A new systematic review pools data from 9,620 detained children across 8 countries and finds alarming rates of depression, PTSD and self-harm. The harm rises the longer and harsher the detention, and no form of it is safe.
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People with psychosis die up to 15 years early, often from preventable physical illness. PsyMetRiC 2.0 is one of the first prediction tools in psychiatry registered for routine clinical use. Could it shift cardiometabolic care from reactive to proactive?
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Irregular sleep and a weaker day-night activity contrast may flag depression relapse weeks before it happens. Could wrist-worn devices become part of relapse prevention?
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Adolescents with mental health conditions spend more time on social media and engage with it differently, especially those with internalising conditions like anxiety or eating disorders. Let’s avoid thinking of ‘mental health’ as one category when it comes to young people’s lives on social media.
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Flashing betting logos in one country, none in the next. A new review maps how 30 European nations regulate gambling ads, and it’s a patchwork. Whether you see gambling adverts all match or none depends on where you live.
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Many young people are clearly struggling but don’t fit any diagnosis. A new meta-analysis asks whether transdiagnostic support can help them before a label arrives.
Transdiagnostic interventions show small but consistent gains.
Around 1% of adolescents have clinically diagnosable trichotillomania, but what role does shame play in how hairpulling connects to anxiety and depression? A recent study explores this largely overlooked question.
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Services for domestic abuse and sexual violence are widely delivered and highly valued, but how confident can we be that they work? A new UK-focused systematic review of what the evidence actually shows.
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Around 40% of mental health professionals experience emotional exhaustion, but do the interventions designed to help them actually work? A new review suggests the answer is more complicated than most ward managers would like.
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A new Global Burden of Disease analysis links intimate partner violence and child sexual abuse to far more health outcomes than we previously counted.
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