Conditions, Lifestyle Factors & Interventions: Recent submissions
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Knowledge and Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances in Italy: a Survey-Based Study in the General Population
(2021-11)In this study, we aimed to identify the current trend of novel psychoactive substance (NPS) consumption in Italy and the level of knowledge about NPS in the general population and to explore the presence of risk factors ... -
Computer-vision aided functional movement measurement in people with and without axial spondyloarthritis – validation and feasibility study protocol
(2021-11)Back pain is a common form of disability worldwide,and one condition that causes chronic back pain is axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) which primarily affects spinal joints resulting in pain and joint stiffness. There ... -
Dissociation in patients with non-affective psychosis: Prevalence, symptom associations, and maintenance factors
(2021-11)Dissociation is problematic in its own right for patients with psychosis but may also contribute to the occurrence of psychotic experiences. We therefore set out to estimate in a large cohort of patients with psychosis the ... -
Women in psychiatry and women's mental health
(2021-11)Women are increasingly well represented in psychiatry as a profession, but data show us that it is not a level playing eld. Written by the Chairs of the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group (WMHSIG) of the Royal ... -
Substance use disorder treatment success: assessing patient-reported use improvement and provider-evaluated treatment completion
(2021-11)Provider-evaluated substance use treatment completion and client-reported substance use improvement are standards in determining treatment success. The relationship between these two outcomes is anecdotally understood in ... -
Abstract thinking as a risk factor for the development of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in student paramedics
(2021-10)Abstract cognitive processing is characterized by “why?” and “what if?” questions and associated with processes such as rumination and worry. The tendency to think abstractly in response to stress has not been examined as ... -
Exploring the public health potential of RED January, a social media campaign supporting physical activity in the community for mental health: A qualitative study
(2021-10)RED January is an annual social media campaign challenging individuals to be physically active every day during January, and highlighting the potential for improvements in mood and wellbeing. Our aim was to explore elements ... -
Delivering CBT-E In an Online Group Format: A Pilot Study in a Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service
(2021-10)Background: The increased prevalence of eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic has placed services for children and adolescents under immense pressure. The high number of people at medical risk has led to longer ... -
Identifying effective characteristics of behavioral weight management interventions for people with serious mental illness: A systematic review with a qualitative comparative analysis
(2021-10)People with serious mental illness (SMI) have identified barriers to engaging in behavioral weight management interventions (BWMIs). We assessed whether BWMIs that addressed these barriers were more effective. First, we ... -
Characterising the severity of treatment resistance in unipolar and bipolar depression
(2021-10)Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is classically defined according to the number of suboptimal antidepressant responses experienced, but multidimensional assessments of TRD are emerging and may confer some advantages. ... -
Weight change, cardio-metabolic risk factors and cardiovascular incidence in people with serious mental illness: protocol of a population-based cohort study in the UK from 1998 to 2020
(2021-11)Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI), which includes people with diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders, face significant health inequality. This includes a life expectancy reduced by ... -
Viewpoint: digital paediatrics—so close yet so far away
(2021-09)Technology is driving a revolution in healthcare, but paediatric services have not fully harnessed the potential. Digital health solutions yet to achieve their promise in paediatrics include electronic health records, ... -
The impact of Patient and Public Involvement in the SlowMo study: Reflections on peer innovation
(2021-09)Background: The SlowMo study demonstrated the effects of SlowMo, an eight-session digitally supported reasoning intervention, on paranoia in a large-scale randomized-controlled trial with 362 participants with schizophre ... -
Effect of trazodone on cognitive decline in people with dementia: Cohort study using UK routinely collected data
(2021-09)Evidence in mouse models has found that the antidepressant trazodone may be protective against neurodegeneration. We therefore aimed to compare cognitive decline of people with dementia taking trazodone with those taking ... -
Sleep and circadian rhythm actigraphy measures, mood instability and impulsivity: A systematic review
(2021-09)The normal spectrum trait measures of mood instability and impulsivity are implicated in and comprise core symptoms of several psychiatric disorders. A bidirectional relationship between these traits and sleep disturbance ... -
Suicidal Thoughts in Patients With Cancer and Comorbid Major Depression: Findings From a Depression Screening Program
(2021-09)Major depression is found in around ten percent of patients attending cancer clinics. One of the symptoms of major depression, defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is “thoughts of ... -
Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
(2021-10)Background Available evidence on the comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents remains uncertain. Objective We aimed to compare and ... -
The costs of bipolar disorder in the United Kingdom
(2021-09)Objectives: To estimate the individual cost and population-level economic burden of Bipolar Disorder (BD), and explore the impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors on costs in the United Kingdom. Methods: Annual ... -
Initial treatment choices to achieve sustained response in major depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
(2021-10)Major depression is often a relapsing disorder. It is therefore important to start its treatment with therapies that maximize the chance of not only getting the patients well but also keeping them well. We examined the ... -
Severity of Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Moderates the Relationship Between Cognitive Change and Emotional Distress in the Months Following Stroke
(2021-09)Depression and anxiety are common psychological consequences of stroke. Here, we investigated the relationships between cognitive change following stroke, awareness of cognitive impairments, and mood to further understanding ...