Enhancing mental health care for autistic people: practical adaptations, ready to go

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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.

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Lithium is best at decreasing the risk of depression-related hospitalisation in bipolar disorder, according to new cohort study

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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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Which exercise interventions treat depression most effectively? A systematic review and network meta-analysis

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Jakob Yianni celebrates National Walking Day by summarising a recent review which finds that a wide variety of activities can help treat depression, ranging from yoga and tai chi to high-intensity strength and aerobic training.

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Targeting rumination and worry may help with youth anxiety, depression and repetitive negative thinking

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Jenna Jacob summarises a co-produced systematic review and meta-analysis exploring rumination and worry as transdiagnostic targets for mental health interventions in young people.

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Cannabis legalisation: what can we learn about psychosis risk from the great Canadian (quasi) experiment?

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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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Is behavioural activation cost-effective for depression in older adults?

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Olga Lainidi summarises a recently Dutch RCT which asks: is behavioural activation a more cost-effective and accessible alternative to primary care treatments for older adults with depression?

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Sleep quality in eating disorders: new review finds significantly more sleep impairments in people with anorexia

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Ellie Davis summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis that provides evidence that eating disorders are linked to sleep deficits, though the underlying factors and impact on treatment remain unclear.

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Brief admission during crisis for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder

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Dan Warrender publishes his debut elf blog on a recent systematic review, which suggests that brief admission as a crisis management tool is acceptable and can be effective for people with ‘borderline personality disorder’.

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Diagnostic overshadowing in PTSD and autism: what do we know about trauma in ASD?

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Sofiia Karnatska blogs on a systematic review of PTSD in autistic individuals, which provides some useful insights about effective assessment and treatment of PTSD in autism.

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Can green space help protect us from self-harm and suicide?

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Trish Darcy on a systematic review which suggests a protective association between green space exposure and all suicide-related outcomes. The protective associations were stronger for women than for men.

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