Olga Lainidi summarises a recent systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the effectiveness of resilience interventions on the mental health of nursing staff.
[read the full story...]Can social recovery therapy improve social disability in young people?
In her debut blog, Jude Madani summarises the findings of the PRODIGY trial, which looked at the clinical and cost-effectiveness of social recovery therapy for the prevention and treatment of long-term social disability among young people with emerging severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]Community arts participation linked with wellbeing, life satisfaction and purpose in older adults
Karen Mak considers a recent study that explores the associations between participation in community arts groups and aspects of wellbeing in older adults in the US.
[read the full story...]Do school-based depression and anxiety prevention programmes work?
Ariadna Albajara Saenz blogs a systematic review that suggests school-based depression and anxiety prevention programmes are likely to have a significant public health impact when implemented on a large scale.
[read the full story...]No evidence that medication can prevent PTSD in people exposed to trauma, according to new Cochrane review
In his debut blog, Richard Meiser-Stedman explores a recent Cochrane systematic review which finds no evidence for the use of medication to prevent the onset of PTSD in people who have been exposed to a traumatic event.
[read the full story...]The 4M model for promoting student mental health: mindfulness, movement, meaning and moderator-based interventions
In her debut blog, Snigdha Dutta explores the 4M model for promoting university student mental health, explored by a recent systematic review which suggests that a combination of mindfulness, movement, meaning, and moderator-based interventions may help.
[read the full story...]Harm minimisation for self-harm: mixed-method analysis of electronic health care records finds it can be helpful
Holly Crudgington reviews a mixed-methods analysis of electronic health records in secondary mental healthcare on harm minimisation for the management of self-harm.
[read the full story...]Age at onset of mental disorders: global meta-analysis provides data for targeting effective interventions
Dona Matthews summarises a comprehensive global meta-analysis that presents our best current knowledge on the age of onset of various mental disorders. This review has major implications for our mental health promotion and prevention efforts.
[read the full story...]Will the COVID-19 pandemic lead to a mental health pandemic?
In his debut blog, KCL student George Bougas explores a recent longitudinal study looking at mental health outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.
[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.
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