Preventing depression in low-income mothers: Head Start RCT in the community

3 Responses »
Profile photo of Tayla McCloud
Posted by
johann-walter-bantz-216960

Tayla McCloud appraises the recent Head Start randomised controlled trial measuring the efficacy of a maternal depression prevention strategy.

[read the full story...]

Tetris for PTSD: behavioural intervention unlikely to vaccinate against intrusions

No Responses »
Ioana Cristea
Posted by
30645497090_603d0b8e8a_k

Ioana Cristea disputes the claims of a recent proof-of-concept RCT, which aims to prevent intrusive memories after trauma via a brief intervention involving Tetris computer game play in the emergency department.

[read the full story...]

Guided self help and cCBT for OCD: OCTET finds low adherence and uncertain fidelity

3 Responses »
Profile photo of Alan Underwood
Posted by
unhappy-man-1169946_1280

Alan Underwood reports on the new OCTET trial published last week, which fails to find any support for the use of low-intensity guided self-help or computerised CBT for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

[read the full story...]

Turn on, tune in, drop out! Music therapy no better than usual care for young people

3 Responses »
Profile photo of Lisa Burscheidt
Posted by
children-1005468_1280

Lisa Burscheidt is rather disappointed by a randomised controlled trial of music therapy for children and adolescents with behavioural and emotional problems.

[read the full story...]

Depression in later life: who benefits most from antidepressants plus exercise?

3 Responses »
Profile photo of Linda Gask
Posted by
walk-1385880_1280

Linda Gask explores an RCT of physical exercise for depression in later life, which considers the best way to customise the intervention for primary care.

[read the full story...]

Exercise and iCBT for depression: how do ‘alternative’ treatments compare to usual care?

1 Response »
Profile photo of Bethan Davies
Posted by
pexels-photo-59628

Bethan Davies publishes her debut blog on a recent Swedish RCT of exercise and internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression.

[read the full story...]

Diet and depression: can we eat our way out of clinical depression? The ‘SMILES’ trial

3 Responses »
Profile photo of Murtada Alsaif
Posted by
cel-lisboa-60315

Murtada Alsaif chews over the SMILES RCT of dietary improvement for adults with major depression, which reports encouraging results for healthy diet in people with depression.

[read the full story...]

Targeting unhelpful repetitive negative thinking in young people to prevent anxiety and depression

1 Response »
Profile photo of Michelle Moulds
Posted by
1187953915_6b47e93036_b

Michelle Moulds publishes her debut blog on a recent randomised controlled trial about the prevention of anxiety disorders and depression by targeting excessive worry, rumination and repetitive negative thinking in young adults.

[read the full story...]

Collaborative care may help older adults with subthreshold depression: CASPER trial

1 Response »
Profile photo of Ben Hannigan
Posted by
agent-18762_1280

Ben Hannigan summarises the new CASPER trial of collaborative care versus usual care for older adults with subthreshold depression.

[read the full story...]

Psychotherapies for depression in children and adolescents: all of equal IMPACT?

2 Responses »
Profile photo of Jasmin Wertz
Posted by
sad-woman

Jasmin Wertz summarises the recently published IMPACT trial, which found that CBT, short-term psychoanalytical psychotherapy and brief psychosocial interventions (psychoeducation) were all equally effective in treating depression in children and young people.

[read the full story...]