Critical lack of evidence about social media use and youth mental health in clinical populations

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Amanda Sabo and Louise La Sala summarise a recent review investigating the impact of social media use on internalising symptoms in adolescents from clinical and community samples.

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Food, sadness and guilt: how do anorexia patients and clinicians feel about supported mealtimes?

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Samatha Han and Caitlin Lloyd summarise a qualitative systematic review that explored patient and clinician perspectives on supported mealtimes within treatments for anorexia nervosa.

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Will this ADHD medication help my patient? Bridging the gap between efficacy and effectiveness

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Shuichi Suetani blogs a new study published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, which suggests that those patients who might benefit most from evidence-based guidance are the least represented in clinical trials about ADHD medication. Is it time to reconsider the value we place on RCTs when they do not include the vast majority of people who need help?

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Like father like offspring: paternal anxiety associated with children’s emotional and behavioural health

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Zoe Firth summarises a recent systematic review which finds that anxiety in fathers has a broadly similar impact on children, compared to maternal anxiety.

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Violence against older people is strongly associated with poor mental health #16DaysOfActivism2024

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Sophie Carlisle explores the prevalence of violence against older people and how this relates to mental health. This is the third blog in our #16DaysOfActivism2024 series.

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The many faces of mental disorders

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Yuri Milaneschi discusses new research on the structure and presentation of mental health disorders, which suggests that although there are many different faces of major mental disorders, some of these faces are far more common than others.

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Childhood neglect: the neglected trauma? 

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Dhea Bengardi summarises a systematic review exploring the prevalence of different types of neglect across a wide variety of mental health conditions.

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Conversion practices: the PRIDE study explores harms experienced in the LGBTQIA+ community

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Vanessa Coeli summarises the PRIDE study on the experiences of conversion practices and mental health symptoms in sexual and gender minority adults in the US.

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Can we ease the suffering now? Psychological interventions during an ‘ongoing threat’

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Sofiia Kornatska considers a recent systematic review on effective and feasible psychological interventions for populations under ongoing threats; including terrorist attacks, shootings, fire, physical and psychological abuse, political and armed violence, and ongoing intimate partner violence.

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ACT now for MND: acceptance and commitment therapy can improve quality of life for people with motor neuron disease

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Dona Matthews summarises a recent trial which suggests that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can maintain or improve quality of life for people with early stage motor neuron disease.

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