André Tomlin considers the recommendations for health service delivery and research from the recent Mindful Nation report.
[read the full story...]All in the mindfulness? Reflections on the Mindful Nation report
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CBT plus taper may help reduce short-term benzodiazepine use
John Baker summarises a recent Cochrane systematic review of psychosocial interventions for benzodiazepine harmful use, abuse or dependence.
[read the full story...]Is clinical research essential to develop good mental health apps?
Join a diverse group of mental health service users, researchers, practitioners and developers to discuss this vital issue. We are debating this question in a #Mindtech15 fringe event taking place in London (and on Twitter) at 7pm on Wednesday 2nd December.
[read the full story...]Cognitive behavioural prevention of depression in adolescents
Emily Stapley summarises a recent RCT of a cognitive behavioural prevention programme for young people at risk of depression.
[read the full story...]Computerised CBT for depression is no better than usual GP care: the REEACT trial
Another debut blog today, this time from Suzanne Dash, who presents the results of the REEACT trial published last week in the BMJ. The study found limited uptake of computerised CBT by people with clinical depression and no benefit of free or commercially available cCBT packages over usual GP care.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants vs placebo for depression: forget the gap
Ioana Cristea considers the possible causes responsible for the apparent narrowing of the drug-placebo gap, which over the last 30 years has seen estimates of depression symptom reduction from antidepressants fall from 70% to 30%.
[read the full story...]Is cCBT doing it for the kids, but not the adults?
Karina Lovell appraises the first UK RCT of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for depression in children and young people, which shows a clinically meaningful improvement in depression and anxiety.
[read the full story...]Integrated treatment for first episode psychosis: media hype versus reality
Alex Langford reflects on the media hype surrounding a new RCT of the NAVIGATE intervention; a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, team-based treatment approach for first episode psychosis.
[read the full story...]Should we recommend CBT for depression in people with learning disabilities?
Leen Vereenooghe summarises a systematic review of the use of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) to treat depression in people with learning disabilities.
[read the full story...]Placebo responding and µ-opioid brain functioning predict efficiency of antidepressants
Dan-Mikael Ellingsen explores the neurochemistry of placebo effects in major depression, as he reviews a recent study of the association between placebo-activated neural systems and antidepressant responses.
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