School-based mental health interventions: reducing depression, anxiety and aggressive behaviour

Featured

In their debut blog, Rasanat Fatima Nawaz and Lauren Cross summarise a comprehensive review from the Early Intervention Foundation on school-based mental health interventions.

[read the full story...]

Psychotherapy and antidepressant tapering can help people at risk of depression relapse, but more evidence needed before we can provide personalised treatment

reza-biazar-eSjmZW97cH8-unsplash

Jessica Scaife reviews a individual patient data meta-analysis exploring the continuation of antidepressants versus sequential psychological interventions to prevent relapse in depression.

[read the full story...]

Supporting the mental health of refugees: further evidence highlights the need for cultural awareness and competence

markus-spiske-dMh1A35w_BE-unsplash

Zuva Dengu reviews a German cross-sectional representative study exploring the psychological distress of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea and other countries, which focuses on the individual and contextual risk factors and potential consequences for integration of refugees into German society.

[read the full story...]

Complex trauma and complex problems: evidence from a cohort study

Featured

Oluwaseun Oluwaranti reviews a cohort study which finds that participants exposed to complex trauma had more severe mental health problems and poorer cognitive function at 18 years of age.

[read the full story...]

Does the IAPT self-referral process work for people living in poverty?

London, UK 01/06/2020: NHS Homerton Hospital Flag Signes Inside Hospital Directions Thank You NHS Poll Flag Medical Clinic Pandemic Codid19 Coronavirus Information

In her debut blog, Alice Potter reviews a qualitative study exploring different perspectives on the accessibility of current IAPT self-referral processes for people with mental health problems living in poverty.

[read the full story...]

Risk factors for suicide in men: new review highlights substance misuse, marital status and depression

tim-marshall-K2u71wv2eI4-unsplash

Holly Crudgington summarises a recent systematic review and narrative synthesis of risk factors for suicidal behaviour in men, which finds that substance misuse, marital status and depression are the strongest risk factors.

[read the full story...]

Isolation and loneliness in women living with perinatal depression: how can we heal our dislocated self and relationships?

camila-cordeiro-fENq_PIhPSo-unsplash

In her debut blog, Jacqueline Kent-Marvick reviews a qualitative study exploring the role of isolation and loneliness in the narratives of women diagnosed with perinatal depression.

[read the full story...]

Living with mental health problems during COVID-19: how does it feel?

press-features-S_8rGErVlH4-unsplash

In her debut blog, Anjana Greedharee reviews a co-produced, participatory qualitative study on the experiences of living with mental health problems 
during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.

[read the full story...]

The benefits and harms of antidepressants for youth depression and anxiety #ActiveIngredientsMH

Sad,Teenager,Girl

Mark Horowitz and Joanna Moncrieff consider a new #ActiveIngredientsMH review published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, which looks at the knowns and unknowns of antidepressant treatment in young people with depression and anxiety: efficacy, predictors, and mechanisms of action.

[read the full story...]

Can ketamine metabolites and gamma power help predict clinical response for ‘treatment resistant depression’?

girl-with-red-hat-r4A-lJTgXQg-unsplash

Anya Borissova summarises a recent randomised placebo-controlled trial that evaluated ketamine metabolites, clinical response, and gamma power for major depression.

[read the full story...]