Referrals to CAMHS have skyrocketed, but are we getting any better at diagnosing youth mental health problems? Could standardised diagnostic tools like the DAWBA help? A new RCT suggests the answer is more complicated than expected.
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Emotional abuse in childhood was linked to a more than 3.5x greater chance of developing psychosis later in life. This comprehensive new meta-analysis explores the role of early trauma, sex differences, and symptom onset timing in psychosis risk.
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KCL MSc student Rachel Rowan Olive considers the best ways to screen for mental health problems in refugees, exploring a recent Swedish paper evaluating the Refugee Health Screener-13 tool.
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KCL MSc student Geetika Sharma reviews a study that looks at the contribution of cannabis use to the increased psychosis risk among minority ethnic groups in Europe.
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Amy Ferguson discusses the latest research exploring the role of our circadian rhythms on our health, looking at different variants in the BMAL1 gene.
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Kirsten Lawson reviews a pair of papers looking at the interplay between developmental trauma, dissociation and psychosis, which suggest that dissociation may act as a mediator between developmental trauma and psychosis.
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Fionnuala Rogers discusses a study on the role of white matter microstructure in depression-related cognitive dysfunction, which highlights the importance of viewing major depressive disorder not only as a mood disorder, but as a condition with significant neurocognitive implications.
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Sueda Coskun reflects on a recent case control study with data from five European countries, which suggests that migration during adolescence may be a particular risk factor for developing psychosis.
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What happens to psychosis risk when cannabis becomes easier to access? According to this Canadian study, the risk goes up. Shuichi Suetani explores what we can learn from one of the countries leading the way in drug policy reform.
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Dr Rachel Reid-McCann discusses the latest research on dosage of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) and the risk of depression. A well conducted study from Denmark “provides evidence of a dose-dependent association between LNG exposure and risk of subsequent depression across three dosages”.
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