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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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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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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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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This RCT of 674 diverse, disadvantaged parents found that Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) group parenting support improved wellbeing and parent-child relationships at modest cost.
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Swedish nationwide study of 58,618 women found 6% experienced treatment-resistant postpartum depression. Risk factors included lower socioeconomic status, smoking, pre-existing health conditions, caesarean or preterm birth.
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FINCH trial of 80 people showed crisis planning intervention was feasible to deliver in NHS settings. Results leaned towards fewer repeat detentions, but study not designed to prove effectiveness.
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Two large cohorts (one UK, one Chinese) found shifting from optimal to non-optimal sleep or stopping napping linked to higher dementia risk. But reverse causation limits certainty about prevention.
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First evaluation of specialist psychology in NHS Major Trauma Centre finds psychologists improve recovery outcomes and support frontline staff facing emotional toll.
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Children who experienced food insecurity in early childhood had higher odds of binge eating and compensatory behaviours in adolescence, even when food insecurity resolved.
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