Violence and women’s mental health: new review summarises the evidence
Nicky Lambert writes her debut Mental Elf blog on a recent review of violence and the impact that it has on women's mental health The post Violence and women’s mental health: new review summarises the...
View ArticleIn search of the sweet spot: the links between dysglycaemia and first episode...
Ben Perry publishes his debut blog on a recent systematic review of impaired glucose homeostasis in first-episode schizophrenia. The post In search of the sweet spot: the links between dysglycaemia and...
View Article#MQScienceMeeting: transforming lives with better mental health research
André Tomlin looks back at the #MQScienceMeeting Mental Health Science Meeting that took place in London on 2-3 Feb 2017. The post #MQScienceMeeting: transforming lives with better mental health...
View ArticleEarly life deprivation, neurodevelopment, mental health and resilience: ERA...
André Tomlin summarises the latest instalment of the ERA (English and Romanian Adoptees) study, which explores the neurodevelopmental and mental health trajectories of Romanian orphans who experienced...
View ArticleNovel Psychoactive Substances: important information for health professionals
Harry Sumnall, Ian Hamilton and Mark Monaghan provide an overview of Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) aimed at health professionals and others who work with people who use these new psychoactive...
View ArticleNicotine reverses hypofrontality in animal models of addiction and schizophrenia
Marcus Munafo looks at a complex and sophisticated series of experiments that provide further insight into the relationships between genetic risk, cigarette smoking and schizophrenia. The post Nicotine...
View ArticleTargeting unhelpful repetitive negative thinking in young people to prevent...
Michelle Moulds publishes her debut blog on a recent randomised controlled trial about the prevention of anxiety disorders and depression by targeting excessive worry, rumination and repetitive...
View ArticleAntecedents of depression in children and young people
Emily Stapley summarises a recent 4-year longitudinal study of the antecedents of new-onset major depressive disorder in children and adolescents at high familial risk. The post Antecedents of...
View ArticleCannabis and psychosis: it’s high time for a review
Joe Barnby considers the findings of a recent meta-analysis of cannabis use and symptoms severity in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis. The post Cannabis and psychosis: it’s high time for a...
View ArticlePoor social communication in children may be a risk factor for social anxiety
Carla McEnery appraises a new study that asks: are social and communication difficulties a risk factor for the development of social anxiety? The post Poor social communication in children may be a...
View ArticleThe stigma of eating disorders: which interventions might help?
Francesca Solmi summarises a new systematic review of stigma and eating disorders, and asks if it's time to move beyond socio-cultural explanations of risk. The post The stigma of eating disorders:...
View ArticleFathers, fathering and child psychopathology
Jasmin Wertz summarises a recent article that explores how fathers, fathering, parenting styles and dads' mental health may shape the development of child psychopathology. The post Fathers, fathering...
View ArticleTrajectories of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents
Jess Bone on a systematic review of longitudinal studies, which explores the different trajectories of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents, and the factors that might help predict or...
View ArticleSevere mental illness in offspring may not be linked to smoking during pregnancy
Andrew Jones considers a recent cohort study that looks into the associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy and severe mental illness in offspring. The post Severe mental illness in...
View ArticleSexual orientation and suicidal behaviour: what are the specific risk factors...
Alexandra Pitman and Sarah Rowe publish their debut elf blog on a brand new systematic review and meta-analysis looking at sexual orientation and suicidal behaviour in adolescents and young adults....
View ArticleDoes cannabis influence depression?
Rob Allison and Ian Hamilton summarise a recent retrospective twin cohort study that explores the links between cannabis use and depression, suicidal thoughts and behaviours. The post Does cannabis...
View ArticleTrauma-related childhood hospital admission linked with self-harm and violent...
Emily Stapley summarises a recent Danish national cohort study, which looks at self-harm and violent criminality among young people who experienced trauma-related childhood hospital admission. The post...
View ArticleCould psychiatric inpatient admission cause suicide?
Alex Langford considers a recent paper about inpatient suicide, which suggests that being on a psychiatric ward may possibly result in people taking their own life. The post Could psychiatric inpatient...
View ArticlePeople with severe mental illness die younger and things are getting worse
Judith Harrison publishes her debut blog on a recent cohort study in the British Journal of Psychiatry, which shows that the "mortality gap" is increasing for people with bipolar disorder and...
View ArticleGenetics of depression: risk factors and protective factors
Marcus Munafò reports on a new genome-wide association study that identifies 44 risk variants and helps us to further refine the genetic architecture of major depressive disorder. The post Genetics of...
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