Services for domestic abuse and sexual violence are widely delivered and highly valued, but how confident can we be that they work? A new UK-focused systematic review of what the evidence actually shows.
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A new Global Burden of Disease analysis links intimate partner violence and child sexual abuse to far more health outcomes than we previously counted.
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Fifty years after Jerome Motto’s caring letters, this meta-analysis suggests brief interventions can help people through the high-risk period after a suicide attempt. However, we still don’t know how they work.
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We have the evidence that lifestyle interventions work. Now what? The third Lancet Psychiatry Commission focuses on the messy business of implementation.
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Chronic pain is highly common across mental disorders, yet routinely overlooked. This umbrella review of nearly a million people makes the case for integrated care.
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A large population cohort study finds that homelessness is an independent driver of suicide risk, pointing to the limits of mental health-focused prevention alone.
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We say words can hurt. But new research suggests we are not taking verbal abuse seriously enough, especially as it becomes more common than physical abuse.
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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?
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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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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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