Eloise Stark looks at a recent online survey which seeks to understand psychiatrists’ knowledge, attitudes and experiences in identifying and supporting their patients on the autism spectrum.
[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...]Prescribing lithium for bipolar disorder: are we too scared?
Deenan Edward and Suhana Ahmed summarise a Scottish study of prescribing for bipolar disorder between 2009-2016, which identified a clear trend towards decreasing lithium use.
[read the full story...]Singing speeds up recovery from postnatal depression faster than usual care #LetsTalkMentalHealthII
Saoirse Finn writes a #LetsTalkMentalHealthII blog about group singing for women with postnatal depression.
[read the full story...]Continuity of care: a luxury or need?
LucÍa Almazán Sánchez and Derek Tracy appraise a new paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry on continuity of care and clinical outcomes in the community for people with severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]Self-harm in older adults: a forgotten group?
Karen Birnie, Haridha Pandian and Derek Tracy summarise a recent systematic review in the British Journal of Psychiatry on self-harm in older adults.
[read the full story...]Is self-management ready for the mental health mainstream?
Josefien Breedvelt and Peter Coventry explore a new systematic review and meta-analysis of self-management interventions for people with severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]Lifestyle training for schizophrenia: STEPWISE fails to make a difference
Ben Janaway writes his debut elf blog on the STEPWISE RCT which is out today in the British Journal of Psychiatry: Structured lifestyle education for people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and first-episode psychosis.
[read the full story...]Decision-making capacity of inpatients with schizophrenia: don’t assume people are incapable
Mental Health Masters Students from UCL summarise a recent cross-sectional study on the association of decision-making capacity for treatment and research in inpatients with schizophrenia and related psychoses.
[read the full story...]Mental Health Act detentions are increasing, but why?
Luke Sheridan-Rains summarises a study containing data on the use of the Mental Health Act in England over the last 30 years, which points to an inexorable rise in involuntary admissions.
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