Bullying in childhood: cause or consequence of mental health problems?...
Stefan Brugger publishes his debut elf blog on a recent study, which looks at the role of vulnerability and resilience in relation to mental health and bullying in childhood. Today marks the start of...
View ArticleTrauma and psychotic experiences: results from a transnational survey
Today Marcus Tan and William Lee publish their debut elf blog on a new paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry, which investigates the association between traumatic events and subsequent psychotic...
View ArticleAutoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases associated with higher risk of...
Francesca Solmi appraises and summaries a recent population-based cohort study that explores the links between eating disorders and autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. The post Autoimmune and...
View ArticleDepression in fathers affects children as much as depression in mothers
Jennifer Burgess writes her debut elf blog on evidence from two population-based cohorts of the association between depression in fathers and their adolescent children. The post Depression in fathers...
View ArticleJust how problematic is ‘Problematic Facebook Use’?
Lisa Marzano and Andrea Cipriani explore a new systematic review and meta-analysis about the associations between problematic Facebook use, psychological distress and well-being among adolescents and...
View ArticleCan we build cities that aren’t traps for those at risk of mental ill-health?
Mark Brown blogs about the new Urban Mind study, which looks at how smartphones can measure the impact of nature on mental well-being in real time. The post Can we build cities that aren’t traps for...
View ArticleThe Origins of Happiness: can we predict life satisfaction?
Paul Ramchandani considers the methods, findings and implications of a new book by Andrew E. Clark, Sarah Fleche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee and George Ward, entitled: 'The Origins of...
View ArticleRisk factors and peripheral biomarkers for schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Marcus Munafo considers the findings of a systematic review of meta-analyses of observational studies, which looks at risk factors and peripheral biomarkers for psychotic disorders on the schizophrenia...
View ArticleWhat relationship do stressful life events, neglect and abuse have with...
Mark Edwards considers the findings of a new meta-analysis of case-control studies, which looks at the relationship between stressful life events, neglect and abuse with functional neurological...
View ArticleAlcohol is the number one modifiable risk factor for dementia
Marie Crabbe looks at a recent retrospective cohort study in The Lancet Public Health which explores the contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia in France. The post Alcohol is...
View ArticleModerate and heavy alcohol consumption: what impact on later life brain and...
Sally Adams summarises a recent clinical review in Evidence Based Mental Health on the effects of drinking alcohol on late-life brain and cognition. Follow #EBMHchat today from 3pm for an expert Google...
View ArticleWhat do we know about women, cannabis and psychosis?
Ian Hamilton and Suzi Gage explain why we know so little about the relationship between cannabis and severe mental illness in women. The post What do we know about women, cannabis and psychosis?...
View ArticlePreventing mental health problems: what can we do?
Josefien Breedvelt explores a brand new review looking at preventive strategies for mental health problems, published yesterday in The Lancet Psychiatry. The post Preventing mental health problems:...
View ArticleTraumatic brain injury increases the long-term risk of dementia #DAW18
Eleanor Kennedy summarises a Danish observational cohort study, which looks at the long-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury. The post Traumatic brain injury increases the...
View ArticleAdolescent cannabis use increases risk of an adult psychotic diagnosis
Thomas Richardson looks at a recent prospective cohort study in the British Journal of Psychiatry on adolescent cannabis use, baseline prodromal symptoms and the risk of psychosis. The post Adolescent...
View ArticleChemsex: just dance or bad romance?
Dean Connolly presents the findings of a recent literature review on chemsex, which explores sexualised drug use in UK men who have sex with men. The post Chemsex: just dance or bad romance? appeared...
View ArticlePersistent and severe postnatal depression predicts adverse outcomes in children
Sophie Graham and Jennifer Burgess explore the associations between persistent and severe postnatal depression in mothers and mental health and educational outcomes in their offspring. The post...
View ArticleThe economic impact of bullying #MHED2018
João Santos reports on a recent study that explores the long term economic impact associated with childhood bullying victimisation. Follow #MHED2018 today on Twitter to hear more about this research...
View ArticleHow do life events impact upon therapeutic work with children and young...
Terry Hanley explores a recent systematic review of life events, socioeconomic deprivation, and their impact on counselling and psychotherapy with children and adolescents. The post How do life events...
View ArticleJoint risks? Tobacco and cannabis and psychotic symptoms
James MacCabe appraises a recent study, which looks at the association of combined patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescents who go on to experience psychotic symptoms. The post Joint risks?...
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