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Is the oxytocin system a keystone in human wellbeing?
It has also taken over a century for science to fully realize that oxytocin is far more than a “female reproductive hormone.” Both the measurement and interpretation of the biochemical and functional properties of…
Asymmetric encoder-decoder U-net with hybrid attention and residual dilated convolution for brain tumor segmentation
InroductionThe accurate and automatic segmentation of brain tumors from magnetic resonance imaging is regarded as essential for clinical diagnosis and surgical planning. Nevertheless, the concurrent extraction of both local fine details and global contextual…
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Artificial Intelligence-Powered Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for OCD in College Students: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Interventions: Other: Traditional Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); Device: Artificial Intelligence-Powered Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (AI-VRET) Sponsors: University of California, San Diego Not yet recruiting
Regional Conference: Investing in Mental Health for Resilient Societies
Mental health is increasingly recognised as a societal priority across Europe, but that recognition has not yet turned into the sustained, cross-sector investment people and communities need. Investing in mental health means investing in education, employment, housing, social protection and…
Effectiveness of Enhanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Group for Borderline Personality Disorder
Conditions: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD); Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Public Health; Suicide Behavior; Self Harm Interventions: Behavioral: Enhanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training; Behavioral: Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Behavioral: Treatment as Usual (TAU) Sponsors: Hospital Dr Sotero del Rio; MIDAP Millennium Institute…
Institutional Member Updates: Fall 2026
Institutional Members are clinics and programs in the US and around the globe that offer residential and/or intensive treatment for OCD and related disorders, are specialty outpatient clinics with a... Read more » The post Institutional Member Updates: Fall 2026…
Affiliate Updates: Fall 2026
An IOCDF Affiliate carries out the mission of the International OCD Foundation through programs at the local community level within the United States. Each Affiliate is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit... Read more » The post Affiliate Updates: Fall 2026 appeared…
Low-intensity Ultrasound for Individuals With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Interventions: Device: Low-intensity focused ultrasound (Active); Device: Low-intensity focused ultrasound (Sham) Sponsors: University of Calgary; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Not yet recruiting
A Neuropsychobiological Approach to Optimize Patient Selection for GLP-1-based Pharmacotherapy for Weight Management Across the Binge Eating Spectrum
Conditions: Obesity & Overweight Interventions: Drug: Semaglutide 3,2 mg/ml Sponsors: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven Recruiting
The SNF Global Center Names New Research and Communicator Fellows Ahead of World Mental Health Day 2026
The latest cohort of Fellows will join an international network of experts leading scalable, community-driven innovations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The post The SNF Global Center Names New Research and Communicator Fellows Ahead of World Mental Health Day…
Incorporating Objective Behavioral and Biological Measures in a Large-Scale Decentralized Mobile Health Trial for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Decentralized (ie, fully remote) clinical trials (DCTs) offer a scalable and ecologically valid approach to evaluating digital mental health interventions (DMHIs). Yet, incorporating objective measures of well-being within DCTs poses novel methodological and feasibility challenges that can limit the…
Canadian Hearing Services, in Partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Launches Canada’s First Mental Health First Aid Program Designed for Deaf Communities
TORONTO, ON — October 5, 2026 – Canadian Hearing Services, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), through Opening Minds, an initiative of MHCC, has launched Mental Health First Aid for the Deaf Community. Through this collaboration,…
Ensemble of Domain-Specific Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models for Detecting Suicidal Ideation and Mental Health Conditions in Social Media Text: Development and Evaluation Study
Background: Mental illness contributes substantially to global disability, and public adoption of AI for mental health support is accelerating without commensurate safety evaluation. General-purpose large language models can fail to recognize naturalistic text expressing suicidal ideation, with immediate clinical consequences.…
Child Mind Institute Study Finds Strong Link Between Teen Belonging and Mental Health
Released in recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Building Bridges: Teen Loneliness and Connection asked 1,000 U.S. teens aged 14-17 what connection means to them, where they feel most connected, and who they turn to when they…
From patient cells to patient therapy: Twenty years of iPSC-based translation in neurodegenerative disease
Cha and Kim review two decades of iPSC-based translation in neurodegenerative disease, highlighting disease-specific therapeutic logic and the emerging importance of transplantation biology. They propose a phase-resolved framework for the post-transplant “biological black box” linking graft survival, maturation, host interactions,…
If I Only Knew Then — Living with OCD
By Vinay Krishnan Vinay Krishnan My OCD has always manifested itself through a debilitating fear of harm coming to loved ones and to myself, a subset of OCD called Harm... Read more » The post If I Only Knew Then…
Connectomic Determinants of Subcallosal Cingulate Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression
American Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 183, Issue 10, Page 764-774, October 01, 2026.
