systematic review
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CBT, childhood trauma, delusions, EMDR, hallucinations, meta-analysis, prolonged exposure, psychological interventions, Psychological Medicine, psychosis, psychotherapy, systematic review, trauma, trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapyTrauma-focused therapy for psychosis: helpful for delusions, less so for hallucinations
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner…
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accelerated aging, advanced aging, aging, antipsychotics, brain age, Dementia, epigenetic clock, mortality, neuroscience, psychosis, schizophrenia, systematic review, telomere lengthSchizophrenia and Accelerated Aging: What The Latest Research Suggests In 2026
Research Highlights People with schizophrenia die 15–20 years earlier on average (SMR…
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Anxiety, bipolar, bmc medicine, child and adolescent, common mental disorders, depression, early intervention, eating disorders, Editor Nina Higson-Sweeney, mental illness prevention, policy, Prevention, psychosis, PTSD, systematic review, topical, umbrella review, youth mental healthA stitch in time: early intervention for young people – promising but patchy evidence
Given that most mental health disorders develop before the age of 25…
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antidepressants, Bayesian analysis, clinical trials, depression, difficult-to-treat, Editor Eimear Foley, frequentist analysis, JAMA Psychiatry, meta-analysis, non-randomised trials, placebo effect, psilocybin, psychedelic-assisted therapy, psychedelics, systematic review, topical, unblindingIn the Land of the Unblind: are psychedelics really better than antidepressants?
Around 30% of people don’t respond to traditional antidepressants (TADs), such as…
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ADHD, anorexia nervosa, Anxiety, Autism, autistic spectrum disorder, bipolar, depression, digital health, digital mental health, Editor Nina Higson-Sweeney, Facebook, Instagram, Journal of Social Media Research, misinformation, neurodivergent, obsessive compulsive disorder, Social media, systematic review, TikTok, twitter, YouTubeScrolling for answers: how reliable is mental health and neurodivergence-related information on social media?
Imagine the following scenario. You’re lying in bed, phone in hand, scrolling…
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Comprehensive Psychiatry, copycat suicides, meta-analysis, meta-analytic review, social transmission, suicide, suicide bereavement, suicide contagion, suicide risk, systematic review, topicalCan You ‘Catch’ Suicide? What This Meta-Analysis Really Tells Us
A common question that has puzzled researchers for many years is whether…
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alexithymia, avoidance, body-focused repetitive behaviours, Editor Nina Higson-Sweeney, emotion regulation, emotional dysregulation, Journal of Affective Disorders, psychological distress, skin-picking disorder, systematic review, topicalSkin-picking as self-soothing: is emotion regulation the missing piece?
Few things inspire fear in students as reliably as exams. Unless you…
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addiction, cannabinoids, Cannabis, cannabis use disorder, common mental health disorders, Editor Dafni Katsampa, efficacy, medical cannabis, mental health treatment, meta-analysis, prescription drugs, self-medication, substance use disorders, systematic review, The Lancet PsychiatryMedical cannabinoids as a treatment for mental health: helpful or hazardous?
Cannabis policies are becoming increasingly liberal worldwide, partly driven by interest in…
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abuse, barriers, betrayal, boys, disclosure, Editor Laura Hemming, family, family involvement, fear, help-seeking behaviour, lived experience, loyalty, male mental health, males, men, qualitative, self-stigma, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual coercion, sexual harrassment, sexual trauma, sexual violence, shame, stigma, systematic review, trauma, Trauma Violence and AbuseCarrying heavy secrets alone: sexual trauma disclosure in boys and men
While some secrets fade with time, others grow heavier the longer they…
