Linda Kaye and Kirsten Lawson summarise a large systematic review synthesising the effectiveness of applied and casual games on young people’s mental health.
[read the full story...]The impact of daylight saving time on life satisfaction
We all had an extra hour in bed this weekend, but what impact does shifting the clocks back and forward each year have on our life satisfaction?
Melanie De Lange summarises a recent study on the welfare effects of time reallocation, which uses Daylight Saving Time evidence from Germany.
[read the full story...]Are current perinatal depression screening practices following guidelines’ recommendations?
Angelica Tong summarises a recent Chinese review of perinatal depression screening and international guideline recommendations, which finds that routine screening and referrals for perinatal depression were not widely adopted in clinical practice.
[read the full story...]Is my depression the same as your depression? Network analysis finds individual variation in how symptoms aggravate each other over time
Giulia Piazza and Jonathan Roiser explore a recent network analysis and ecological momentary assessment study, which provides clear evidence that the relationships between depressive symptoms vary between individuals with depression who are matched on overall depression severity.
[read the full story...]Is a sleep intervention delivered by non-expert practitioners feasible for youth mental health?
In her debut blog, Emma Sullivan explores a new paper looking at the feasibility of a CBT for insomnia intervention (delivered by non-expert practitioners) for young people with mental health difficulties.
[read the full story...]A deep dive into trauma-informed care in crisis, emergency and residential mental health settings
Magda Skowronska summarises a scoping review that finds significant evidence gaps around the implementation of trauma-informed care in emergency care, crisis teams, crisis houses and acute day hospitals.
[read the full story...]Navigating mental health support for female migrants in Europe: insights from a systematic feminist review
Ana Veic explores a review on the female migrant experience in accessing mental health support in primary care settings across Europe, which concludes that services must be culturally aware and gender sensitive.
[read the full story...]Predicting antidepressant response using artificial intelligence
Holly Fraser discusses new findings on whether and how we can predict antidepressant response using artificial intelligence.
[read the full story...]Wide variance in the use of coercion in children and young people’s inpatient services
John Baker reflects on a recent review on rates and risk factors of coercion in inpatient child and adolescent mental health services.
[read the full story...]New meta-analysis confirms high suicide rates amongst doctors #WMHD2024
Today is World Mental Health Day and the theme this year is ‘Prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace’. Clare Gerada reviews a study showing that doctor suicide rates, particularly for females, exceed those of the general population.
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