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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Only a swipe away: App-based support for reducing distress in university students
This innovative Australian trial suggests that different mental health app interventions worked better depending on students’ distress severity. One size doesn’t fit all, but which apps should students choose?
[read the full story...]Coercive control and intimidation: stronger links to adult mental health than physical violence
Non-physical domestic violence (intimidation, control, property damage) in childhood showed stronger associations with adult mental health disorders than physical violence in large Australian study.
[read the full story...]Supporting student mental health after natural disasters: What role can schools play?
Meta-analysis of 13 studies found school-based interventions reduced PTSD, depression and anxiety after natural disasters, with effects strongest immediately post-intervention.
[read the full story...]Mental health admissions to medical wards: 65% increase in a decade for young people
Mental health admissions to acute medical wards rose 65% for young people in England (2012-2022), with eating disorder admissions up 515% and anxiety admissions doubling in 10 years. Self-harm admissions accounted for more than half of the total. Adolescent girls by far the biggest group affected.
[read the full story...]Stopping antidepressants safely: network meta-analysis compares deprescribing strategies
This network meta-analysis of 76 trials found that slow tapering (over 4 weeks) combined with psychological support was most effective for preventing relapse when stopping antidepressants. Abrupt discontinuation and fast tapering substantially increased relapse risk and should be avoided.
[read the full story...]Between the farm and the family: Work-family conflict and farmer mental health in Ireland
Irish farmers report moderately high work–family conflict, driven by long hours, structural pressures, and the demands of raising young children. This large survey maps who is most affected and why it matters for wellbeing, services, and policy.
[read the full story...]Predicting psychiatric hospitalisation using routinely-collected measures
Psychiatric hospitalisation can save lives, but it also carries major personal and economic costs. Could early warning scores help predict who’s most at risk, allowing for earlier, more targeted support? This new BMJ Mental Health study by Taquet and colleagues explores the potential.
[read the full story...]Mind the age gap: Young adults may benefit less from NHS psychological therapies
If NHS Talking Therapies work so well, why are recovery rates lower for young adults? Saunders and colleagues analysed data from 1.5 million people to find out, and the results show an urgent need to rethink how we support young people in distress.
[read the full story...]Bundle of joy, bundle of nerves: What do we really know about postpartum anxiety?
Postpartum anxiety affects more than 1 in 10 new mothers worldwide, yet researchers still can’t agree on how to define or measure it. This new review in The Lancet Psychiatry takes stock of what we know so far and why the field urgently needs consensus.
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