Mental health

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…

6 months 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…

6 months 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…

6 months 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,…

6 months 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…

6 months 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…

6 months ago

Prioritised research questions in serious mental illness: a priority setting based on evidence gaps

Background In 2021, the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) published an inventory, which…

7 months ago

Exploring early discontinuation of mental health outpatient treatment: language, demographics and clinical characteristics among migrant populations in Japan

Background The fast-growing migrant population in Japan and globally poses challenges in mental healthcare, yet research addressing migrants' mental health…

7 months 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…

7 months ago

Acceptability, use and safety of the BlueIce self-harm prevention app: qualitative findings from the Beating Adolescent Self-Harm (BASH) randomised controlled trial

Background Little is known about the social validity of self-harm prevention apps for young adolescents with severe mental health problems…

7 months ago