Niall Boyce helps us navigate one of the most important and controversial areas in mental health science, as he summarises a recent US review on psychiatric diagnosis.
[read the full story...]1 in 5 pre-school aged children develop PTSD symptoms following trauma exposure. Why are we still neglecting these children?
In her debut blog, Mira Vasileva summarises a systematic review which suggests that the pooled prevalence of PTSD in pre-school children who have been exposed to trauma was 21.5%.
[read the full story...]Complex PTSD: 3 recent reviews yield clues about what helps #BIGSPD22
Kirsten Barnicot summarises three recent systematic reviews exploring the most helpful interventions for people with complex PTSD.
[read the full story...]Borderline personality traits in adolescents: why are difficulties temporary for some whilst others continue to struggle?
Kirsten Barnicot summarises a recent systematic review of the factors associated with the course of ‘borderline personality disorder’ symptoms in adolescence.
[read the full story...]Misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis? What are the potential implications for undiagnosed autistic people?
Rachel Symons reviews a recent Italian study which finds that autism spectrum disorder is still commonly undiagnosed and misdiagnosed in adults.
[read the full story...]Complex trauma and complex problems: evidence from a cohort study
Oluwaseun Oluwaranti reviews a cohort study which finds that participants exposed to complex trauma had more severe mental health problems and poorer cognitive function at 18 years of age.
[read the full story...]How common is mental illness in children aged 1-7 years old?
Jennifer Lau and Meenakshi Shukla explore a recent meta-analysis which finds that worldwide, 1 in 5 children aged 1-7 years old will experience a mental health condition.
[read the full story...]Borderline personality disorder and intimate partner violence
In her debut blog, Jessica Tunmore summarises a recent research study, which looks at the relationship between borderline personality disorder and intimate partner violence.
[read the full story...]“I mean, what is depression?” How GPs distinguish between emotional distress and depressive disorder
Linda Gask reviews a recent qualitative exploration of UK general practitioners’ perceptions of distinctions between emotional distress and depression.
[read the full story...]Towards a symptom-based diagnosis of psychotic spectrum disorders?
Stefanie Sturm critically analyses a recent paper that suggests a symptom-based continuum of psychosis explains cognitive and real-world functional deficits better than traditional diagnoses.
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