Joe Barnby considers the findings of a recent meta-analysis of cannabis use and symptoms severity in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis.
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CBTp changes the brain’s wiring? Extraordinary claims, ordinary evidence
Keith Laws and Samei Huda are not impressed by a study on brain connectivity changes following CBT for psychosis, which received a significant amount of press coverage when it was published back in January.
[read the full story...]Nicotine reverses hypofrontality in animal models of addiction and schizophrenia
Marcus Munafo looks at a complex and sophisticated series of experiments that provide further insight into the relationships between genetic risk, cigarette smoking and schizophrenia.
[read the full story...]A crisis map: charting the topography of home treatment
Derek Tracy and Lisa Lloyd look back over the last 17 years of mental health crisis care and consider the findings of a new survey of Crisis Resolution Teams in England.
[read the full story...]Omega-3 fatty acids to prevent psychosis: the importance of replication (NEURAPRO trial)
Raphael Underwood summarises the NEURAPRO trial, which concludes that Omega-3 fatty acids are no better than placebo at preventing transition to psychosis in young people at ultrahigh risk for psychotic disorders.
[read the full story...]Peer support for physical health improvement: recovering ‘stolen years’?
Lucy Simons discusses whether peer support interventions can help to provide physical health improvements for people living with severe mental illness.
[read the full story...]#MQScienceMeeting: transforming lives with better mental health research
André Tomlin looks back at the #MQScienceMeeting Mental Health Science Meeting that took place in London on 2-3 Feb 2017.
[read the full story...]Digital health for young people with mental health problems: silver bullet or red herring?
Victoria Betton on a recent meta review of digital health interventions for children and young people with mental health problems. The question is, does the evidence square with her experience of what actually happens in practice?
[read the full story...]In search of the sweet spot: the links between dysglycaemia and first episode psychosis
Ben Perry publishes his debut blog on a recent systematic review of impaired glucose homeostasis in first-episode schizophrenia.
[read the full story...]Shared treatment decision-making: does it help people with psychosis?
Matthew Broome on a systematic review and meta-analysis of shared treatment decision-making and empowerment-related outcomes in psychosis.
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