Lucy Purnell summarises a recent systematic review which finds little support for parental involvement in cognitive behavioural therapy for adolescent anxiety disorders.
[read the full story...]Autism and social anxiety: qualitative research shows how we can help
Rachel Symons summarises a qualitative study that explores the relationship between autism and social anxiety in male adults.
[read the full story...]Problem solving therapy: is it an effective ingredient for treating depression? #ActiveIngredientsMH
Karolin Krause summarises a systematic review relating to her own Wellcome Trust funded research on problem solving training for young people with depression.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants and psychotherapy for adolescent depression: can they be compared? #ActiveIngredientsMH
Catherine Harmer summarises a recent network meta-analysis relating to her own Wellcome Trust funded research into antidepressants for young people with anxiety or depression.
[read the full story...]Repetitive negative thinking: an important clinical target for the treatment of depression and anxiety? #ActiveIngredientsMH
Imogen Bell summarises a systematic review relating to her own Wellcome Trust funded research into repetitive negative thinking in anxiety and depression.
[read the full story...]Psychotherapy for depression across different age groups
David Hallford summarises a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of psychotherapy for depression across the lifespan.
[read the full story...]CBT delivery formats for adult depression: group, telephone & guided self-help all as effective as individual therapy?
Kinga Antal reviews a network meta-analysis which finds that individual, group, telephone and guided self-help CBT are all equally effective for treating depression in adults.
[read the full story...]Mental health services for medical students: are specialist university-based student mental health services the answer?
Penelope Stavrou summarises a recent study on mental health services for medical students, which evaluates a clinical student mental health service in Cambridge.
[read the full story...]Enhanced CBT for eating disorders: new review suggests it’s no more effective than other treatments, but it may act faster
Georgie Parker summarises a recent systematic review which finds that enhanced CBT is an effective treatment for eating disorders, but no more effective than other treatments. However, some research suggests that CBT-E may act quicker and therefore be most cost effective than other treatments.
[read the full story...]CBT for health anxiety: should it be delivered in person or online?
Francesca Bentivegna explores a timely RCT concluding that delivering internet-based (email) CBT for health anxiety is non-inferior to face to face CBT in the short-term. The study also concludes that iCBT is more cost-effective.
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