Alice Potter explores a systematic review which finds that children and young people are often satisfied with the CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) they receive for anxiety or depression.
[read the full story...]Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for unipolar and bipolar depression
Delia Ciobotaru reviews a recent randomised controlled trial on the neurocognitive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in depression.
[read the full story...]Attitudes towards internet interventions make a difference
Maria Loades explores a randomised controlled trial of people with depression, which looks at the impact and change of attitudes towards internet interventions.
[read the full story...]What’s the relationship between adolescent depression and adult depression?
Katie Finning writes her debut elf blog on a recent systematic review which looks at adult mental health outcomes of adolescent depression; including depression, anxiety and suicidality in adults.
[read the full story...]Sense of coherence and mental health of caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Martin Webber looks at a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting on the association between informal carers’ sense of coherence, caregiver burden and mental health outcomes.
[read the full story...]Social media: good and bad experiences and the impact on depression
Sarah Hetrick publishes her debut blog on a recent US cross-sectional study that looks at the association between positive and negative social media experiences and symptoms of depression.
[read the full story...]CBT for anxiety: new meta-analysis confirms significant improvements to target symptoms
Inês Pote summarises a recent meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials of cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and related disorders.
[read the full story...]Perinatal depression in mothers: how can treatment help with parenting and child development?
Eloise Stark publishes her debut blog on a recent systematic review, which looks at the effect that treatment for perinatal depression in mothers can have on parenting and child development.
[read the full story...]Ecological momentary interventions: smartphones have changed everything and here’s how digital mental health might begin to catch up
Mark Brown is feeling positive about the digital future on mental health after reviewing a new paper about ecological momentary interventions for depression and anxiety.
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