In her debut blog, Asha Ladwa discusses a secondary analysis of data from the ANTLER trial, which investigated the clinical factors associated with relapse in primary care patients on long-term maintenance antidepressants.
[read the full story...]Mental health problems and admissions to hospital for accidents and injuries in the UK military
Ana Veic summarises a epidemiological study exploring the mental health problems and admissions to hospital for accidents and injuries in the UK military.
[read the full story...]Discrimination, dysphoria and drinking: hazardous alcohol use in UK trans and non-binary people
Nora de Bode summarises a cross-sectional study looking at alcohol use in trans and non-binary people living in the UK.
[read the full story...]Unveiling the Hidden Struggles: Lived Experience, impact and coping amongst children of parents who use substances
Introduction This paper, from Muir and colleagues (2023), details a systematic review exploring the lived experiences of children and young people whose parents use substances. We know from a wide range of research and policy, that parental drug and alcohol use has wide ranging impacts on young people throughout their lives, and this study, which includes the [read the full story…]
From subject to cause: can patients’ circumstances predict the use of coercion in psychiatric hospital admissions?
Nima Cas Hunt explores a recent research study carried out at a mental health hospital in Switzerland, which tries to predict coercion during the course of psychiatric hospitalisations.
[read the full story...]Sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors
In a joint blog, Dr Esha Abrol and Dr Clara Belessiotis-Richards critique this individual participant meta-analysis on sex differences in dementia risk and risk factors.
[read the full story...]Risk and recovery factors in male suicide: is society failing men?
Lucy Barrass considers a recent review, which suggests that understanding masculine norms is a key area for suicide prevention.
[read the full story...]Adverse childhood experiences: how common are they and who is most at risk?
In this joint blog, Becca Lacey and Sarah Stock explore a recent meta-analysis on the global prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, which looks at the groups of people most at risk of experiencing them.
[read the full story...]What’s the relationship between the menstrual cycle and suicidal ideation?
Gemma Sawyer discusses new research on the menstrual cycle as a possible acute trigger for suicidal ideation.
[read the full story...]What is the evidence for ADHD as a risk factor for intimate partner violence or sexual violence?
In this co-written blog, Vishal Bhavsar and Janhvi Duggal explore a recent systematic review which looks at the relationship between ADHD and exposure to, and perpetration of, intimate partner violence and sexual violence.
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