Mental health

Risk of repeat self-harm among individuals presenting to healthcare services: development and validation of a clinical risk assessment model (OxSET)

Background A self-harm episode is a major risk factor for repeat self-harm. Existing tools to assess and predict repeat self-harm…

4 months ago

Complex trauma and the unseen: who gets to be a victim?

The inclusion of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD) in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision in January 2022 marks…

4 months ago

Systematic review of interventions for mental health, cognition and psychological well-being in long COVID

Aims This systematic review aims to identify and synthesise the publicly available research testing treatments for mental health, cognition and…

4 months ago

Changes in sleep patterns in people with a history of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a natural experiment

Background The COVID-19 pandemic, while a major stressor, increased flexibility in sleep–wake schedules. Objectives To investigate the impact of the…

4 months ago

Mediation-adjusted multivariable Mendelian randomisation study identified novel metabolites related to mental health

Background From the pathway perspective, metabolites have the potential to improve knowledge about the aetiology of psychiatric diseases. Previous studies…

4 months ago

Identifying postpartum depression: Using key risk factors for early detection

Background Personal and family history of psychiatric disorders are key risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD), yet their combined contribution…

4 months ago

Using the South African Depression Scale (SADS) to measure depressive symptoms in a UK sample

Background The South African Depression Scale (SADS) was recently developed by Andersen and colleagues1 2 as a screening tool for…

4 months ago

Cumulative ADHD medication use and risk of type 2 diabetes in adults: a Swedish Register study

Background Little is known about the impact of cumulative attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication use on the risk of type 2…

4 months ago

Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to improve outcomes for parents or carers of children with anxiety and/or depression

Question Depression and anxiety are common among children and young people and can impact on the well-being of their parents/carers.…

4 months ago

Prevalence of spontaneous movement disorders (dyskinesia, parkinsonism, akathisia and dystonia) in never-treated patients with chronic and first-episode psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate and compare the prevalence rates of spontaneous movement…

4 months ago