Small service evaluation of compassion-focused therapy groups in two CMHTs found some participants improved on self-compassion and depression measures. Findings preliminary, not evidence of effectiveness.
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Brief Admission allows people with BPD to self-refer for short respite stays, offering a person-centred alternative to emergency hospitalisation. This 4-year longitudinal study from Sweden reveals who uses it, how it works, and how services could adapt.
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Self-harm is a global public health issue, yet it remains under-recognised and poorly addressed. A landmark Lancet Commission reframes self-harm as a complex behaviour shaped by culture, society, and inequality—and sets out 12 key recommendations for change.
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Disclosure dilemmas stop many people with mental health problems from getting into work. A new feasibility study suggests that empowering employment specialists to talk openly about stigma and support disclosure decisions can help people find and keep jobs. Embedding these tools in practice could be key to closing the employment gap and reducing reliance on benefits.
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Dan Warrender publishes his debut elf blog on a recent systematic review, which suggests that brief admission as a crisis management tool is acceptable and can be effective for people with ‘borderline personality disorder’.
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Lucinda Powell reflects on an early evaluation of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Trailblazer programme, which looked at the first 25 ‘Trailblazer’ sites implementing mental health support teams in schools.
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In her debut blog, Danielle Brocklebank summarises a Q-sort study which sought to identify which treatment outcomes are the most important to young people with depression.
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Shania Lorenz examines a recent mixed-methods study, which suggests that, in England, people with autism or autistic traits have a higher risk of suicide compared to the general population.
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In her debut blog, Annabel Walsh summarises her #ActiveIngredientsMH project which explored the use of remote measurement technologies for depression in children and young people.
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Laurence Palfreyman explores a mixed methods systematic review, which brings together research from across the world looking at why people fail to attend their first psychotherapy appointment.
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