Becci Strawbridge explores a prospective cohort study that looks at variation in the recall of socially rewarding information and depressive symptom severity.
[read the full story...]Memory lane: the road to recovery in depression?
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Investigating the link between loneliness and sleep quality in young people
Ahmed Al-Shihabi and Farhana Mann report on a recent twin study that explores the links between loneliness and sleep quality in young adults.
[read the full story...]Trajectories of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents
Jess Bone on a systematic review of longitudinal studies, which explores the different trajectories of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents, and the factors that might help predict or protect young people.
[read the full story...]Preventing postnatal depression: let’s ask service users and service providers!
Belinda Platt publishes her debut blog on a recent qualitative systematic review about the perceptions and experiences of interventions aimed at preventing postnatal depression.
[read the full story...]A closer look at perinatal depression
Jill Domoney looks at a new study that tries to identify and describe clinically relevant subtypes of perinatal depression.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants for depression in Alzheimer’s Disease
The EQUATOR Publication School #EQPubSchool group summarise a systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of antidepressants for depression in Alzheimer’s Disease, which finds no statistical difference between antidepressants and placebo.
[read the full story...]Turn on, tune in, drop out! Music therapy no better than usual care for young people
Lisa Burscheidt is rather disappointed by a randomised controlled trial of music therapy for children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems.
[read the full story...]Floatation tanks: are they worth their salt?
Joe Barnby offers his own first-hand experience and brief review of the clinical evidence for the effectiveness of floatation tanks to tackle chronic pain, anxiety, and depression.
[read the full story...]My watch knows when I’m anhedonic: wearable technology and social functioning in older adults with depression
Dave Steele explores a recent literature review about the impact and measurement of social dysfunction in late life depression, which focuses on how wearable technology can be used to measure and support social functioning in older adults.
[read the full story...]Digital interventions for stress: do they live up to their alleged potential?
Josefien Breedvelt is encouraged by the findings of a recent systematic review of Internet-based and computer-based interventions for stress, which provides a positive case for offering stress management on a large scale.
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