“Dem sey mi mad”: Afro Caribbean Experiences of Psychosis

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Hári Sewell explores Afro Caribbean men’s experiences of psychosis, social and migration difficulties, and challenges accessing mental health services in North America and the United Kingdom.

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The genetic relationship between ADHD and depression

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Tim van der Es discusses a recent paper that investigates whether ADHD causally increases the risk of subsequent major depression diagnoses. The study findings underscore the need for effective treatment and assessment of ADHD and a requirement for a deeper understanding of the potential causal mechanisms linking ADHD and depression.

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Guidelines for involving young people with lived experience in suicide research

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Dhea Bengardi summarises a Delphi study that involved lived experience and researcher stakeholders in developing a comprehensive set of guidelines for involving youth with lived and living experience of suicide in suicide research.

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Patterns of inflammation in childhood and mental and cardiometabolic disorders in adulthood: mapping the trajectories

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Ruby Tsang summarises a recent longitudinal study of trajectories of inflammation in youth and risk of mental and cardiometabolic disorders in adulthood, which finds that high levels of inflammation in childhood may be linked to an increased risk of psychosis, depression and insulin resistance in early adulthood.

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Uncharted territory: cumulative trauma and bipolar disorder

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Magda Skowronska summarises a recent systematic review which finds that cumulative trauma could lead to earlier onset of bipolar disorder. A review that has important implications for mental health professionals.

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Workplace interventions can improve healthcare workers’ mental health and reduce burnout

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Olga Lainidi blogs a recent systematic review, which suggests that organisation-level interventions including job and task modifications, create the most benefit to reducing burnout and difficulty with mental health for healthcare workers in a variety of settings.

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Adolescents are more sensitive to social media feedback

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Nora Skjerdingstad presents a recent study that the explores the constant feedback we encounter on social media platforms, and the impact that ‘likes’ can have on adults and young people.

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A little of what you fancy: how changing alcohol consumption may affect risk of dementia

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Marissa Kube-Clare summarises a retrospective cohort study exploring the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of dementia.

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The diagnostic journey of autistic people: identity, relationships, adaptation and assimilation

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Jack Wainwright summarises a qualitative review which explores the impact of receiving a diagnosis of autism in adulthood.

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New research on metabolomic pathways supports the case to routinely screen for antenatal depression

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Nora Rosenberg summarises the largest and most comprehensive study to date on metabolomic pathways to antenatal depression, birth outcomes and offspring development.

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