Qualitative study reveals gap between how lived experience individuals and professionals conceptualise anorexia recovery; particularly around weight restoration and residual symptoms.
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Umbrella review of global prison populations finds 40% with antisocial personality disorder, 39% with drug use disorder, 24% with alcohol use disorder, 18% with hepatitis C, and 11% with major depression. Healthcare provision inadequate.
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Qualitative study reveals young people on CAMHS waiting lists feel alone and dismissed, with mental health deteriorating while they wait. Communication and interim support urgently needed.
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New study using Millennium Cohort Study data finds that young people facing both persistent poverty and parental mental illness showed highest rates of police involvement (27.8%) and weapon-carrying (8.6%) at age 17.
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Women aged 55-59 present far less often with self-harm than women aged 40-44, yet experience twice the suicide mortality. Different expressions of distress require different responses.
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Mental health service users face higher sexual victimisation rates than the general population: 13% in the past year for women, 3% for men, across all service settings.
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Oxytocin alone didn’t speed wound healing in couples, but combined with affectionate touch and partner appreciation, it showed modest benefits. Social context matters more than hormones.
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Suicide risk following involuntary psychiatric care remains elevated for years, with highest risk in the first month. Personality disorder patients face greatest long-term vulnerability.
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In this small RCT, vitamin C supplementation improved attention and work absorption in healthy young adults with low vitamin C levels, alongside changes in gut bacteria and inflammation markers.
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In this qualitative study, mental health professionals identify gaps in trauma care for South Asian survivors of childhood sexual abuse: from long waiting lists to cultural mismatches in therapy.
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