Alix Dixon presents a recent systematic review on the effectiveness of CBT for autism spectrum disorders and comorbid anxiety or depression.
[read the full story...]CBT for Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid mental illness
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Time to stop prescribing antidepressants to young people with depression?
Andrew Shepherd considers the implications of a recent network meta-analysis of the efficacy and tolerability of antidepressants for children and adolescents with depression.
[read the full story...]Exercise in severe mental illness: barriers and motivating factors
Joanne Wallace considers a recent systematic review of exercise in severe mental illness, which focuses on the factors that motivate people to exercise, and the barriers that can prevent physical activity.
[read the full story...]Specialist depression service may help people with persistent depression
Ben Hannigan reports on a recent RCT of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a specialist depression service versus usual specialist mental health care to manage persistent depression.
[read the full story...]Depression and coronary heart disease: reasons to remain UPBEAT-UK
Kirsten Lawson summarises the UPBEAT-UK programme of research into the relationship between coronary heart disease and depression and anxiety in primary care patients.
[read the full story...]Fitness to practice: exercise for depression in adolescents
Dave Steele warms up for the winter triathlon season by reading a new systematic review on the effect of exercise on depressive symptoms in adolescents.
[read the full story...]It’s a jungle out there: the natural history of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
Caroline Struthers scrutinises a systematic review on the longitudinal course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
[read the full story...]Training alone doesn’t improve outcomes for depression in primary care
Linda Gask writes her debut Mental Elf blog on a recent systematic review, which evaluates healthcare team training programs that aim to improve depression in primary care.
[read the full story...]Social support from friends and family and protection from depression: systematic review
Mike Clark looks at a systematic review of the evidence on the role of social support in preventing depression at all ages.
[read the full story...]The case for investing in anxiety and depression treatment on a global scale
Chris Sampson looks at a major new economic study into the return on investment of increased coverage for anxiety and depression treatment.
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