The reproducibility crisis (or replication crisis) in biomedical research is a particularly
existential and under-addressed issue in the field of behavioral neuroscience, where, in …

Numerous studies emphasise the pivotal role of negative affect in the formation and
maintenance of positive symptoms, which moves emotion regulation (ER) as a contributing …

The gap between the demand and delivery of mental health services in mainland China can
be reduced by validating freely available and psychometrically sound psychological …

The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown restrictions could have adverse consequences
for patients with severe mental disorders (SMD). Here, we aim to compare the early …

Anxiety symptoms can occur in up to 65% of patients with schizophrenia, and may reach the
threshold for diagnosis of various comorbid anxiety disorders, including obsessive …

Studying the phenotypic manifestations of increased genetic liability for schizophrenia can
increase our understanding of this disorder. Specifically, information from alleles identified in …

Background RNA-directed regulation of epigenetic processes has recently emerged as an
important feature of mammalian differentiation and development. Perturbation of this …

It has been suggested that a functional deficit in NMDA-receptors (NMDARs) on
parvalbumin (PV)-positive interneurons (PV-NMDARs) is central to the pathophysiology of …

Suicide is a cause of early mortality in nearly 5% of patients with schizophrenia, and 25–
50% of patients with schizophrenia attempt suicide in their lifetime. Evidence points to …

Anxiety and depression symptoms are frequently experienced by individuals with psychosis,
although prevalence rates have not been reviewed in first-episode psychosis (FEP). The aim …