Background
Higher social support protects people from developing mental disorders. Limited evidence is available on the mechanism through which social support plays this protective role.
ObjectiveTo investigate the stress-buffering process of social support on depressive symptoms using a novel longitudinal dynamic...
Background
Despite the evidence supporting the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and severe mental disorders (SMD), the directionality of the associations between income or education and mental disorders is still poorly understood.
ObjectiveTo investigate the potential bidirectional causal relationships between genetic...
Background
The correlates and consequences of stigma surrounding alcohol use are complex. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is typically accompanied by self-stigma, due to numerous factors, such as shame, guilt and negative stereotypes. Few studies have empirically examined the possible association...
Background
Psychiatric disorders have serious harm to individuals' lives with high disease burden. Observational studies reported inconsistent associations between periodontitis and some psychiatric disorders, and the causal correlations between them remain unknown.
ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the causal associations between...
Background
More knowledge on the cost-effectiveness of various depression treatment programmes can promote efficient treatment allocation and improve the quality of depression care.
ObjectiveThis study aims to compare the real-world cost-effectiveness of an algorithm-guided programme focused on remission to a predefined...
Against the global need for increased access to mental services, health organisations are looking to technological advances to improve the delivery of care and lower costs. Since November 2022, with the public launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT, the field of...
Background
Paranoia—incorrectly thinking that others are deliberating trying to harm you—causes distress, undermines social interactions and leads to withdrawal. It presents across multiple psychiatric diagnoses.
ObjectiveThe primary aim was to determine the extent that cognitive and social processes may explain paranoia....
Background
There is an increasing demand for mental health services for young people, which may vary across the year.
ObjectiveTo determine whether there are seasonal patterns in primary care antidepressant prescribing and mental health issues in adolescents and young adults.
MethodsThis cohort...
Question
Partial remission of major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating and distressing clinical state related to chronicity, morbidity and relapse. Although one-third of patients remit partially, evidence for treatment efficacy is unclear. We provide an overview of treatment options...
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We compared the effectiveness of different types of parenting interventions based on an a priori taxonomy, and the impact of waitlists versus treatment as usual (TAU), in reducing child internalising problems.
Study selection and analysisWe conducted a systematic review and...