Genetic predictors of depression trajectories in adolescence
Megan Skelton explores a study that uses polygenic scores in the context of longitudinal developmental data, to characterise developmental trajectories and the role of neuropsychiatric genetic risk...
View ArticleCannabis use in the developing brain: evidence from a recent cross-sectional...
Joe Barnby considers the findings of a recent meta-analysis of cross-sectional observational data, which explores the association of cannabis with cognitive functioning in adolescents and young adults....
View ArticleTeenage depression linked to poor psychological and social outcomes in later...
Maria Loades writes her debut elf blog on a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the long-term psychosocial outcomes of teenage depression, which finds that depression as a youth is linked to...
View ArticleUsing data to inform suicide and self-harm prevention #SelfHarmData
Karen Wetherall summarises the new NatCen report on suicide and self-harm in Britain: researching risk and resilience using UK surveys. Follow #SelfHarmData on Twitter for all the discussions from the...
View ArticleWhat’s the relationship between adolescent depression and adult depression?
Katie Finning writes her debut elf blog on a recent systematic review which looks at adult mental health outcomes of adolescent depression; including depression, anxiety and suicidality in adults. The...
View ArticlePregnancy and bipolar disorder: international prescribing consensus?
Dean Connolly looks at an international study which asks: Is there consensus across evidence-based guidelines for the psychotropic drug management of bipolar disorder during the perinatal period? The...
View ArticleSuicide risk assessment among psychiatric inpatients: pessimism around...
Alex Langford appraises a systematic review that looks at high-risk categories for suicide risk assessment among psychiatric inpatients. The post Suicide risk assessment among psychiatric inpatients:...
View ArticleHow should we assess suicide risk in mental health services, or should we...
Vishal Bhavsar reports on the development and validation of a new clinical prediction rule (the OxMIS tool), which has been developed by the Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology group at the University...
View ArticleDaily skunk cannabis use associated with a 5-fold increase in psychosis risk
Luke Sheridan-Reins explores a recent paper on the contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe. The post Daily skunk cannabis use associated with a...
View ArticleNew genes implicated in Alzheimer’s disease #LetsTalkMentalHealthII
Byron Creese writes a #LetsTalkMentalHealthII blog about a recent genome-wide meta-analysis which identifies new loci and functional pathways influencing Alzheimer's disease risk. The post New genes...
View ArticleRisk factors for suicide in people with bipolar disorder
Dafni Katsampa explores a recent prospective cohort study of risk factors for suicide in bipolar disorder, which finds significant variation in risk factors in men and women. The post Risk factors for...
View ArticleWho gets bullied? Using genetic information to identify individual...
Lucy Bowes explores a multi-polygenic score approach to identifying individual vulnerabilities associated with the risk of bullying, which suggests that depression, ADHD, risk taking, BMI and...
View ArticleMental health and suicide risk in LGBTQ students: What are the associated...
Sarah Carr writes an important blog for #PrideMonth that looks at general and LGBTQ-specific factors associated with mental health and suicide risk among LGBTQ students. The post Mental health and...
View ArticlePsychosis during ADHD treatment with methylphenidate or amphetamines
Samuele Cortese reports on a recent study of 13-25 year old people with ADHD, which looks at the comparative risk of psychosis during treatment with methylphenidate and amphetamines. The post Psychosis...
View ArticleAdolescent cannabis use and risk of depression and suicide
Benjamin Janaway blogs about a major data analysis that links adolescent cannabis use with increased risk of depression and suicide. He considers the opportunities for early recognition of cannabis use...
View ArticleLife after leaving hospital: when does a duty of care end?
Sally McManus writes her debut elf blog on a recent national cohort study of multiple adverse outcomes following first discharge from psychiatric care, which finds that mental health inpatients are...
View ArticleIs too much screen time bad for our children? Perhaps, but how much do we...
David Turgoose explores a systematic review of reviews that looks at the effects of screen time on the health and well-being of children and adolescents. The review found that higher levels of screen...
View ArticleWhat causes Autistic Spectrum Disorder?
Ben Janaway explores a recent review in JAMA Psychiatry on the emerging clinical neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The post What causes Autistic Spectrum Disorder? appeared first on National...
View ArticleTeens, screens and a hill of beans?
Lucinda Powell looks at a recent study which finds little clear-cut evidence that screen time decreases adolescent well-being. The post Teens, screens and a hill of beans? appeared first on National...
View ArticleYounger mums may be at higher risk of mental health problems #ESMI
Jennifer Burgess summarises the results of a small cross-sectional study of young pregnant women at risk of mental disorders, which found that young women had greater odds of having a common mental...
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