In her debut blog, Shania Lorenz summarises a qualitative research study that looks at the experiences of women with eating disorders and autism, their parents and health professionals.
[read the full story...]Alcohol and bipolar: how does heavy alcohol use predict the course of bipolar disorder?
Danielle Windget and Sammy Eden review a recent study on the patterns and clinical correlates of lifetime alcohol consumption in women and men with bipolar disorder.
[read the full story...]How common is mental illness in children aged 1-7 years old?
Jennifer Lau and Meenakshi Shukla explore a recent meta-analysis which finds that worldwide, 1 in 5 children aged 1-7 years old will experience a mental health condition.
[read the full story...]Exploring eating disorders on TikTok – #EDrecovery: helpful or harmful?
Cara Richardson blogs about a novel study that explores the use of the social media platform TikTok to express experiences of eating disorder recovery.
[read the full story...]Understanding atypical social reward anticipation in psychopathology
Francesca Bentivegna summarises a meta-analytic review exploring atypical social reward anticipation as a transdiagnostic characteristic of psychopathology.
[read the full story...]Digital CBT for eating disorders: a realistic way to bridge the treatment gap?
Georgie Parker reviews a US cluster randomised controlled trial which finds that digital CBT is effective at reducing eating disorder symptoms in female college students.
[read the full story...]Eating disorder symptoms and suicidality: is there a significant association within the student population?
In his debut blog, Jack Wainwright explores a study that finds an association between eating disorders and suicidality in US college students.
[read the full story...]Can we predict how people will adjust after victimisation? Progress towards an individualised risk calculator for psychopathology
In her debut blog, Jessica Armitage reviews a recent cohort study, which suggests that it may be possible to predict risk of psychopathology in victimised children.
[read the full story...]Self-compassion for anxiety and depression in young people #ActiveIngredientsMH
Sarah Egan summarises a recent systematic review relating to her own Wellcome Trust funded research on self-compassion for the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression in young people.
[read the full story...]One in four UK children exposed to maternal mental illness
Francesca Bentivegna reviews a national retrospective cohort study which explores the prevalence of maternal mental illness among children and adolescents in the UK during 2005-2017.
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