Niamh Dooley explores a retrospective study of ‘real-world’ data on young people’s use of general practitioners for mental health support.
[read the full story...]Mental health diagnosis: where are we now?
Niall Boyce helps us navigate one of the most important and controversial areas in mental health science, as he summarises a recent US review on psychiatric diagnosis.
[read the full story...]Supporting NHS colleagues following a coworker’s suicide: a postvention theory
In her debut blog, Brittany Oldale collaborates with Sarah Watts to summarise a grounded theory study that sought to create a postvention theory for how to support colleagues’ following a colleague’s suicide within the NHS.
[read the full story...]Digital self-help for bulimia recovery: encouraging results for waiting list management
In her debut blog, Ana Julia Ferreira summarises a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a digital self-help intervention for improving bulimic-spectrum disorder symptomatology while on a treatment waiting list.
[read the full story...]New and emerging treatments for major depressive disorder
Kirsten Lawson summarises a new ‘state of the art review’ in the BMJ which focuses on novel and emerging pharmacotherapy and neuromodulation for people with ‘treatment resistant depression’.
[read the full story...]The great unknown? Assessing suicide risk in trials of psychological interventions for depression
Derek de Beurs explores a meta-analysis which finds that randomised controlled trials of psychological interventions for depression rarely report assessments of suicide.
[read the full story...]Social media, smoking and young people: is there any link?
Ian Hamilton summarises a longitudinal survey study of UK youth, which suggests there is an association between social media exposure and use of e-cigarettes and smoking.
[read the full story...]Complex journeys: a study exploring the impact of PTSD on partners
Amelia Mullet explores a recent qualitative study that highlights the experiences of the romantic partners of individuals with PTSD.
[read the full story...]Barriers to mental health services among British Bangladeshi men
Elisha Joshi considers a qualitative study focusing on the experiences of British Bangladeshi men accessing mental health support in the UK.
[read the full story...]Preconception depression in first-time Fathers is a risk factor for depression and suicidality after birth
Francesca Kingston summarises an Australian longitudinal study of perinatal mental health and suicidality in first-time Fathers, which finds that postnatal depression and and suicidal thinking are common in new Dads.
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