What psychostimulant dose is ‘just right’ for people with ADHD? This blog explores the first dose-effect network meta-analysis across age groups, unpacking what it means for clinicians navigating the fine line between therapeutic inertia and unnecessary dose escalation.
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Around 30% of people with anorexia may screen positive for autism, yet treatment models rarely reflect this. A new qualitative review asks what autistic people actually need from eating disorder services.
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A new systematic review pools data from 9,620 detained children across 8 countries and finds alarming rates of depression, PTSD and self-harm. The harm rises the longer and harsher the detention, and no form of it is safe.
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Services for domestic abuse and sexual violence are widely delivered and highly valued, but how confident can we be that they work? A new UK-focused systematic review of what the evidence actually shows.
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Around 40% of mental health professionals experience emotional exhaustion, but do the interventions designed to help them actually work? A new review suggests the answer is more complicated than most ward managers would like.
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A systematic review of 22 million people finds several mental health conditions, including PTSD, depression and anxiety, are linked to higher acute coronary syndrome risk.
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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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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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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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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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