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There are significant clinical, policy and societal concerns about the impact on young people (YP), from admission to psychiatric wards far from home. However, research evidence is scarce.
AimsTo investigate the impact of at-distance admissions to general adolescent units, from...
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Suicide prevention remains a high priority topic across government and the National Health Service (NHS). Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports are produced by coroners to highlight concerns that should be addressed by organisations to prevent future deaths in...
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People with functional/dissociative seizures (FDS) are at elevated suicidality risk.
ObjectiveTo identify risk factors for suicidality in FDS or epilepsy.
MethodsRetrospective cohort study from the UK's largest tertiary mental healthcare provider, with linked national admission data from the Hospital Episode Statistics....
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Blurred work–non-work boundaries can have negative effects on mental health, including sleep.
ObjectivesIn a randomised control trial, we aimed to assess the effectiveness of an online recovery training programme designed to improve symptoms of insomnia in a working population exposed...
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Use of psychostimulants and relative drugs has increased worldwide in treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents and adults. Recent studies suggest a potential association between use of psychostimulants and psychotic symptoms. The risk may not be the...
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Although lifestyle-based treatment approaches are recommended as important aspects of depression care, the quantitative influence of aggregated healthy lifestyles on depression recurrence and mortality remains unknown.
ObjectiveTo investigate the association between healthy lifestyle and the risks of first-time hospitalisation for...
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Mental health disorders (MHDs) are associated with physical health disparities, but underlying excess risk and health burden have not yet been comprehensively assessed.
ObjectiveTo assess the burden of comorbid physical health conditions (PHCs) across serious MHDs in Europe.
MethodsWe estimated the...
School absences have risen following the COVID-19 pandemic and persistent absenteeism remains high in primary and secondary schools in England compared with pre-pandemic levels. This coincides with an upward trend in emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA). EBSA adversely affects...
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Mental health services are available for young people involved with the criminal justice system. However, they have unmet mental health needs after the expiration of criminal justice supervision.
ObjectiveTo determine the incidence rate and identify predictors of psychiatric hospitalisations within...
In interpreting and aggregating data in published reports, readers and authors must be aware that some data loss and transformation are inevitable in the process (figure 1).1 Kamp and colleagues recently examined the beneficial and adverse event (AE) profiles...