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psychiatry and clinical psychology

102 papers

Understanding the human mind and treating mental health conditions requires a deep blend of biological insight and behavioral science. This category explores the cutting-edge research shaping how we diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders, from depression and anxiety to complex neurological conditions. Here, you will find the latest discoveries that bridge the gap between clinical observation and molecular mechanisms, offering fresh perspectives on patient care and therapeutic innovation.

Gist.Science brings these vital studies directly to you by monitoring medRxiv, the leading preprint server for health sciences. As soon as new manuscripts appear in this field, our team processes them to provide both accessible plain-language summaries and detailed technical overviews. This ensures that complex findings are understandable for everyone, from curious readers to busy professionals who need quick, accurate insights without wading through dense academic prose.

Below are the most recent psychiatry and clinical psychology preprints, curated and summarized to keep you informed on the evolving landscape of mental health research.

Language attrition and semi-lingualism among Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugee children: A sociolinguistic-psychological dynamic of trauma and mental health in stateless refugees in Oru, Nigeria

This study of 320 stateless Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugee children in Nigeria reveals that while witnessed trauma is the strongest predictor of functional impairment, maintaining heritage-language competence and bilingual proficiency serves as a protective factor against PTSD-related disability, whereas CPTSD is more heavily influenced by cumulative relational trauma.

Yarseah, D. A., Ibimiluyi, O. F., Awosusi, O. O., Flomo, J. M., Fatai, B. F., Olaoye, E. O., Adesola, A. F.2026-03-20📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Patients at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Mental Health Unit

This cross-sectional study of 407 patients at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in post-conflict northern Uganda reveals a high lifetime prevalence (63.4%) of Complementary and Alternative Medicine use—primarily herbal, spiritual, and traditional practices—driven by cultural beliefs and social recommendations, with significant associations to education, residence, marital status, and religion, highlighting an urgent need for integration into formal mental health care due to low reporting rates to providers.

Badriku, K., Dickens, A., Paul, O., Ronald, M., Emmanuel, M.2026-03-19📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

Daily EEG reveals stage-specific alpha power and functional connectivity modulation across five days of tACS in major depressive disorder

This double-blind randomized controlled trial demonstrates that five days of 10 Hz tACS in major depressive disorder induces a temporally distinct neural response characterized by early, transient reductions in functional connectivity on day two that precede later, robust decreases in frontal alpha power on day four, which are significantly associated with improved reward sensitivity.

Stein, A., Schwippel, T. U., Pupillo, F. M., LaGarde, H. C., Zhang, M., Rubinow, D. R., Frohlich, F.2026-03-19📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

Impact of Breast Cancer on Body Image: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis of 41 studies demonstrates that breast cancer and its treatments, particularly mastectomy, significantly impair women's body image compared to healthy controls and pre-treatment states, underscoring the critical need to integrate body image support into comprehensive care plans.

Yazici Sarikaya, S., Wang, R., Kimmig, A.-C. S., Brucker, S., Hahn, M., Wikman, A., Derntl, B.2026-03-18📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

Integrative, and Scalable mental health phenotyping using a knowledge-graph-derived dual-metric framework

This study introduces a scalable mental health phenotyping framework that utilizes a knowledge graph-derived dual-metric system (Cognitive Attention Score and C:ERR), grounded in yogic psychology and lifestyle factors, to provide a multidimensional, validated alternative to traditional symptom-focused diagnostic instruments.

Sharma, A., Bharadwaj, A., Modi, S., Ahuja, G., Jain, A., Kumar, K.2026-03-16📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

A twin-aware multimodal deep learning framework with optimized late fusion for early prediction of adolescent anxiety disorder

This study proposes a twin-aware multimodal deep learning framework that integrates neuroimaging, behavioral, and phenotypic data via optimized late fusion to achieve robust early prediction of adolescent anxiety disorders, demonstrating an 11% performance gain over unimodal baselines with a final AUC of 0.8935.

Taosif, M., Chaman, U. M., Prova, N. A., Taher, S. M., Alam, M. G. R., Rahman, R.2026-03-16📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

Baseline Inflammatory Profiles in Moderate-to-Severe Depression and Differential Response to Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation

This exploratory study demonstrates that baseline inflammatory protein signatures, particularly those involving cytokine and chemokine signaling pathways, can stratify patients with moderate-to-severe depression into distinct subgroups with differential responsiveness to intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS), suggesting a potential biomarker-driven approach for personalized psychiatric treatment.

Pedraz, B., Wilkening, J., Ziegler, N., Arns, M., Sartorius, A., Goya-Maldonado, R.2026-03-12📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

Wellbeing While Waiting: Effectiveness and implementation of youth social prescribing for young people awaiting CAMHS support.

This multisite non-randomised controlled trial demonstrates that social prescribing is a safe and effective adjunct for young people awaiting CAMHS support, significantly improving behavioural difficulties and resilience despite showing no significant impact on anxiety or depression symptoms compared to usual care.

Hayes, D., Wright, J., Burton, A., Bu, F., Sticpewich, L., Stuttard, H., Page, J., Bradbury, A., Han, E., Deighton, J., Tibber, M. S., Talwar, S., Fancourt, D.2026-03-12📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology

Nigerian language as a contextual moderator of trauma-related PTSD and CPTSD among Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugee children in Oru Refugee Camp: A social-ecological moderation model of refugee children's trauma

This study reveals that while witnessed and physical trauma strongly predict PTSD and functional impairment among stateless refugee children in Nigeria, emotional and sexual trauma specifically drive CPTSD symptoms, with the protective effect of teacher support against self-organization disturbances being significantly contingent on the children's proficiency in the Nigerian language.

Yarseah, D. A., Ibimiluyi,, O. F., Ogunsanmi, O., Omojola, A. O., Flomo, J. M. N., Fatai, B. F., Olaoye, E. O., Adesola, A. F.2026-03-12📄 psychiatry and clinical psychology