Mental health

Mental health

Psychotherapies for adults with complex presentations of PTSD: a clinical guideline and five systematic reviews with meta-analyses

Objective To develop a clinician-guided, research-based guideline for adult outpatient psychotherapy for complex presentations of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods…

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Predicting the incidence of depression in adolescence using a sociodemographic risk score: prospective follow-up of the IDEA-RiSCo study

Background Adolescence constitutes a critical window for preventing depression, but efforts have mostly targeted single risk factors. The Identifying Depression…

2 weeks ago

Risk of hospitalisation for first-onset psychosis or mania within a year of ADHD medication initiation in adults with ADHD

Background The prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug treatment for youth and adults has been rising exponentially in Iceland…

2 weeks ago

Methodological quality in randomised clinical trials of mental health apps: systematic review and longitudinal analysis

Question This study investigated the methodological rigour of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of mental health apps for depression and anxiety,…

2 weeks ago

Climate change worry and the association with future depression and anxiety: cross-national analysis of 11 European countries

Background Climate change affects people's mental health directly and indirectly. Climate anxiety, characterised by persistent worry and distress about environmental…

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Single-session intervention with and without video support to prevent the worsening of emotional distress among healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a randomised clinical trial

Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was a major stressful event that significantly affected healthcare providers. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of…

2 weeks ago

Co-prescription of metformin and antipsychotics in severe mental illness: a UK primary care cohort study

Background Metformin is a pharmacological candidate to mitigate second-generation antipsychotic (SGA)-induced weight gain in patients diagnosed with severe mental illnesses…

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Effect of the LifeSpan suicide prevention model on self-harm and suicide in four communities in New South Wales, Australia: a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial

Background There have been few rigorous evaluations of population, multi-strategy, suicide prevention programmes, despite increasing global recognition that such approaches…

4 weeks ago

Decline in striatal binding ratio associated with accelerated decline in performance on symbol digit modality but not MoCA in Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis

Background Cognitive deficits and reduced dopamine transporter (DAT) binding ratio have been reported in Parkinson's disease psychosis (PDP). However, it…

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Prevention of mental disorders after exposure to natural hazards: a meta-analysis

Question Mental health complaints are increased in survivors of natural hazards and disaster responders. This meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of…

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