The paper sets out and examines the impact of a local project called Promote the Vote running in West Yorkshire.
[read the full story...]Vitamin D and dental caries risk in children
This review of the association between higher dental caries experience and lower serum vitamin D levels in children included 13 studie. The findings suggest higher levels of caries in patients with lower vitamin D levels.
[read the full story...]Neuroimaging abnormalities in first-episode psychosis: clinically-relevant or not?
Joe Pierre considers a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of neuroimaging abnormalities in first-episode psychosis and the clinical relevance for service users presenting with first-episode psychosis.
[read the full story...]Guided self-help for anxiety: the importance of choice
In her latest blog, Francesca Zecchinato summarises findings from a recent pragmatic, partially randomised, patient preference trial on two forms of guided self-help for anxiety.
[read the full story...]From criminal to person: therapeutic relationships through the eyes of young offenders
Sofiia Kornatska reviews a qualitative study on the importance of child-staff therapeutic relationship in the Children and Young People’s Secure Estate, which offers insights into the implementation of the SECURE STAIRS trauma-informed framework that has been commissioned by NHS England across these settings.
[read the full story...]Edentulism in diabetics compared to non-diabetics
This review of the prevalence of edentulism among diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic people included 7 cross-sectional studies. The findings suggest a higher level of edentulism in diabetic patients but the findings should be interpreted cautiously.
[read the full story...]Europe’s climate hotspot: climate change and mental health in Italy
Francesca Bentivegna and Ivar Maas consider a scoping review exploring climate change, trauma and mental health in Italy, one of the most affected Mediterranean countries.
[read the full story...]If you’ve got a mental health problem, who you gonna call?
In her debut blog, Cara McErlain summarises a recent qualitative systematic review exploring patients’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to accessing mental health support through primary care services in England.
[read the full story...]Is anxiety a gateway to other mental health problems? Comorbidities with depression and other anxiety disorders
Nina Higson-Sweeney summarises a study using data from the UK-based GLAD and COPING NBR cohorts to investigate factors associated with anxiety disorder comorbidity with anxiety and depression.
[read the full story...]Predicting treatment-resistant psychosis using routine clinical measures
Lorna Staines summarises a recent study on predicting treatment-resistant psychosis, which suggests that future risk prediction efforts should seek to consider routinely collected data.
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