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New study: Loneliness is the greatest threat to wellbeing in Europe

Author: Editorial 21st July 2021 0 Comments

“Every year, European adults lose 11.4 million good years of life to loneliness. This makes loneliness more detrimental to human happiness than any other condition under consideration.” This study come from the Happiness Research Institute: “What’s worse: not being able to…
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Europe, Happiness Research Institute, loneliness, Research, wellbeing, Wellbeing Adjusted Life Years

The Case Against Antipsychotics: A Review of Their Long-term Effects

Author: Editorial 5th July 2021 0 Comments

This publication (2016) from the Mad in America Foundation has been written by Robert Whitaker. The author says it is: “… designed to present a succinct review of what science has to say about the long-term effects of antipsychotics. Do they…
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antipsychotics, Mad in America Foundation, psychiatry, psychosis, Research, Robert Whitaker

How tech could help create ‘music prescriptions’

Author: Editorial 18th June 2021 0 Comments

This 4 minute video comes from the BBC, who say: “Companies are exploring how data could be used to create a so-called prescription playlists of music – perhaps even one day replacing pain-killers or some types of anti-anxiety medication. BBC Click’s…
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AI, algorithms, anxiety, BBC Click, Jen Copestake, medimusic, music therapy, prescription playlists, Research, videos, Warren Youth Project

Positive and Negative Effects of Antipsychotic Medication: An International Online Survey of 832 Recipients

Author: Editorial 4th June 2021 0 Comments

This study by John Read and James Williams has been published in Current Drug Safety. The abstract says: “Background: Antipsychotic medication is currently the treatment of choice for psychosis, but few studies directly survey the first-hand experience of recipients. Objective: To…
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Antipsychotic drugs, Current Drug Safety., James Williams, John Read, maudsley side effects, psychosis, Research, sedation, suicidality, TAE

The impact of a needs-based model of care on accessibility and quality of care within children’s mental health services: A qualitative investigation of the UK i-THRIVE Programme

Author: Editorial 3rd June 2021 0 Comments

THRIVE is a person-centred model of mental health support for children and young people which focuses on the needs and preferences of the clients and their families. This research article – published in Child: Health, Care and Development – comes from Joanna Farr,…
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Anna Moore, Child: Health Care and Development, children and adolescents, Hilary Bruffell, i-THRIVE, Jacqueline Hayes, Joanna Farr, John Rae, Mick Cooper, needs-based model of care, person-centred, Research

The Psychedelic Drug Trial

Author: Editorial 28th May 2021 0 Comments

This 1 hour documentary film is from BBC2. The makers say: “The Psychedelic Drug Trial has exclusive access to a ground-breaking new trial at Imperial College London. The trial sees, for the first time ever under controlled conditions, a psychedelic drug tested…
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antidepressants, BBC2, David Nutt, depression, escitalopram, neuroscience, psilocybin, Psychedelic Drug Trial, psychedelic drugs, Research, Robin Carhart-Harris, Rosalind Watts, videos

MDMA could help trauma survivors face painful memories

Author: Editorial 19th May 2021 0 Comments

Rachel Schraer reports for the BBC: “MDMA – most commonly known as a party drug – could be more effective than therapy alone at treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results of a keenly-awaited trial suggest two-thirds of people no longer qualified for a PTSD…
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BBC, ecstasy, MDMA, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, New Approaches, Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, PTSD, Rachel Schraer, Research, trauma

ECT is a classic failure of evidence-based medicine

Author: Editorial 7th May 2021 0 Comments

This Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry has hosted a guest-blog by Prof. Richard Bentall, who writes: “In a discipline to which controversy is no stranger, there are few controversies guaranteed to generate as much heat as that surrounding the benefits and costs…
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Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practice, meta‐analyses, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), Research, Richard Bentall

Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link

Author: Editorial 6th May 2021 0 Comments

Zoe Kleinman reports for the BBC : “There remains ‘little association’ between technology use and mental-health problems, a study of more than 430,000 10 to 15-year-olds suggests. The Oxford Internet Institute compared TV viewing, social-media and device use with feelings of depression, suicidal tendencies…
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Andrew Przybylski, children and adolescents, Clinical Psychological Science, depression, Oxford Internet Institute, Research, social media, suicide, teenagers, wellbeing

The SMILEs Trial

Author: Editorial 3rd May 2021 0 Comments

The Food & Mood Centre have conducted a study called SMILEs (Supporting the Modification of lifestyle in Lowered Emotional States). Their report begins: “Many aspects of lifestyle, such as keeping active, being a non-smoker and maintaining a balanced diet are important…
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BMC Medicine, depression, diet, Felice Jacka, Food & Mood Centre, nutrition, nutritional psychiatry, psychobiotics, Research

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