Dhea Bengardi summarises a systematic review exploring the prevalence of different types of neglect across a wide variety of mental health conditions.
[read the full story...]Childhood neglect: the neglected trauma?
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Social determinants increase depression risk: key findings from umbrella review
Ayana Cant summarises the findings from a recent umbrella review on the social determinants of mental health in major depressive disorder, which suggests that early life adversities, intimate partner violence, and food insecurity were the biggest risk factors for depression.
[read the full story...]Antidepressant withdrawal: recommendations for support from people with lived experience
Hannah Bowers summarises a study exploring the need for antidepressant withdrawal support, from 708 survey respondents with lived experience.
[read the full story...]To seek or not to seek? COVID information-seeking linked to poorer mental health
Olga Lainidi summarises a paper from the UK COVID-19-MH study, which explores the links between COVID-19 information-seeking behaviours during the pandemic, and depression, anxiety and loneliness.
[read the full story...]Trauma transmission in the children of trauma-affected refugees: risk and protective factors
Theofanis Kyriacou & Andie Ashdown consider a systematic review of risk and protective factors for trauma transmission among trauma-affected refugees and their non-exposed children.
[read the full story...]Loneliness in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: All the lonely people, where [in Canada] do they all come from?
Heather McClelland reviews a recent study which explores who is most likely to experience loneliness in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[read the full story...]Can SMS text messages help prevent relapse in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder?
A group of UCL Mental Health MSc students summarise a recent pilot study, which explores the acceptability and feasibility of the Texting for Relapse Prevention (T4RP) programme for people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
[read the full story...]Music therapy for autistic children: playing better than listening?
Hilary Shepherd summarises a recent randomised controlled trial comparing music therapy to music listening for children with autism spectrum disorder.
[read the full story...]What influences mental health professionals to stigmatise people with schizophrenia?
Charlotte Huggett explores a recent systematic review on schizophrenia stigma in mental health professionals and associated factors.
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