The fields of psychiatry and mental health are increasingly recognizing the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on mental health outcomes. In this overview, the authors discuss the recent research, from the past 5 years, on ...

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Differences in Social Determinants of Health Underlie Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Psychological Health and Well-Being: Study of 11,143 Older Adults

Publication date: 11 April 2023

Pages483–494

Objective: The authors sought to determine the impact of selected social determinants of health (SDoH) on psychological health and well-being (defined as depression, cognition, and self-rated health) among Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults relative to White ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220158

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The Nature of Prefrontal Cortical GABA Neuron Alterations in Schizophrenia: Markedly Lower Somatostatin and Parvalbumin Gene Expression Without Missing Neurons

Publication date: 19 April 2023

Pages495–507

Objective: In schizophrenia, somatostatin (SST) and parvalbumin (PV) mRNA levels are lower in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), but it remains unclear whether these findings reflect lower transcript levels per neuron, fewer neurons, or both. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220676

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Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Progression and the Risk of Dementia: A 14-Year Follow-Up Study

Publication date: 19 April 2023

Pages508–518

Objective: Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is considered the most important vascular contributor to cognitive decline and dementia, although a causal relation between its MRI markers and dementia still needs to be established. The authors investigated ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220380