A new RCT tested text message CBT for generalised anxiety in young adults, with promising results. But is it ready for clinical practice?
[read the full story...]Texting anxiety away: does text message CBT work for young adults?
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The ripple effect: photovoice and the lived experience of dementia
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?
[read the full story...]Asking preadolescents about suicide does not increase 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.
[read the full story...]Body clocks and mental health: patients set the research agenda
For the first time, people with lived experience, carers and clinicians have identified the top 10 research priorities for body clocks and mental health.
[read the full story...]Do school smartphone bans actually save schools money?
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.
[read the full story...]Stop, reduce or stay on antipsychotics after first-episode psychosis?
Once symptoms stabilise after a first episode of psychosis, should medication continue? A four-year RCT explores the risks and rewards of dose reduction.
[read the full story...]Can You ‘Catch’ Suicide? What This Meta-Analysis Really Tells Us
If your friend is struggling with suicidal thoughts, are you at greater risk? A meta-analysis of over 1 million people explores the evidence.
[read the full story...]Could CBT be a feasible treatment for Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder?
DDD affects around 2% of people but has no approved treatment. A new feasibility trial asks whether CBT-f-DDD could change that.
[read the full story...]Engagement with digital mental health interventions remains poorly understood
Four recent reviews all agree: we still don’t know how to define, measure, or improve engagement with digital mental health interventions.
[read the full story...]Skin-picking as self-soothing: is emotion regulation the missing piece?
A systematic review (of mostly cross sectional studies) explores whether difficulties regulating emotions play a role in skin picking disorder, and what this could mean for treatment.
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