Brief interventions after suicide attempts: does connection save lives?

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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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CBT for depression in primary care: gold standard, or one option among many?

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Does CBT really outperform other treatments for depression in primary care settings? A recent systematic review suggests patients may have more options than we think.

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Trauma-focused therapy for psychosis: helpful for delusions, less so for hallucinations

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A new meta-analysis from Toutountzidis and colleagues finds trauma-focused therapies meaningfully reduce delusions in psychosis, but offer limited benefit for hallucinations. Younger people gain most.

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A stitch in time: early intervention for young people – promising but patchy evidence

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Two major reviews find early intervention shows promise for youth mental health, but the evidence is stronger for psychosis than for anxiety and depression.

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In the Land of the Unblind: are psychedelics really better than antidepressants?

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Psychedelic therapy looks impressive in trials, but when you account for the placebo effect, how does it really compare to antidepressants?

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Scrolling for answers: how reliable is mental health and neurodivergence-related information on social media?

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A new systematic review finds that mental health and neurodivergence-related misinformation is highest on TikTok, but quality varies widely across all platforms.

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Can You ‘Catch’ Suicide? What This Meta-Analysis Really Tells Us

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If your friend is struggling with suicidal thoughts, are you at greater risk? A meta-analysis of over 1 million people explores the evidence.

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Skin-picking as self-soothing: is emotion regulation the missing piece?

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A systematic review (of mostly cross sectional studies) explores whether difficulties regulating emotions play a role in skin picking disorder, and what this could mean for treatment.

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Medical cannabinoids as a treatment for mental health: helpful or hazardous?

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Systematic review of 54 RCTs found limited evidence for cannabinoids treating mental health conditions. Most robust findings for cannabis use disorder, but overall quality low.

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Carrying heavy secrets alone: sexual trauma disclosure in boys and men

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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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