Joanne Wallace considers the findings of a new Cochrane systematic review on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia.
[read the full story...]Transcranial magnetic stimulation for schizophrenia
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Negative symptoms of schizophrenia may improve over time, says meta-analysis
In her debut blog, Tracey Roberts summarises a recent meta-analysis which asks: Do negative symptoms of schizophrenia change over time?
[read the full story...]Diagnostic test accuracy of first rank symptoms for schizophrenia
Raphael Underwood summarises a recently updated Cochrane systematic review, which aimed to systematically evaluate the accuracy of first rank symptoms for diagnosing schizophrenia.
[read the full story...]Engaging inpatients with mental health rehabilitation activities
Elly O’Brien reports on a recent RCT of a staff training intervention for inpatients in mental health rehabilitation, which is designed to increase patients’ engagement in activities.
[read the full story...]Exercise for severe mental illness: new review finds few benefits
This new systematic review concludes that exercise programmes can lead to an improvement in exercise activity, but have no significant effect on mental health symptoms or body weight in people with severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]#MindfulnessMonday – Mindfulness moderately effective for reducing symptoms of psychosis, though controlled studies less convincing
Last week, Elly O’Brien blogged about mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for various physical and psychological disorders. Today, another paper from the same authors, looking at the more broadly defined ‘mindfulness interventions’ for psychosis. Elly talked about the use of mindfulness to escape the “emotional quicksand” of negative thoughts, and the authors here again focus on [read the full story…]
Genetic variation is a factor when treating schizophrenia with folate and vitamin B12 supplementation
Symptoms associated with schizophrenia are often classified into two categories. The classical indicators such as hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder make up the ‘positive’ category whilst apathy and problems with concentration are ‘negative’ symptoms. These negative symptoms have previously been linked to decreased folate levels (Goff et al. 2004) and there is some evidence that [read the full story…]