Building on Success: HEADSTRONG and The Inquiring Mind Transition to Jack.org
Ottawa, ON, September 9, 2026 – The Mental Health Commission of Canada is excited to announce that, effective September 8th, Jack.org will take over HEADSTRONG and The Inquiring Mind (TIM) to further increase the impact and growth of these programs…
The evolution of iPSC-based cell therapy across autologous and allogeneic pathways
Wang et al. review the evolution of iPSC-based cell therapy, from early proof-of-concept studies to clinical translation and regulatory approval, showing how advances in reprogramming, manufacturing, and immune engineering have shaped autologous and allogeneic iPSC therapies into complementary clinical platforms.
Individualized Connectivity-Guided Versus Conventional Targeting of Accelerated Theta-Burst Stimulation in Depression: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Design Trial
American Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 183, Issue 10, Page 775-784, October 01, 2026.
Clinical landscape of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte therapy
Heart failure destroys heart muscle cells that the body cannot replace. Stem cell therapies aim to change that. This review covers recent clinical trials testing human pluripotent stem cell-derived heart muscle cells delivered as injections, patches, and spheroids and summarizes…
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Is the oxytocin system a keystone in human wellbeing?
It has also taken over a century for science to fully realize that oxytocin is far more than a “female reproductive hormone.” Both the measurement and interpretation of the biochemical and functional properties of…
Asymmetric encoder-decoder U-net with hybrid attention and residual dilated convolution for brain tumor segmentation
InroductionThe accurate and automatic segmentation of brain tumors from magnetic resonance imaging is regarded as essential for clinical diagnosis and surgical planning. Nevertheless, the concurrent extraction of both local fine details and global contextual…
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3048 results
Artificial Intelligence-Powered Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for OCD in College Students: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Interventions: Other: Traditional Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); Device: Artificial Intelligence-Powered Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (AI-VRET) Sponsors: University of California, San Diego Not yet recruiting
Regional Conference: Investing in Mental Health for Resilient Societies
Mental health is increasingly recognised as a societal priority across Europe, but that recognition has not yet turned into the sustained, cross-sector investment people and communities need. Investing in mental health means investing in education, employment, housing, social protection and…
Effectiveness of Enhanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Group for Borderline Personality Disorder
Conditions: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD); Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Public Health; Suicide Behavior; Self Harm Interventions: Behavioral: Enhanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training; Behavioral: Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Behavioral: Treatment as Usual (TAU) Sponsors: Hospital Dr Sotero del Rio; MIDAP Millennium Institute…
Institutional Member Updates: Fall 2026
Institutional Members are clinics and programs in the US and around the globe that offer residential and/or intensive treatment for OCD and related disorders, are specialty outpatient clinics with a... Read more » The post Institutional Member Updates: Fall 2026…
Affiliate Updates: Fall 2026
An IOCDF Affiliate carries out the mission of the International OCD Foundation through programs at the local community level within the United States. Each Affiliate is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit... Read more » The post Affiliate Updates: Fall 2026 appeared…
Low-intensity Ultrasound for Individuals With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Conditions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Interventions: Device: Low-intensity focused ultrasound (Active); Device: Low-intensity focused ultrasound (Sham) Sponsors: University of Calgary; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Not yet recruiting
A Neuropsychobiological Approach to Optimize Patient Selection for GLP-1-based Pharmacotherapy for Weight Management Across the Binge Eating Spectrum
