In her debut blog, Svenja Geissler reviews a Norwegian cohort study, which suggests that different parenting styles can strengthen or weaken the link between prenatal stress in mothers and depression or anxiety in their offspring.
[read the full story...]Does a diagnosis of severe physical illness elevate suicide risk?
Dona Matthews reviews a retrospective cohort study of 47 million people exploring the risk of suicide after diagnosis of severe physical illness, such as low-survival cancers, chronic ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and degenerative neurological conditions such as Huntington’s disease.
[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...]Suicide risk among LGBTQ+ adolescents in Canada
Jess Williams examines a nationally representative population-based study on suicidality among sexual minority and transgender adolescents in Canada.
[read the full story...]Workplace discrimination and depression: new Danish workforce study explores the links
Olga Lainidi explores a prospective cohort study from Denmark, which establishes a relationship between workplace discrimination and the onset of a depressive disorder.
[read the full story...]Having a sense of purpose is associated with reduced loneliness
Heather McClelland explores a meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data, which found a strong association between having a sense of purpose in life and reduced feelings of loneliness.
[read the full story...]A human rights approach to integrating HIV and substance misuse services
Andie Ashdown and Theophanis Kyriacou summarise a recent paper on integrating HIV and substance misuse services, which draws on a person-centred approach that is grounded in human rights.
[read the full story...]Prevalence of autism and autistic traits in those who died by suicide
Shania Lorenz examines a recent mixed-methods study, which suggests that, in England, people with autism or autistic traits have a higher risk of suicide compared to the general population.
[read the full story...]Intimate partner violence, suicide and self-harm: uncovering the links
Piumee Bandara summarises a cross-sectional study which finds that people who had experienced lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV) were almost three times more likely to have made a suicide attempt in the past year, compared to people without experience of IPV.
[read the full story...]Who can you trust? The links between childhood adversity, deprivation and pandemic restrictions in Wales
In her debut blog, Poppy Brown summarises a survey which explores the links between adverse childhood experiences, attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy.
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