The field of psychiatry is hampered by a lack of robust, reliable and valid biomarkers that can
aid in objectively diagnosing patients and providing individualized treatment …

Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent restrictions imposed by governments
worldwide have had profound social and psychological effects, particularly for young adults …

Background Due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak, social
distancing measures were imposed to control the spread of the pandemic. However …

Background Wearable and mobile devices that capture multimodal data have the potential
to identify risk factors for high stress and poor mental health and to provide information to …

Background Actigraphy may provide a more valid assessment of sleep, circadian rhythm
(CR), and physical activity (PA) than self‐reported questionnaires, but has not been used …

Importance Electroacupuncture (EA) is a widely recognized therapy for depression and
sleep disorders in clinical practice, but its efficacy in the treatment of comorbid insomnia and …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disease affecting one out of five
individuals and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Presently, MDD is considered a …

Abstract Background The LIFE-Adult-Study is a population-based cohort study, which has
recently completed the baseline examination of 10,000 randomly selected participants from …

The gut microbiota is a complex and dynamic ecosystem essential for the proper functioning
of the organism, affecting the health and disease status of the individuals. There is …