Lorna Staines summarises a recent study on predicting treatment-resistant psychosis, which suggests that future risk prediction efforts should seek to consider routinely collected data.
[read the full story...]People with psychosis who attend more leisure activities have a higher quality of life
Lorna Collins reviews a cross-sectional study that found the quality of life of people with psychosis is higher when they participate in leisure activities.
[read the full story...]Trauma informed care on acute inpatient units: reducing self harm and restrictive practices
Dr Kirsten Lawson is back! In this blog, Kirsten explores a service evaluation of trauma informed care practices in acute inpatient units, looking specifically at reductions in self-harm and restraint practices.
[read the full story...]What’s the relationship between stressful life events and psychosis?
Kris Deering considers a 2-year prospective observational study published in the Lancet Psychiatry which found strong links between stressful life events and relapse in first-episode psychosis.
[read the full story...]Is persistent anxiety and depression in childhood a one-way road to adverse outcomes in adulthood?
In her latest blog, Laura Hankey summarises a longitudinal study using ALSPAC data that explored associations between anxiety, depression, and comorbid anxiety/depression in childhood and adverse outcomes in young adulthood.
[read the full story...]Genetic risk for schizophrenia is associated with changes in heart structure and function
Nadine Parker and Ole Andreassen summarise a recent UK population-based cohort study, which looks at the impact of polygenic risk for schizophrenia on cardiac structure and function in over 32,000 people.
[read the full story...]Mapping the trajectory of psychiatric diagnoses: Danish study finds that mental health diagnoses may change over time
In her latest blog, Dona Matthews summarises a recent publication in The Lancet Psychiatry, which mapped the psychiatric diagnostic trajectories of 184,949 Danish patients over a 10-year period.
[read the full story...]Psychosis and loneliness: overcoming the practical, social and emotional barriers to better relationships
Hosana Tagomori and Dafni Katsampa review a qualitative study exploring the experience of loneliness among people diagnosed with psychosis.
[read the full story...]Where I lay my head is home: residential instability and earlier onset of psychosis
Liana Romaniuk summarises a recent US cross-sectional study which suggests that residential instability (moving home a lot) may lead to disrupted social networks and relationships, predisposing vulnerable youth to greater stress, which can increase their risk of psychosis.
[read the full story...]Virtual reality therapy for psychosis: positive patient experiences and few side effects
Steven Parkes considers a randomised controlled trial exploring the satisfaction and side effects of gameChange, a virtual reality intervention targeting anxiety in every day situations for patients with psychosis.
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