In her debut blog, Jeanne Wolstencroft summarises a systematic review finding that parental involvement in therapy doesn’t help treat children with anxiety.
[read the full story...]Parental loss and grief in childhood linked to an increased risk of depression in adulthood #ActiveIngredientsMH
In her debut blog, Lauren Breen summarises a paper relevant to her Active Ingredients project, which seeks to understand the impact that grief reduction interventions can have on reducing anxiety and depression in young people aged 14-24 years.
[read the full story...]Internet-based psychotherapy may be cost-effective for anxiety and depression
Ally Canaway blogs a systematic review which finds evidence of internet-based psychological interventions being cost-effective for depression and anxiety.
[read the full story...]‘Did not attend’: what are the barriers to attending initial psychotherapy appointments?
Laurence Palfreyman explores a mixed methods systematic review, which brings together research from across the world looking at why people fail to attend their first psychotherapy appointment.
[read the full story...]Being part of something bigger: can neighbourhood identification protect against self-harm?
Florian Walter reviews a recent cross-sectional study which investigates whether neighbourhood identification can buffer against the effects of socioeconomic disadvantage on self-harm.
[read the full story...]Social media peer support groups for OCD and related disorders: helpful or harmful?
In her debut blog, Margherita Zenoni explores a mixed methods survey, which finds that social media support groups may be harmful for some people with OCD or related disorders.
[read the full story...]Self-stigma and depression amongst sexual minorities: can mindfulness help?
Brendan Dunlop summarises a recent Chinese cross-sectional study, which looks at how mindfulness may be useful in reducing self-stigma and depressive symptoms in lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
[read the full story...]Patients’ experience of ketamine treatment for depression: the ‘Ketamine and me’ project
In her debut blog, Harmony Jiang reviews a recent qualitative study exploring patients’ experience and response to ketamine treatment for depression.
[read the full story...]Do suicide awareness campaigns reduce stigma and increase help-seeking?
Cara Richardson reviews a Dutch study exploring the impact of a suicide prevention awareness campaign on stigma, taboo and attitudes towards professional help-seeking.
[read the full story...]PTSD-related suicides can be prevented, but we have to act fast
Nada Abou Seif summarises a recent Swedish cohort study of 3.1 million people, which looks at suicide risk in people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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