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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Boys and men take 15-20 years on average to disclose sexual trauma. Masculine norms, shame, and fear of disbelief create unique barriers to help-seeking.
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Psychiatric disorders share genetic variants that cluster into five main factors. Understanding shared biology could improve treatment, but more diverse genetic data urgently needed.
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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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Simulation study suggests computerised adaptive testing could reduce paranoia assessment from 10 items to 4 while maintaining accuracy. Real-world implementation and clinical testing needed.
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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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