Sarah Gregory summarises findings from a large dataset analysis which explores the relationship between watching television and later cognitive decline.
[read the full story...]Too much TV is associated with decline in verbal memory
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Poor insight in psychosis predicts higher mental healthcare service use
In Joseph Lam’s debut blog he explores a recent research paper which uses an electronic dataset to investigate the relationship between insight and service use in first episode psychosis.
[read the full story...]Sleep problems in infancy: a possible risk factor for ADHD?
Jack Barton summarises a recent longitudinal study from Finland, which suggests that sleep difficulties in infancy are associated with symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity at the age of 5 years.
[read the full story...]Can arts engagement improve wellbeing for older adults?
Henry Aughterson writes his debut blog about a study of longitudinal associations between short-term, repeated, and sustained arts engagement and well-being outcomes in older adults.
[read the full story...]This be the verse? Negative cognitive styles in fathers and their children
A group of UCL Mental Health Masters students summarise a cohort study that investigated associations between paternal negative cognitive styles during pregnancy and offspring negative cognitive styles 18 years later.
[read the full story...]Can cultural activities protect people against depression in older age?
Dafni Katsampa summarises the findings of a study that uses data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing to explore cultural engagement (theatre, concert, cinema, art exhibition or museum) and incident depression in older adults.
[read the full story...]Life after leaving hospital: when does a duty of care end?
Sally McManus writes her debut elf blog on a recent national cohort study of multiple adverse outcomes following first discharge from psychiatric care, which finds that mental health inpatients are more likely to experience all types of adversity after leaving hospital.
[read the full story...]We know how to reduce premature deaths from co-morbid mental health and substance use problems, so why aren’t we doing anything about it?
Ian Hamilton looks at a Swedish 42-year follow-up study, which looks at the impact that psychiatric comorbidity can have on premature death in a cohort of patients with substance use disorders.
[read the full story...]Social resources help maintain mid-life mental health
A group of UCL Mental Health MSc students summarise a fascinating recent study entitled: “No man is an island: social resources, stress and mental health at mid-life”.
[read the full story...]Referrals to mental health services: understanding ethnic differences
A group of UCL Masters Students summarise a recent paper on ethnic differences in referral routes to child and adolescent mental health services.
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