dr Martin Turner in Frontiers in Psychology, has won the 2018 Albert Ellis Award for Research [...]
New path into bipolar disorder comes to light
Research reveals a novel potential drug target and offers new insights into the underlying biology of bipolar disorder: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
Multiple health implications of women’s early marriage go beyond early childbearing
Frontiers in Public Health study finds complex associations between early marriage and women's education, health and nutrition in South Asia [...]
Do violent communities foster violent children?
Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior, shows a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
Virtual humans can identify post-traumatic stress in soldiers
Soldiers are more likely to open up to a computer-generated virtual interviewer than by taking a survey, say researchers in Frontiers in Robotics and AI [...]
Cannabis consumption associated with increased violent behavior in young people in psychiatric care
The association between persistent cannabis use and violence is stronger than that associated with alcohol or cocaine, concludes a study in Frontiers in Psychiatry. [...]
Linking mental health and the gut microbiome
Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry. [...]
Teach yourself everyday happiness with imagery training
Our emotions are often affected by images and visual memories. What if we could train our own brains to use imagery and effect our emotional state? [...]
Mental illness genetically linked to drug use and misuse
By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Frontiers Science Writer A person’s genetic risk for psychiatric disorders is related to his or her vulnerability to substance use and misuse [...]
Burnout is caused by mismatch between unconscious needs and job demands
New research shows that burnout is caused by a mismatch between a person’s subconscious needs and the opportunities and demands at the workplace. These results have [...]
Staff Pick: Understanding auditory hallucinations
Laurence Pope is a Journal Operations Specialist at Frontiers. He studied biochemistry and science communication at Imperial College London before joining Frontiers in 2013. [...]
