Mental health

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'…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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

Cause-specific excess mortality after first diagnosis of bipolar disorder: population-based cohort study

Background Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with increased mortality, but evidence on cause-specific mortality is limited. Objective To investigate cause-specific…

2 years ago

Patients requesting and receiving euthanasia for psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands

Background Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) for patients with psychiatric disorders occupies a prominent place in the public debate, but…

2 years ago

Risk of death by suicide following self-harm presentations to healthcare: development and validation of a multivariable clinical prediction rule (OxSATS)

Background Assessment of suicide risk in individuals who have self-harmed is common in emergency departments, but is often based on…

2 years ago

Positive affect training to reduce mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a proof-of-concept randomised clinical trial

Background The social restrictions occurring during the pandemic contributed to loss of many sources of reward, which contributes to poor…

2 years ago