Mike Clark looks at a systematic review of the evidence on the role of social support in preventing depression at all ages.
[read the full story...]A social model for understanding madness and distress
Alison Faulkner on a new Shaping Our Lives report, which addresses service user and survivor views about ways of understanding madness and distress, but in particular about the potential of a social model.
[read the full story...]Psychosocial interventions for cannabis use disorder #CannabisMatters
Ian Hamilton presents the findings of a recent Cochrane review, which finds that despite the large number of cannabis users seeking treatment, we still know relatively little about the best psychosocial interventions for cannabis use disorder.
[read the full story...]How and why do psychotherapies improve social support?
Mark Smith summarises a meta-analysis that explores the effects of psychotherapy for adult depression on social support.
[read the full story...]Psychosocial suicide prevention in youth: is the evidence strong enough?
Rachel Upthegrove appraises a recent systematic review of psychosocial suicide prevention for youth, which leaves her calling for better evidence to support investment in universal school-based interventions.
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