Service user experiences of dissociation

Hands and face

A team of mental health staff from the University of Edinburgh write a joint blog on a recent qualitative study about the experience of dissociation in people with psychosis.

[read the full story...]

Antipsychotics and metabolic function in people with schizophrenia

Featured

Peter Haddad and Sami Ouanes review a network meta-analysis of the impact of antipsychotic drugs on metabolic function in people with schizophrenia.

[read the full story...]

In harm’s way: psychiatric diagnosis and risks of being subjected to and perpetrating violence

Featured

Sarah Steeg discusses a cohort study finding that people with a psychiatric diagnosis are 3-4 times more likely to be a victim or perpetrator of violence.

[read the full story...]

Cancer screening disparities in people with mental illness

national-cancer-institute-L7en7Lb-Ovc-unsplash

Emily Peckham from the Closing The Gap Network writes her debut blog on a new systematic review, which finds that people with mental illnesses were less likely to receive screening for cancer compared to the general population.

[read the full story...]

Is schizophrenia a by-product of human evolution?

shutterstock_1076871143

Muzaffer Kaser writes his debut elf blog on a recent study, which looks at evolutionary modifications in human brain connectivity associated with schizophrenia.

[read the full story...]

The Trial: pharmacotherapy versus psychotherapy for schizophrenia – how do trials compare?

thetrial

Keith Laws looks at a systematic review of patient and study characteristics, which asks: are randomised controlled trials on pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for positive symptoms of schizophrenia comparable?

[read the full story...]

Long-term outcomes of childhood sexual abuse #ISTSS2019

shutterstock_731750611

Raphael Underwood summarises a recent umbrella review (a synthesis of meta-analyses), which aimed to evaluate the current literature regarding childhood sexual abuse and long-term outcomes (psychosocial outcomes, psychiatric diagnoses and physical health outcomes).

[read the full story...]

Cognitive functioning in psychosis: is neuropsychological decline continuous, generalised, and specific to schizophrenia?

shutterstock_1466819675

Emmeline Lagunes Cordoba and Derek Tracy explore a case control study that looks at cognitive change in people with schizophrenia and other psychoses in the decade following the first episode.

[read the full story...]

How can digital technology help close the mortality gap for people with severe mental illness?

shutterstock_134284016

Lina Gega from the Closing the Gap Network explores a recent review of digital technology for health promotion, which looks at opportunities to address excess mortality in people living with severe mental illness.

[read the full story...]

Digital self-management of schizophrenia: the MindFrame app

glen-anthony-1253206-unsplash

Muna Dubad explores a Danish qualitative analysis of young adults’ perspectives of a smartphone app (MindFrame), which is designed for people recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, to empower them to self-manage their condition.

[read the full story...]