This editorial focuses on the seven studies published in the BMJ Mental Health topic collection Advances in Clinical Psychopharmacology in Children and Young People....
We argue that psychiatry has overlooked a significant modifiable risk factor for mental illness in female patients: cyclical symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle....
Background
Depression in older adults is often undertreated. A 2011 systematic review of treatments for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in older adults identified one placebo-controlled randomised...
Objective
Agitation in the emergency department (ED) affects up to 2.6% of encounters, posing significant risks to patients and caregivers. This review investigates the impact...
Background
The subcallosal cingulate gyrus (SCG) is integral to cognitive function and mood regulation. Open-label SCG deep brain stimulation (DBS) studies demonstrate improvement or stabilisation...
In the mental health research field, there is a need for effective and robust methodological approaches that are able to address complexity. In this...