Mental health

Comparative analysis of algorithm-guided treatment and predefined duration treatment programmes for depression: exploring cost-effectiveness using routine care data

Background More knowledge on the cost-effectiveness of various depression treatment programmes can promote efficient treatment allocation and improve the quality…

1 year ago

ChatGPT and mental healthcare: balancing benefits with risks of harms

Against the global need for increased access to mental services, health organisations are looking to technological advances to improve the…

1 year ago

Explaining paranoia: cognitive and social processes in the occurrence of extreme mistrust

Background Paranoia—incorrectly thinking that others are deliberating trying to harm you—causes distress, undermines social interactions and leads to withdrawal. It…

1 year ago

Seasonal trends in antidepressant prescribing, depression, anxiety and self-harm in adolescents and young adults: an open cohort study using English primary care data

Background There is an increasing demand for mental health services for young people, which may vary across the year. Objective…

1 year ago

Treatments for partial remission of major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Question Partial remission of major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating and distressing clinical state related to chronicity, morbidity and…

1 year ago

Early parenting interventions to prevent internalising problems in children and adolescents: a global systematic review and network meta-analysis

Question We compared the effectiveness of different types of parenting interventions based on an a priori taxonomy, and the impact…

1 year ago

School-based Evaluation Advancing Response for Child Health (SEARCH): a mixed longitudinal cohort study from multifaceted perspectives in Jiangsu, China

Background Schools play a crucial role in providing mental health services to children and adolescents. However, the vastness of the…

1 year ago

Relationship between severe mental illness and physical multimorbidity: a meta-analysis and call for action

Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) have a higher prevalence of several chronic physical health conditions, and the prevalence…

1 year ago

Tool to assess risk of bias in studies estimating the prevalence of mental health disorders (RoB-PrevMH)

Objective There is no standard tool for assessing risk of bias (RoB) in prevalence studies. For the purposes of a…

2 years ago

Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency

Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations (UN), political leaders and health professionals to recognise that climate change…

2 years ago