Many young people are clearly struggling but don’t fit any diagnosis. A new meta-analysis asks whether transdiagnostic support can help them before a label arrives.
Transdiagnostic interventions show small but consistent gains.
Around 1% of adolescents have clinically diagnosable trichotillomania, but what role does shame play in how hairpulling connects to anxiety and depression? A recent study explores this largely overlooked question.
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Services for domestic abuse and sexual violence are widely delivered and highly valued, but how confident can we be that they work? A new UK-focused systematic review of what the evidence actually shows.
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Around 40% of mental health professionals experience emotional exhaustion, but do the interventions designed to help them actually work? A new review suggests the answer is more complicated than most ward managers would like.
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A new Global Burden of Disease analysis links intimate partner violence and child sexual abuse to far more health outcomes than we previously counted.
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A systematic review of 22 million people finds several mental health conditions, including PTSD, depression and anxiety, are linked to higher acute coronary syndrome risk.
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Fifty years after Jerome Motto’s caring letters, this meta-analysis suggests brief interventions can help people through the high-risk period after a suicide attempt. However, we still don’t know how they work.
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Approach Bias Modification didn’t significantly beat standard smoking cessation care, but this may say more about the trial’s power than the intervention itself.
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Young people engage more with digital mental health platforms when they feel validated by peer stories, social connection and accessible design. These are the key drivers of sustained youth engagement.
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Two new studies from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development cohort find that the younger a child is when they get a phone, the higher their risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep over the following year. For families whose children already have a phone, the most actionable levers are limiting daily use and keeping the device out of the bedroom at night.
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