Mental health

Depression, violence and socioeconomic outcomes among refugees in East Africa: evidence from a multicountry representative survey

Background Existing research on refugee mental health is heavily skewed towards refugees in high-income countries, even though most refugees (83%)…

1 year ago

Effects of a culturally adapted counselling service for low-income ethnic minorities experiencing mental distress: a pragmatic randomised clinical trial

Background Culturally competent early mental health interventions for ethnic minorities (EMs) with no formal diagnoses are needed. Objectives To determine…

1 year ago

Evaluation of telepsychiatry during the COVID-19 pandemic across service users, carers and clinicians: an international mixed-methods study

Background Worldwide uptake of telepsychiatry accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective To conduct an evaluation of the opinions, preferences and…

1 year ago

Living alone and mental health: parallel analyses in UK longitudinal population surveys and electronic health records prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background People who live alone experience greater levels of mental illness; however, it is unclear whether the COVID-19 pandemic had…

1 year ago

Correspondence on population health surveys and screening tools for depressive disorders: aims and uses by Arias de la Torre et al

Arias de la Torre et al argue in ‘Population health surveys and screening tools for depressive disorders: aims and uses'…

1 year ago

Associations between air pollution and mental health service use in dementia: a retrospective cohort study

Background Little is known about the role of air pollution in how people with dementia use mental health services. Objective…

1 year ago

Predictors of positive patient-reported outcomes from ‘Early Intervention in Psychosis: a national cross-sectional study

Background The components of care delivered by Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services vary, but the impact on patient experience…

1 year ago

Self-Help Plus for refugees and asylum seekers: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Question Refugees and asylum seekers are at high risk of mental disorders due to various stressors before, during and after…

2 years ago

Prescription amphetamines in people with opioid use disorder and co-occurring psychostimulant use disorder initiating buprenorphine: an analysis of treatment retention and overdose risk

Background Attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequently diagnosed in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), including opioids. There remains…

2 years ago

Improving mental healthcare access and experience for people from minority ethnic groups: an England-wide multisite experience-based codesign (EBCD) study

Background Long-standing ethnic inequalities in access and mental healthcare were worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives Stakeholders coproduced local and…

2 years ago