Results: 3058

For: Populations and settings

Can group singing offer lasting relief from postnatal depression?

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New evidence shows Melodies for Mums outperforms standard community activities in reducing postnatal depression, with sustained effects lasting six months after the singing ends.

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Spotting teen depression: what Brazil, Nepal and Nigeria can teach us

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A cross-cultural study explores why depressed adolescents in Brazil, Nepal and Nigeria often slip through the net, and what we can do about it.

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Active coping could protect young people from depression after adversity

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A new study from Latin America finds that active coping could protect young people exposed to stressful life events from developing depression and anxiety.

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Texting anxiety away: does text message CBT work for young adults?

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A new RCT tested text message CBT for generalised anxiety in young adults, with promising results. But is it ready for clinical practice?

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The ripple effect: photovoice and the lived experience of dementia

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Photographs taken by people with memory loss shared a story that statistics never could. New research asks: what happens when those images go on show?

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Asking preadolescents about suicide does not increase suicidal thoughts

Repeated suicide screening was not associated with iatrogenic effects in preadolescents with and without a history of suicidal thoughts.

Clinicians have long feared that asking younger children about suicide could cause harm. New evidence from a 12-month study suggests that fear is not supported by the evidence.

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Body clocks and mental health: patients set the research agenda

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For the first time, people with lived experience, carers and clinicians have identified the top 10 research priorities for body clocks and mental health.

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Do school smartphone bans actually save schools money?

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Schools spend the equivalent of three full-time staff managing phone use, whether or not students are allowed to have phones in school. This new study asks if banning smartphones actually improves pupils’ wellbeing or saves money for schools.

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Stop, reduce or stay on antipsychotics after first-episode psychosis?

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Once symptoms stabilise after a first episode of psychosis, should medication continue? A four-year RCT explores the risks and rewards of dose reduction.

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Could CBT be a feasible treatment for Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder?

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DDD affects around 2% of people but has no approved treatment. A new feasibility trial asks whether CBT-f-DDD could change that.

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