Mary Butler explores a recent randomised controlled trial of probiotic formulations for patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia spectrum disorder.
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Trauma-informed practice in youth justice
Alice Dawson and Emma Cormack evaluate an umbrella review on trauma-informed clinical practice in forensic youth settings, which finds that trauma-specific treatments show promise, but they need to be supported by trauma-informed organisations.
[read the full story...]“I don’t need a cup of tea, I need some @#$%&! help”: #camhs through the lens of TikTok
Nina Higson-Sweeney summarises a qualitative study exploring the #camhs hashtag on TikTok and how young people experience child and adolescent mental health services.
[read the full story...]“Life-changing”: adults receiving an autism diagnosis after BPD (mis)diagnosis
Amanda Sabo reviews a study on experiences of stigma, misdiagnosis, care and advocacy, for autistic adults previously diagnosed with borderline personality disorder – and identifies the need for diagnostic training for mental healthcare providers.
[read the full story...]Smoking and depression: a burning issue for the elf care community
Gemma Taylor discusses new research on the effects of smoking cessation treatment options for people with past or current major depressive disorder.
[read the full story...]We need to improve sleep assessment and treatment in patients with severe mental illness
Emiliana Tonini looks at how sleep is recorded and treated in people with serious mental illness—and how it affects their engagement with services. The study finds that sleep is rarely part of routine clinical assessment, and recommended sleep treatments are hardly ever used.
[read the full story...]Just how good are different psychotherapies for common mental health problems?
Lisa Lloyd and Milagros Pallavicini review a recent study on psychotherapies for 8 mental disorders, finding that while most outperform control treatments, response rates remain modest.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants and suicide – it’s complicated…
Rina Dutta and Alina Cuhraja summarise a network meta-analysis on antidepressants, suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviours, which suggests that SSRIs may reduce suicidal ideation in the short-term, but this is not sustained even to week 8 of treatment.
[read the full story...]Enhancing mental health care for autistic people: practical adaptations, ready to go
UCL Masters students explore how mental healthcare can be better tailored for autistic people, highlighting practical strategies from a recent review that services can put into action now.
[read the full story...]Lithium is best at decreasing the risk of depression-related hospitalisation in bipolar disorder, according to new cohort study
This Swedish cohort study, blogged by Duncan Swiffen, is yet more evidence for lithium as an excellent treatment for people with bipolar disorder. This time it comes out on top in terms of preventing depression-related hospitalisation.
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