PSYREFLECT

Issue #27

April 6, 2026

#1Research

One in Three Young Offenders in Northern Russia Has Psychotic-Like Experiences — and They Predict Suicide Risk

In incarcerated adolescents, psychotic-like experiences are not curiosities. They are suicide risk markers that standard diagnostic categories miss.

suicidologypsychotic-like experiencesjuvenile offendersRussia
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#2Research

Training the Addicted Brain to Self-Regulate: EEG Neurofeedback Shows g = 0.85 Across 17 RCTs

Neurofeedback does not teach the addicted brain what to do differently. It teaches it how to regulate itself — and auditory feedback is the most effective channel.

behavioral addictionneurofeedbackEEGsubstance use disorders
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#3Tool

Russia Gets Its Own ACE-10: Validated in Psychiatric Inpatients, and the Numbers Are Telling

146 million people. The most studied screening tool in modern mental health. And until 2025, no validated Russian version existed.

ACEadverse childhood experiencesRussian validationscreening
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#4Industry

Russia Reclassifies Gambling Addiction: From September 2026, Treated on Par With Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Russia just moved gambling addiction from the moral domain to the medical one. The narcological system that treats alcoholism will now treat lottomania.

gambling disorderbehavioral addictionRussiamental health policy
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#5Industry

The Parent's Trauma Is in the Room: Caregiver ACEs Predict Whether Children Complete Trauma Therapy

We assess the child's trauma and the child's symptoms. But the parent's ACE score may determine whether the child finishes treatment.

intergenerational traumaTF-CBTcaregiver traumachild therapy
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#6Resource

PsyJournals.ru Top-20 Articles 2025 + Zeigarnick Readings: What Russian Clinical Psychology Is Studying Now

Want to know what Russian clinical psychology is actually studying? Not what gets filtered through Western indexes — what researchers are reading and citing. PsyJournals.ru is the answer.

Russian clinical psychologyPsyJournalsМГППУZeigarnick
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