Recent research suggests that lower IQ and cognitive performance link to higher alcohol use disorder risk, but education and societal factors can amplify or reduce this vulnerability, not genetics alone.
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This small trial suggests Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners might deliver focused panic therapy effectively. But with only 46 participants included in the final analysis, larger trials are needed to confirm.
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Black students navigate interpersonal bias, institutional barriers, and microaggressions that compound pre-existing adversity. This research exposes academia’s role in perpetuating racial trauma.
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British Muslims worry about judgment and misunderstanding in therapy, according to a new qualitative analysis of survey responses. The research shows respect and cultural competence matter more than matching client-therapist faith.
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The Connected Belonging model argues that schools should support young people’s relationships to their community, culture and peers, rather than focusing on individual skills like “grit” and resilience. Should centre identity and relationships in our work with young people?
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Systematic review of 60 studies found personality disorders affect 5.2% in high-income countries, associated with elevated mortality, yet excluded from global disease burden estimates.
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Feasibility trial found resistance training was safe and acceptable for people with psychosis in psychiatric rehabilitation wards, challenging assumptions about patient capabilities and safety.
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Writing about your best possible self or things you’re grateful for showed strongest improvements in wellbeing, but most studies were poor quality and focused only on non-clinical populations.
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Meta-analysis of 46 studies found mindfulness and acceptance programmes significantly reduced OCD symptoms, performing as well as CBT but with more research needed on long-term effects.
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Study of 379 autistic adults found the Autistic Burnout Measure performed well, but strong correlations with existing tools raise questions about its added value over general burnout measures.
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