André Tomlin’s #MindTech2016 talk about computerised cognitive behavioural therapy and depression.
[read the full story...]Self-guided cCBT for depression: the #MindTech2016 debate
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Social networking sites and mental health: friend or foe?
Una Foye and Josefien Breedvelt from the Mental Health Foundation publish their debut elf blog on a recent systematic narrative review that aimed to identify and summarise research examining depression and anxiety in the context of social networking websites.
[read the full story...]Comparing applets and oranges: barriers to evidence-based practice for app-based psychological interventions
A repost of Simon Leigh’s excellent recent article in Evidence-Based Mental Health on the clear need for consensus and guidance for app developers, as to which patient-reported outcome measures should be used when developing mental health apps.
[read the full story...]The weekend effect in mental health services: new evidence suggests no increased risk of suicide, inpatient mortality or seclusion
Laura Hemming reviews two recent studies that investigate whether patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the weekend had worse clinical outcomes, as well as the specific weekend versus weekday incidences of suicide in very high-risk mental health patients.
[read the full story...]Infection with hepatitis, HIV or AIDS may be significant risk factor for suicide
Katrina Witt summarises a recent nationwide cohort study, which suggests that infection, particularly with hepatitis, HIV or AIDS, is a significant risk factor for suicide.
[read the full story...]One size does not fit all: divergent outcomes from CBT and antidepressants for depression
Suzanne Dash explores a recent meta-analysis of CBT and antidepressants for depression, which looked at negative and positive responses to treatment and what predicted different outcomes.
[read the full story...]#BeyondTheRoom: our new digital conference service will extend the reach of your event
Today we are launching #BeyondTheRoom; an exciting new digital conference service that will create a buzz around your event, extend your reach, facilitate a democratic conversation, create a legacy and report on the impact of your social media activity.
We can bring live tweeting, live blogging, live podcasting and live streaming to YOUR event.
[read the full story...]Recovery review highlights rhetoric-evidence gap: does that CHIME with you?
Simon Bradsheet publishes his debut elf blog on a recent review of mental health recovery, which provides a useful wake-up call to recovery enthusiasts and researchers to more fully take account of a broader set of experiences when justifying the application of recovery values.
[read the full story...]NICE one? Is NHS guidance on substance misuse fit for purpose?
Ian Hamilton explains why the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have missed a trick by not updating their 2007 guidance on psychosocial interventions for substance misuse.
[read the full story...]Extremism and mental health: is there a link?
Vishal Bhavsar considers the findings of a cross sectional survey of over 3,500 men, which measured the prevalence of extremist attitudes in the general population and any associations with mental illness.
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