Andie Ashdown summarises a cross-sectional study exploring mental health disparities between multiracial and monoracial young people in the United States.
[read the full story...]Suicide and self-harm in nurses and midwives: urgent attention needed according to new systematic review
Ben Hannigan summarises a recent systematic review exploring the prevalence, risk factors and interventions for suicide and self-harm in nurses and midwives.
[read the full story...]Climate change and mental health: what do we know, and what don’t we know?
Peter Coventry examines a big new umbrella review which signals the need for robust assessment and quantification of the mental health impacts of climate change.
[read the full story...]The negative effect of the climate crisis on the mental health of millions of people: projections in the region of South Florida
Dafni Katsampa, Francesca Bentivegna and Ivar Maas reflect on a recent study exploring the impact of extreme climate events on mental health of people located in South Florida, USA.
[read the full story...]Is cognitive behavioural therapy the best we’ve got for depression?
Camilla Babbage and Maria Loades summarise the largest meta-analysis to date on the effectiveness of CBT for depression.
[read the full story...]Community interventions for anxiety and depression: the benefits of sports, music, gardening, art and culture
Jessica Bone critically considers a systematic review of community interventions for anxiety and depression in adults and young people, which suggests that more research is required targeting young people and specific community assets.
[read the full story...]Online family-based therapy for youth eating disorders: promising, but randomised evidence needed
In her debut blog, Eline van Bree summarises a recent pre-post observational cohort study, which explores the effectiveness of delivering evidence-based eating disorder treatment via telemedicine for children and young people.
[read the full story...]Stressed mums and depressed young ones: does parenting play a moderating role?
In her debut blog, Svenja Geissler reviews a Norwegian cohort study, which suggests that different parenting styles can strengthen or weaken the link between prenatal stress in mothers and depression or anxiety in their offspring.
[read the full story...]Adolescent depression is not the same as adult depression: new systematic review focuses on adolescents’ lived experiences
Nina Higson-Sweeney reflects on the findings of a recent systematic review looking at the lived experience of adolescent depression, which has important implications for anyone supporting young people at risk of depression.
[read the full story...]Can therapeutic alliance help prevent suicide in people with psychosis?
Melanie Lafanechere and Dafni Katsampa summarise a study on the therapeutic alliance and suicidal experiences in people with psychosis receiving Cognitive Behavioural Suicide Prevention Therapy.
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