Conditions: Obesity & Overweight Interventions: Drug: Semaglutide 3,2 mg/ml Sponsors: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven Recruiting
The SNF Global Center Names New Research and Communicator Fellows Ahead of World Mental Health Day 2026
The latest cohort of Fellows will join an international network of experts leading scalable, community-driven innovations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The post The SNF Global Center Names New Research and Communicator Fellows Ahead of World Mental Health Day…
Incorporating Objective Behavioral and Biological Measures in a Large-Scale Decentralized Mobile Health Trial for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Decentralized (ie, fully remote) clinical trials (DCTs) offer a scalable and ecologically valid approach to evaluating digital mental health interventions (DMHIs). Yet, incorporating objective measures of well-being within DCTs poses novel methodological and feasibility challenges that can limit the…
Canadian Hearing Services, in Partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Launches Canada’s First Mental Health First Aid Program Designed for Deaf Communities
TORONTO, ON — October 5, 2026 – Canadian Hearing Services, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), through Opening Minds, an initiative of MHCC, has launched Mental Health First Aid for the Deaf Community. Through this collaboration,…
Ensemble of Domain-Specific Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models for Detecting Suicidal Ideation and Mental Health Conditions in Social Media Text: Development and Evaluation Study
Background: Mental illness contributes substantially to global disability, and public adoption of AI for mental health support is accelerating without commensurate safety evaluation. General-purpose large language models can fail to recognize naturalistic text expressing suicidal ideation, with immediate clinical consequences.…
Child Mind Institute Study Finds Strong Link Between Teen Belonging and Mental Health
Released in recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Building Bridges: Teen Loneliness and Connection asked 1,000 U.S. teens aged 14-17 what connection means to them, where they feel most connected, and who they turn to when they…
From patient cells to patient therapy: Twenty years of iPSC-based translation in neurodegenerative disease
Cha and Kim review two decades of iPSC-based translation in neurodegenerative disease, highlighting disease-specific therapeutic logic and the emerging importance of transplantation biology. They propose a phase-resolved framework for the post-transplant “biological black box” linking graft survival, maturation, host interactions,…
If I Only Knew Then — Living with OCD
By Vinay Krishnan Vinay Krishnan My OCD has always manifested itself through a debilitating fear of harm coming to loved ones and to myself, a subset of OCD called Harm... Read more » The post If I Only Knew Then…
Connectomic Determinants of Subcallosal Cingulate Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression
American Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 183, Issue 10, Page 764-774, October 01, 2026.
Building on Success: HEADSTRONG and The Inquiring Mind Transition to Jack.org
Ottawa, ON, September 9, 2026 – The Mental Health Commission of Canada is excited to announce that, effective September 8th, Jack.org will take over HEADSTRONG and The Inquiring Mind (TIM) to further increase the impact and growth of these programs…
The evolution of iPSC-based cell therapy across autologous and allogeneic pathways
Wang et al. review the evolution of iPSC-based cell therapy, from early proof-of-concept studies to clinical translation and regulatory approval, showing how advances in reprogramming, manufacturing, and immune engineering have shaped autologous and allogeneic iPSC therapies into complementary clinical platforms.
Individualized Connectivity-Guided Versus Conventional Targeting of Accelerated Theta-Burst Stimulation in Depression: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Design Trial
American Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 183, Issue 10, Page 775-784, October 01, 2026.
Clinical landscape of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte therapy
Heart failure destroys heart muscle cells that the body cannot replace. Stem cell therapies aim to change that. This review covers recent clinical trials testing human pluripotent stem cell-derived heart muscle cells delivered as injections, patches, and spheroids and summarizes…