Ruby Tsang summarises a recent longitudinal study of trajectories of inflammation in youth and risk of mental and cardiometabolic disorders in adulthood, which finds that high levels of inflammation in childhood may be linked to an increased risk of psychosis, depression and insulin resistance in early adulthood.
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Magda Skowronska summarises a recent systematic review which finds that cumulative trauma could lead to earlier onset of bipolar disorder. A review that has important implications for mental health professionals.
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Olga Lainidi blogs a recent systematic review, which suggests that organisation-level interventions including job and task modifications, create the most benefit to reducing burnout and difficulty with mental health for healthcare workers in a variety of settings.
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Nora Skjerdingstad presents a recent study that the explores the constant feedback we encounter on social media platforms, and the impact that ‘likes’ can have on adults and young people.
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Marissa Kube-Clare summarises a retrospective cohort study exploring the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of dementia.
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Jack Wainwright summarises a qualitative review which explores the impact of receiving a diagnosis of autism in adulthood.
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Nora Rosenberg summarises the largest and most comprehensive study to date on metabolomic pathways to antenatal depression, birth outcomes and offspring development.
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In her debut blog, Emma Wallace explores a recent US cross-sectional study, which suggests an exclusive focus on the mental health antecedents of suicide will exclude around 20% of people who attempt to take their own lives.
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Ana Veic considers clinician’s perspectives of the benefits of physical exercise in treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and complex trauma.
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Jill Stavert summarises a recent qualitative meta-synthesis of service users’ and carers’ experiences of assessment and involuntary hospital admissions under mental health legislations.
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