Could hormonal contraceptives make women less responsive to exposure therapy?
Natalie Morgan looks at the association between oestradiol levels, hormonal contraceptive use, and responsiveness to one-session-treatment for spider phobia in women. The post Could hormonal...
View ArticleMental illness in clinical psychologists: stigma stops people from seeking help
Dafni Katsampa considers how mental health problems can affect clinical psychologists, and the impact that stigma has on disclosure and help-seeking. The post Mental illness in clinical psychologists:...
View ArticleDistraction techniques for managing dental anxiety in children and adolescents
This review assessing whether distraction techniques reduce children's/adolescent's anxiety and fear during dental treatment included 20 RCTs providing very low certainty evidence that these techniques...
View ArticleDental fear and anxiety: Is it related to negative oral health beliefs?
This review of the evidence on the relationship of oral health beliefs with dental fear and anxiety included 10 studies and suggests that patients with negative health beliefs are more likely to suffer...
View ArticleYouth anxiety and depression treatment not as good as we think? What should...
Ola Demkowicz writes her debut elf blog about a study that evaluates reliable improvement rates in depression and anxiety at the end of treatment in adolescents. The post Youth anxiety and depression...
View ArticleMedication for generalised anxiety disorder: new network meta-analysis
A group of UCL Masters Students summarise a recent network meta-analysis of drug treatment for generalised anxiety disorder, which finds that Venlafaxine, Pregabalin, Escitalopram and Duloxetine are...
View ArticleEmotional symptoms in adolescent girls: what can we learn from the functional...
Shubhangi Karmaker on a recent resting-state fMRI study that explores neural network disturbances that underpin the emergence of emotional symptoms in adolescent girls. The post Emotional symptoms in...
View ArticleYounger mums may be at higher risk of mental health problems #ESMI
Jennifer Burgess summarises the results of a small cross-sectional study of young pregnant women at risk of mental disorders, which found that young women had greater odds of having a common mental...
View ArticleInternalising problems in children and adolescents: little evidence for...
Katie Finning explores a recent network analysis of internalising disorders (e.g. depression, anxiety, phobias) in children and adolescents, which demonstrates the interconnected nature of...
View ArticleAre antidepressants safe? A new umbrella review of observational studies...
Andrea Cipriani and Anneka Tomlinson scrutinise a brand new umbrella review of the associations between antidepressants and adverse health outcomes, which suggests that antidepressants are safe for...
View ArticleLong-term outcomes of childhood sexual abuse #ISTSS2019
Raphael Underwood summarises a recent umbrella review (a synthesis of meta-analyses), which aimed to evaluate the current literature regarding childhood sexual abuse and long-term outcomes...
View ArticleThe never-ending story: the problematic relationship between youth anxiety...
Francesca Bentivigna summarises a systematic review that explores the associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders. The post The never-ending story: the problematic...
View ArticleMusic to reduce anxiety and increase comfort among older people in care homes
Hilary Shepherd appraises and summarises a recent Turkish randomised controlled trial, which explores the effect that music can have on the comfort and anxiety levels of older adults living in a...
View ArticleGuidance for online therapy during COVID-19
Liesbeth Tip highlights the new OxCADAT guidance for psychotherapists providing online therapy for people with anxiety, panic or trauma. This blog also contains many ideas and an extensive list of...
View ArticleTargeted school-based interventions for adolescents with depression and anxiety
Rachel Symons summarises a practitioner review looking at the effectiveness of indicated school‐based interventions for adolescents, which finds a positive impact on both depression and anxiety, but...
View ArticleTrainee doctors’ attitudes to mental illness among their peers
Penelope Zoe Stavrou summarises a recent qualitative study exploring UK trainee doctors’ attitudes to mental illness among their peers and their access to support services. The post Trainee doctors’...
View ArticleLSD: can psychedelics treat mental illness?
Anya Borissova summarises a recent systematic review which brings together all of the randomised controlled trials of LSD as a treatment for mental illnesses, including alcohol and heroin dependency,...
View ArticleCommunity navigators may help alleviate loneliness in people with anxiety or...
Martin Webber summarises promising results from a feasibility trial of community navigators for people with depression or anxiety using secondary mental health services. The post Community navigators...
View ArticleA coached mobile app platform for depression and anxiety in primary care
Last week, a group of people with lived experience of mental health problems, researchers and clinicians participated in a half-day online blogging workshop. Here's the blog we wrote together, which...
View ArticleCBT for health anxiety: should it be delivered in person or online?
Francesca Bentivegna explores a timely RCT concluding that delivering internet-based (email) CBT for health anxiety is non-inferior to face to face CBT in the short-term. The study also concludes that...
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