Peter Knapp and Suzy Ker review a recent study from Finland, which suggests that women with schizophrenia who take prolactin-increasing antipsychotics for at least five years, have an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
[read the full story...]Migrants with first episode psychosis are more likely to receive inpatient care, according to new Swedish population study
In her debut blog, Natasha Chilman blogs about a Swedish cohort study of 1.3 million people, which finds that migrants with first episode psychosis are more likely to receive inpatient care.
[read the full story...]Alexithymia and suicide, violence, and dual harm in male prisoners
Ross Nedoma reviews a recent cross-sectional study examining the links between alexithymia and suicide, violence or dual harm among male prisoners in the UK.
[read the full story...]Oral mucositis: Risk factors in paediatric oncology patients
Manas Dave takes a look at this review aiming to identify the potential risk factors associated with the development of oral mucositis in paediatric patients. While a range of risk factos are higlighted it is worth noting that 80-100% of all children having chemotherapy experience some degree of mucositis.
[read the full story...]Risk factors for suicide in men: new review highlights substance misuse, marital status and depression
Holly Crudgington summarises a recent systematic review and narrative synthesis of risk factors for suicidal behaviour in men, which finds that substance misuse, marital status and depression are the strongest risk factors.
[read the full story...]Are changes in blood pressure and weight linked to later dementia?
Meenakshi Shukla summarises a systematic review exploring the trajectory of blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol and incident dementia.
[read the full story...]New review suggests that PTSD may be a modifiable risk factor for dementia
Anjuli Kaul blogs about a new systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies, which explores the relationship between PTSD and all-cause dementia.
[read the full story...]Suicide rates in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-national data provide no evidence of an increase
Karel Kieslich, Rosalind McAlpine and Alexandra Pitman review a recent study exploring suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic with real-time data from 21 countries.
[read the full story...]Suicide risk in transgender and gender diverse people
Talen Wright explores trends in suicide death risk among transgender people by drawing on findings from the Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria Study.
[read the full story...]Hospital presentations for self-harm: a window of opportunity to prevent or treat psychosis and bipolar disorder
Alison Clarke and Jo Robinson review a Finnish cohort study which suggests that hospital presentations for self-harm represent a clear opportunity for the identification and subsequent treatment of psychosis and bipolar disorder.
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