Matthew Broome appraises a recent cohort study that looks at neural markers of resilience in young women at familial risk for major depressive disorder.
[read the full story...]Inclusion health: a new perspective on health inequalities?
Noortje Uphoff writes her debut elf blog on a recent paper in The Lancet, which looks at what works in inclusion health; providing an overview of effective interventions for marginalised and excluded populations.
[read the full story...]Breaking the silence about #WomenAndDrugs
Ian Hamilton summarises the discussion that took place at the #WomenAndDrugs conference in York on 2nd June 2017, which brought together a group of experts representing research, treatment and policy.
[read the full story...]Women in prison have significantly more drug problems than men #WomenAndDrugs
Geoff Page publishes his debut elf blog on a new systematic review of alcohol and drug use disorders in recently incarcerated men and women.
We’re publishing this blog to coincide with the #WomenAndDrugs event taking place in York today, which you can follow on Twitter and via our live podcast.
[read the full story...]Women, addiction and crime: what works? #WomenAndDrugs
Some of the country’s leading experts on mental health and substance abuse will gather at the University of York tomorrow to “end the silence” surrounding women and addiction. We’ll be taking this #WomenAndDrugs event #BeyondTheRoom and I’m delighted to be publishing two relevant blogs, one today and the other tomorrow.
Here’s the first from regular elf blogger Ian Hamilton, who explores a recent narrative literature review on effective interventions for drug using women offenders.
[read the full story...]Violence and women’s mental health: new review summarises the evidence
Nicky Lambert writes her debut Mental Elf blog on a recent review of violence and the impact that it has on women’s mental health
[read the full story...]NICE one? Is NHS guidance on substance misuse fit for purpose?
Ian Hamilton explains why the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have missed a trick by not updating their 2007 guidance on psychosocial interventions for substance misuse.
[read the full story...]Do happy people live longer?
Mark Horowitz looks at the prospective UK Million Women Study and wonders if happiness itself has a directly impact on mortality.
[read the full story...]Life histories as counter-narratives for people with learning disabilities
Gerry Bennison examines an Icelandic study where four women with learning disabilities use life histories to challenge the historical, institutional accounts of their lives.
[read the full story...]"What about me?" Autonomy in older women with learning disabilities
In this blog, Tara Quinn-Cirillo looks at a qualitative study looking at the issue of autonomy for older women with learning disabilities.
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