Regular trips out guard against depression in old age
New study from The British Journal of Psychiatry finds clear link between cultural engagement and lower risk.
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2018
Forthcoming Special Issue of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist on Cultural adaptations of CBT
I would like to thank Richard Thwaites and Cambridge University Press for inviting me to write this blog about the imminent Special Issue of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT) on Cultural Adaptations.…
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Computers can ‘spot the difference’ between healthy brains and the brains of people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as ‘multiple personality disorder’
Computers can ‘spot the difference’ between healthy brains and the brains of people with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as ‘multiple personality disorder’.
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Patient-carer relationships disrupted by hospital reorganisation
Research from King’s College London, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that reorganisation of mental health services can have a negative effect on the health of people with severe mental illness, due to the disruption of relationships between patients and carers.
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Adults on the autism spectrum prescribed mental health drugs without diagnoses
Adults on the autism spectrum are being prescribed mental health drugs in instances where there is limited supporting evidence to do so according to a new study published in BJPsych Open
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Increase in probable PTSD among British military veterans
New research from King’s College London, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may have led to an increase in the rate of probable Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among members of the UK Armed Forces.
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences for Mental Health: Giving Voice To All Actors Involved
This year Mental Illness Awareness Week is observed on 7-18 October, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental illness, fighting stigma and advocating for equal care.…
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How We Can Develop and Effectively Disseminate CBT
As part of Mental Illness Awareness Week, the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT) is focussing on an issue central to the remit of the journal – namely how can we develop and effectively disseminate CBT and also how we can support the delivery of this group of therapies for individuals with mental illness or psychological distress.…
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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology for CureStigma
Given the high prevalence of mental disorders, it is unfortunate that public’s knowledge about mental disorders has generally lagged behind that for major physical diseases.…
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Health Awareness
The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM) is proud to participate in this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week (7-13 Oct, 2018).…
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology honors Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence are increasingly the object of preferential study by Spanish professionals. Sensitivity towards cases of child abuse both within the domestic and institutional sphere has grown enormously and has produced a preferential attention towards the associated mental disorders and their consequences, such as suicidal behavior.…
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Is Psychoanalysis evidence based?
I wrote this short article to correct a widespread prejudice among mental health practitioners and the general public alike to the effect that psychoanalytic theory and therapy are not ‘evidence based’ -- in the sense that, say, CBT and psychopharmacology are considered to be.
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Why Treatments Are Not As Effective As We Think
Featured in The New York Times, Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere. Published on September 24, 2018. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the cornerstone of modern clinical practice.…
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Special Issue of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist on Complexity within Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
When I first took over as Editor-in-Chief of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (tCBT), I was extremely excited to hear that there was already a planned (and almost completed) forthcoming Special Issue on Complexity in Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT) being Guest Edited by Claire Lomax and Stephen Barton from Newcastle University, UK (Lomax & Barton, 2017).…
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From the Fetus, the Child
Any parent with two or more children knows that babies are different at birth and often those differences persist as the baby develops.…
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How our brain and personality provide protection against emotional distress: New insights from a brain-personality-symptom approach
Anxiety and depression are currently among the most common mental disorders in the United States, and among the most prevalent causes of disability worldwide.…
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Personality Neuroscience – A New Journal from Cambridge University Press
Personality Neuroscience is inspired by the major developments in cognitive neuroscience that have taken place over the past decades, especially those that have revealed the considerable inter-individual variability in relationships between neural circuits and behaviour.…
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Where There Is No Psychiatrist
The newly published second edition of Where There is No Psychiatrist is a practical manual of mental health care for community health workers, primary care nurses, social workers and primary care doctors, particularly in low-resource settings. Authors Vikram Patel and Charlotte Hanlon discuss the importance of this manual below.
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1 in 9 young adults report having attempted suicide and 1 in 6 report self-harm, according to research
11.3% of young people report having attempted suicide and 16.2% report self-harm at some stage in their lives, according to a new study led by the University of Glasgow and published in BJPsych Open.…
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Involuntary psychiatric admissions have increased significantly in Ontario: study
Involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions have increased steadily from 70.7 per cent of all psychiatric admissions in 2009 to 77.1 per cent in 2013. In a new study published in BJPsych Open, researchers found nearly three-quarters of all psychiatric hospital admissions in Ontario are involuntary.
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UK Biobank gives unparalleled potential for future biomedical research in mental health
Until now, UK Biobank, a health data resource aiming to help scientists discover why some people develop particular diseases and others do not, had limited mental health data to work with. Following 157,366 responses to an online mental health questionnaire (MHQ) developed by researchers from King’s College London, alongside collaborators from across the UK, it now has unparalleled potential for further biomedical research in mental health, dramatically expanding potential research into mental disorders. The findings have been published in BJPsych Open.
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New Thinking on Psychiatric Drugs
We still don’t know how psychiatric drugs work. We still don’t know whether psychiatric drugs work by correcting an underlying brain abnormality or act by modifying normal brain processes.…
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One in ten new fathers experience mental health problems
Compared to new mothers, the mental health of new fathers has been overlooked. Yet one in ten men experience mental health problems during their partner’s pregnancy. New research published in BJPsych Open by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) sheds light on these neglected problems.
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Boozing baby boomers: alcohol the sixth largest cause of ill health in people aged 50-69
Alcohol is fast becoming one of the most common causes of illness in over-50-year-olds, according to an editorial published in The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych)
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Mad About Mountains – An Investigation of Psychotic Symptoms Triggered by Altitude
Many mountaineers and high altitude climbers have experienced this: while exposed to very high or extreme altitude they suddenly sense the presence of another person, sometimes just a shadow, sometimes they could see the person clearly and engage her or him in conversation.…
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1 in 4 pregnant women have mental health problems
A new King’s College London study published Thursday 4 January in The British Journal of Psychiatry, found that 1 in 4 pregnant women have mental health problems. This is more common than previously thought – but two simple questions can help identify these problems so that women can be treated.
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