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2-Feb-2026

Psychological therapies for children who speak English as an additional language can become “lost in translation”, study warns

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Current school-based mental health support for children from multilingual backgrounds can be “lost in translation” because it is reliant on good proficiency in English, a new study warns.Current school-based mental health support for children from multilingual backgrounds can be “lost in translation” because it is reliant on good proficiency in English, a new study warns.

Journal: Frontiers in Education

2-Feb-2026

Exploring how age influences social preferences

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Some older male rats prefer familiarity over new social situations. Manipulating how their neurons communicate with a noninvasive technique promotes more extroverted behavior.

Journal: eNeuro

2-Feb-2026

One-third of young people are violent toward their parents

University of Zurich
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Physical aggression by adolescents against their parents is more common than many might believe, according to a longitudinal study from Zurich. Among young people aged 11 to 24, aggressive episodes of this kind peak at 13, with approximately five percent of respondents continuing the behavior into adulthood.

Journal: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

2-Feb-2026

Global burden of elderly patients with pancreatitis increases

Journal of Intensive Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Older people are at a higher risk of pancreatitis. Data from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study show that incidence rates and deaths associated with pancreatitis are falling among the elderly, according to researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. These trends are not uniform and vary greatly by region and countries’ sociodemographic levels. Public health systems must prepare for more pancreatitis cases as the proportion of older people continues to increase.

Journal: Journal of Intensive Medicine

2-Feb-2026

In Sweden, young adults feel most dissatisfied while the oldest thrive

Stockholm School of Economics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Young adults in Sweden feel significantly worse than older people in almost all areas of life. While older Swedes rank among the happiest in the world, young adults struggle with loneliness and psychological distress. These are the findings of a new large-scale study on flourishing in Sweden, published in the International Journal of Wellbeing and conducted by researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics, Lund University, Oslo Metropolitan University and Harvard University.

Journal: International Journal of Wellbeing

2-Feb-2026

How open questions reveal the full extent of damage done by electroconvulsive therapy

University of East London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international study, the first of its kind to use an online survey to capture the long-term effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) on patients, has revealed that while some patients experience improved mood, an overwhelming majority reported significant and often permanent cognitive damage, including memory loss (82%).

Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

2-Feb-2026

Climate-related depressive symptoms may be alleviated through action and hope – hope in society’s capacity to act also plays a part

University of Eastern Finland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate worry is associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms among Finns of all ages. However, these symptoms are less common among individuals whose climate-related hope is combined with various forms of action, such as volunteering, following a plant‑based diet or avoiding air travel. Hope that society is capable of mitigating climate change is also associated with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology