Mental health

Putting person-centred psychosocial diabetes care into practice: two psychosocial care pathways based on outcome preferences of people with diabetes and healthcare professionals

Background Diabetes increases the risk of psychosocial health problems. Person-centred psychosocial care is therefore advocated. However, several barriers to implementation…

2 years ago

Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review

Question Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) and practices have demonstrated effects in mental health and well-being, yet questions regarding the target mechanisms…

2 years ago

Suicide deaths associated with climate change-induced heat anomalies in Australia: a time series regression analysis

Background Although environmental determinants play an important role in suicide mortality, the quantitative influence of climate change-induced heat anomalies on…

2 years ago

Psychological well-being and needs of parents and carers of children and young people with mental health difficulties: a quantitative systematic review with meta-analyses

Question For parents of children and young people (CYP) with diagnosed mental health difficulties, what are the levels of parents'…

2 years ago

‘Theres more to life than staring at a small screen: a mixed methods cohort study of problematic smartphone use and the relationship to anxiety, depression and sleep in students aged 13-16 years old in the UK

Background Depression and anxiety are common in adolescents and have increased over the last decade. During that period, smartphone usage…

2 years ago

Efficacy, acceptability and tolerability of second-generation antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Background Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are highly prevalent in people living with dementia. Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are…

2 years ago

Potential dopaminergic deficit in patients with geriatric psychiatric disorders as revealed by DAT-SPECT: a cross-sectional study

Background It has been reported that patients with geriatric psychiatric disorders include many cases of the prodromal stages of neurodegenerative…

2 years ago

Chronotype and emotion processing: a pilot study testing timing of online cognitive bias modification training

Background Circadian rhythms influence cognitive performance which peaks in the morning for early chronotypes and evening for late chronotypes. It…

2 years ago

Brighter future for light therapy: harmonising the reporting of light interventions in psychiatry

The use of light for therapeutic purposes dates back millennia. Light therapy, as a possible treatment for seasonal affective disorders,…

2 years ago

Parkinsons disease psychosis associated with accelerated multidomain cognitive decline

Background Cognitive deficits are associated with poor quality of life and increased risk of development of dementia in patients with…

2 years ago