Getting good sleep is essential for a healthy life. It affects how we think, feel, and function physically. However, many of us struggle to get enough...
If you don’t consume milk, cheese, and other dairy products, which are considered the best sources of calcium, it’s natural to wonder if you’re actually getting...
Background
The fast-growing migrant population in Japan and globally poses challenges in mental healthcare, yet research addressing migrants' mental health treatment engagement remains limited.
ObjectiveThis study examined language proficiency, demographic and clinical characteristics as predictors of early treatment discontinuation among migrants.
MethodsElectronic...
Background
Circadian rhythms influence cognitive performance which peaks in the morning for early chronotypes and evening for late chronotypes. It is unknown whether cognitive interventions are susceptible to such synchrony effects and could be optimised at certain times-of-day.
ObjectiveA pilot study...
It’s only recently that I learned about the numerous benefits of red light therapy, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it’s all backed...
Background
Little is known about the social validity of self-harm prevention apps for young adolescents with severe mental health problems who repeatedly self-harm.
ObjectiveWe assessed the acceptability, use and safety of BlueIce, a self-harm prevention app for young adolescents who self-harm.
MethodsMixed...
Background
The Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CYBOCS) is a clinician rated instrument developed to quantify severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents.1 Although the CYBOCS is the gold standard for outcome in clinical research and practice, the...
Do you ever get confused by all the superfood options out there? While trying to be healthy, you may have come across maca and matcha, which...
Background
Individuals with psychiatric disorders have an increased risk of developing dementia. Most cross-sectional studies suffer from selection bias, underdiagnosis and poor population representation, while there is only limited evidence from longitudinal studies on the role of anxiety, bipolar and...
Aim
To describe the pattern of the prevalence of mental health problems during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and examine the impact of containment measures on these trends.
MethodsWe identified articles published until 30 August 2021 that reported the...