Athina Aruldass finds that management of serious neuropsychiatric disorders should acknowledge the importance of poor physical health and target restoration of both brain and body function.
[read the full story...]What’s the relationship between the menstrual cycle and suicidal ideation?
Gemma Sawyer discusses new research on the menstrual cycle as a possible acute trigger for suicidal ideation.
[read the full story...]From climate anxiety to climate action: developing global mental health recommendations
Ella Tuominen considers a set of new global recommendations for action on climate change and mental health across sectors including healthcare, research, policy, and third sector organisations.
[read the full story...]Europe’s climate hotspot: climate change and mental health in Italy
Francesca Bentivegna and Ivar Maas consider a scoping review exploring climate change, trauma and mental health in Italy, one of the most affected Mediterranean countries.
[read the full story...]How do people experience avoidable harm in mental health social care?
Andie Ashdown summarises a scoping review on service users’ experiences of social and psychological avoidable harm in mental health social care in England.
[read the full story...]In at the deep end: workplace pandemic difficulties faced by medical students and junior doctors
Olga Lainidi summarises a qualitative study capturing the stories of medical students and junior doctors about the workplace difficulties they faced during the pandemic.
[read the full story...]Climate change and mental health: what do we know, and what don’t we know?
Peter Coventry examines a big new umbrella review which signals the need for robust assessment and quantification of the mental health impacts of climate change.
[read the full story...]A human rights approach to integrating HIV and substance misuse services
Andie Ashdown and Theophanis Kyriacou summarise a recent paper on integrating HIV and substance misuse services, which draws on a person-centred approach that is grounded in human rights.
[read the full story...]A map of England’s community mental health interventions: are we meeting people’s needs?
In her debut blog, Elena Opie considers a study that aimed to map community mental health interventions related to policy and practice for improving adult mental health in England.
[read the full story...]Just one shot at it: single session interventions for adolescent depression
Maria Loades and Georgia Herring consider a randomised trial of online single-session interventions for adolescent depression during COVID-19.
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