Self-harm is associated with poor physical health, according to new Lancet...
Published yesterday in the Lancet, the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England is a large (30,950 patients) cohort study of people presenting to hospital emergency departments in Oxford, Manchester...
View ArticleInappropriate use of antipsychotics to treat behavioural and psychological...
Antipsychotics were discovered as an effective treatment for schizophrenia in the 1950s, but their use was expanded despite lack of supporting evidence, to treat other patient groups. This included...
View ArticleThe cost of living? Early childhood interventions could reduce the impact of...
In the current economic climate in many countries across the world, the impact of socio-economic inequalities on mental health has become an important topic, not only in terms of supporting people, but...
View Article‘Beating the Blues’ intervention shows promise for reducing depression and...
This paper reports the findings of a study exploring a new approach to treating the symptoms of depression in older African Americans. This a group of the population with very high levels of general...
View ArticleTargeted mental health support can improve borderline-clinical behavioural...
The statistic that one in four adults in Britain will experience a mental health problem in any given year is well known (if still debated), but a recent report by the Children and Young People’s...
View ArticleIllicit drug use: personality and poverty
A considerable amount of research has attempted to shed light on the key antecedents of drug use. The role of personality traits, in particular, has been explored in great detail; indeed the idea of...
View ArticleCrisis, what crisis? EU-wide data shows negative impacts of the recession on...
The effects of the global stock market crash of 2008 have not just been economic. The health and social consequences of the financial crisis are becoming clearer over time and were anticipated by...
View ArticleMoving to better neighbourhoods: bad for boys, good for girls?
The link between external influences such as family and neighbourhood experiences and young people’s mental health outcomes has been extensively commented on in the literature. While it is more common...
View ArticleChildhood abuse and adverse life events interact synergistically to produce a...
This recent study concludes that childhood abuse creates an enduring vulnerability to psychosis that is realised in the event of exposure to further stressors and risk factors, such as separation,...
View ArticleBipolar disorder, suicide and criminality
Elena Marcus summarises a double case-cohort study, which investigates the risk of suicide and criminal behaviours in people with bipolar disorder and their siblings, compared with the general...
View ArticleSocial determinants of mental health: how our societies are making us...
Mark Horowitz summarises the new WHO and UCL Institute of Health Equity (Michael Marmot) report and research paper on social determinants of mental health. He concludes that it's time to focus on the...
View ArticlePeople with mental health problems talk about poverty
Ian Cummins adds to current political debates about poverty and social justice as he explores Canadian research on the topic that captured the experiences and views of people with mental health...
View ArticleTrends in older people’s perceptions of necessities and deprivation
Jill Manthorpe provides an in-depth commentary on a study looking at trends in older people's perceptions of poverty, necessity and deprivation, drawing out implications for social care practice and...
View ArticleDisabled people’s experiences of violent and hate crime
Hannah Morgan examines a secondary analysis of the UK Life Opportunities Survey which explores disabled people's experiences of violent and hate crime. The post Disabled people’s experiences of violent...
View ArticleRural housing problems, mental health and substance use
Ian Cummins considers an Australian study on the interplay of rural issues, mental health problems and substance use on housing and access to a secure home. The post Rural housing problems, mental...
View ArticleWhat is the sociodemographic recipe for happiness?
Mark Horowitz summarises a recent study that investigates the impact that socio-economic gradients have on mental well-being. He finds to his surprise that the relationship between socio-economic...
View ArticleSocial work, prevention and multiple exclusion homelessness
Ian Cummins examines research on multiple exclusion homelessness and finds that social work may have an important role for prevention. The post Social work, prevention and multiple exclusion...
View ArticleFamily income and antisocial behaviour
Vishal Bhavsar considers an observational study looking at income gradients within child and adolescent antisocial behaviours. The post Family income and antisocial behaviour appeared first on National...
View ArticleStreet connected children and youth: causes of homelessness in developed and...
Laura Hemming reports on a recent systematic review and meta-analysis, which explores the causes of child and youth homelessness in developed and developing countries. The post Street connected...
View ArticleSchizophrenia and urban deprivation: When the facts change, I change my mind....
Samei Huda reviews a recent study of schizophrenia and subsequent urban deprivation, which revisits the social drift hypothesis. The post Schizophrenia and urban deprivation: When the facts change, I...
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