In her debut blog, Rose McCabe examines a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at photovoice; a participatory photography and digital storytelling intervention that has been developed to promote positive social change.
[read the full story...]Are trauma-informed treatments effective for justice-involved youth?
Laura Hemming summarises a meta-analysis which struggles to make firm conclusions about the effectiveness of trauma programs for justice-involved youth.
[read the full story...]Pre-treatment mouthwash to reduce patient to dentist infections
This Cochrane review of the effects of preprocedural mouth rinses used in dental clinics to minimise incidence of infection in dental healthcare providers included 17 RCTs. The studies measured only reduction in level of bacterial contamination in aerosols with no studies evaluating viral or fungal contamination.The evidence was of low or very low certainty.
[read the full story...]No evidence that medication can prevent PTSD in people exposed to trauma, according to new Cochrane review
In his debut blog, Richard Meiser-Stedman explores a recent Cochrane systematic review which finds no evidence for the use of medication to prevent the onset of PTSD in people who have been exposed to a traumatic event.
[read the full story...]Sharing youth mental health lived experience: what impact does it have on young people?
In her debut blog, Marianne Webb considers an Australian qualitative study evaluating a psychoeducation programme delivered by young people sharing their personal stories of mental health lived experience.
[read the full story...]Intimate partner violence, suicide and self-harm: uncovering the links
Piumee Bandara summarises a cross-sectional study which finds that people who had experienced lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) were almost three times more likely to have made a suicide attempt in the past year, compared to people without experience of IPV.
[read the full story...]The caring dyad: how patients and their informal carers experience severe mental illness and cardiometabolic disease
Lydia Poole considers the caring dyad (the relationship experience of the patient and their informal carer) and the realities of living with cardiometabolic risk, metabolic syndrome and severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]DBT for BPD: how can benefits be maintained long-term?
Dafni Katsampa and Francesca Payne summarise a qualitative study from the Republic of Ireland, which explores the long-term benefits of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
[read the full story...]Self-harm in autistic people: meta-analysis confirms higher risk compared to non-autistic people
In her debut blog, Mirabel Pelton summarises a systematic review finding that autistic people are at 3-fold greater risk of self-harm compared to non-autistic people.
[read the full story...]Who can you trust? The links between childhood adversity, deprivation and pandemic restrictions in Wales
In her debut blog, Poppy Brown summarises a survey which explores the links between adverse childhood experiences, attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy.
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