In her debut blog, Emma Sullivan explores a new paper looking at the feasibility of a CBT for insomnia intervention (delivered by non-expert practitioners) for young people with mental health difficulties.
[read the full story...]Lived experience perspectives of acceptance and commitment therapy for people with psychosis
Charlotte Huggett reflects on a qualitative study exploring the perspectives of people with psychosis receiving Acceptance and Commitment Therapy following a first episode of psychosis.
[read the full story...]Young people are worried about climate change, but how do they cope?
Trish Darcy considers a scoping review of empirical evidence on climate concerns, negative emotions and climate‐related mental illness in young people.
[read the full story...]Where I lay my head is home: residential instability and earlier onset of psychosis
Liana Romaniuk summarises a recent US cross-sectional study which suggests that residential instability (moving home a lot) may lead to disrupted social networks and relationships, predisposing vulnerable youth to greater stress, which can increase their risk of psychosis.
[read the full story...]A matter of trust: helping adolescents open up about their trauma
Will Koehler summarises a ‘netnographic’ study which provides a clarion call to those working within trauma-treatment systems to examine their practices with young people from a multi-system perspective.
[read the full story...]Can interventions help to improve social functioning in youth at risk of psychosis?
Carla McEnery summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions and social functioning in youth at risk of psychosis.
[read the full story...]How does age at onset affect outcomes in schizophrenia?
Geoff Davies publishes his debut elf blog about a recent systematic review and meta-analysis looking at age at onset and the outcomes of schizophrenia.
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