Georgie Parker summarises a prospective 2-year longitudinal cohort study investigating the course and predictors of outcome in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in young people.
[read the full story...]Complex journeys: a study exploring the impact of PTSD on partners
Amelia Mullet explores a recent qualitative study that highlights the experiences of the romantic partners of individuals with PTSD.
[read the full story...]Thinking transdiagnostically about PTSD, depression and anxiety in US first responders
Olga Lainidi summarises a network analysis exploring the interconnecting symptoms between PTSD, generalised anxiety disorder, and depression among First Responders based in the United States.
[read the full story...]Trauma affects how refugees feel about themselves and others, but how can clinicians help?
UCL MSc students consider a longitudinal study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, which explores the underlying cognitive mechanisms that could explain the association between trauma exposure, mental health and social engagement in refugees.
[read the full story...]Traumatic stress in Palestinian children and young people in the Gaza Strip
Rasanat Fatima Nawaz and Hayley Gains summarise a scoping review exploring the impact of war on Palestinian children and young people residing in the Gaza Strip.
[read the full story...]Here comes the sun: associations between daily light exposure and psychiatric disorders
Emiliana Tonini summarises a large-scale cross-sectional study, which suggests that encouraging individuals to increase their exposure to bright natural light during the day and minimise exposure to artificial light at night may help with our mental health.
[read the full story...]Reintegration interventions for Complex PTSD: the forgotten phase?
Kirsten Lawson critiques a qualitative study on international expert trauma clinicians’ perspectives on the definition, composition and delivery of reintegration interventions for complex PTSD.
[read the full story...]Child refugees face poorer mental health outcomes under insecure visa conditions
Olivia McGowan examines an Australian cross-sectional study on the impact of prolonged visa insecurity on asylum-seeking children, which indicates links to poorer mental health.
[read the full story...]Psychosocial interventions for survivors of human trafficking: a realist review
In her debut blog, Shivangi Talwar explores this realist review of psychosocial interventions for survivors of human trafficking, which aims to determine what works for whom, in what contexts, and how.
[read the full story...]Clinical severity and instability as predictors for psychiatric hospitalisation: can one size fit all?
Florian Walter summarises a retrospective cohort study published in The Lancet Psychiatry that investigates whether early trajectories of clinical global impression severity can transdiagnostically predict later psychiatric hospitalisation.
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