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.
[read the full story...]Digital CBT can help people with depression or anxiety and comorbid long-term medical conditions
Stephanie Loukieh summarises the COMPASS trial, which presents promising results for digitally delivered CBT for depression and anxiety related to living with a long-term physical health condition.
[read the full story...]Mental health problems and admissions to hospital for accidents and injuries in the UK military
Ana Veic summarises a epidemiological study exploring the mental health problems and admissions to hospital for accidents and injuries in the UK military.
[read the full story...]Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk of juvenile reoffending
In Athena Chow’s debut blog, she summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and risk of juvenile reoffending.
[read the full story...]Tuberculosis and depression: multimorbidities are a global health challenge
A team of experts from the Global NIHR Centre for IMPACT consider the findings of a recent meta review, which looks at the prevalence and risks of tuberculosis multimorbidity in low-income and middle-income countries.
[read the full story...]Psychotherapy presents hope for people in South Asia with depression and a non-communicable disease
A team of experts from the Global NIHR Centre for IMPACT consider the findings of a recent review, which looks at the effectiveness and implementation of psychological interventions for depression in people with non-communicable diseases in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
[read the full story...]Finding balance: managing diabetes and depression with physical activity
Aliya Ayub explores a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of physical activity interventions for the management of depression symptoms and glycaemic control in people with depression and type 2 diabetes.
[read the full story...]Is targeting loneliness the key to releasing people from entrapment and preventing suicide?
Liam Pikett summarises a cross-sectional study exploring the association of family, social and romantic loneliness with suicidal ideation and self-harm.
[read the full story...]Genetic risk for Tourette Syndrome and related conditions
Ed Palmer considers new research on the genetic risk for Tourette Syndrome and it’s relationship to other mental and physical health conditions.
[read the full story...]Is anxiety a gateway to other mental health problems? Comorbidities with depression and other anxiety disorders
Nina Higson-Sweeney summarises a study using data from the UK-based GLAD and COPING NBR cohorts to investigate factors associated with anxiety disorder comorbidity with anxiety and depression.
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