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Measuring dissociation across adolescence and adulthood: Developing the short-form Cernis Felt Sense of Anomaly scale (CEFSA-14)
(2023-05)Dissociation may be important across many mental health disorders, but has been variously conceptualised and measured. We introduced a conceptualisation of a common type of dissociative experience, ‘felt sense of anomaly’ ... -
Mothers’ accounts of the impact of being in nature on postnatal wellbeing: a focus group study
(2023-06)Background The postnatal period is a vulnerable time for mothers to experience stress and mental health difculties. There is increasing evidence that spending time in nature is benefcial for wellbeing. Nature-based ... -
Neuroimaging glutamatergic mechanisms differentiating antipsychotic treatment-response
(2023-06)Glutamatergic dysfunction is associated with failure to respond to antipsychotic medication in individuals with schizophrenia. Our objective was to combine neurochemical and functional brain imaging methods to investigate ... -
Reduction of aversive learning rates in Pavlovian conditioning by angiotensin II antagonist losartan
(2023-05)The angiotensin receptor blocker losartan has been linked to aspects of aversive learning such as fear acquisition and extinction, inhibition of aversive learning rates and reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ... -
Do communication interventions affect the quality-of-life of people with dementia and their families? A systematic review
(2023-04)Speech, language and communication difficulties are prevalent in all dementia subtypes and are likely to considerably impact the quality-of-life of people with dementia and their families. Communication interventions ... -
Untreatable or unable to treat? Creating more effective and accessible treatment for long-standing and severe eating disorders
(2023-02)The evidence base for the treatment of severe eating disorders is limited. In addition to improving access to early intervention, there is a need to develop more effective treatments for complex presentations of eating ... -
How to manage self-harm in primary care
(2023-01)Mental health specialist nurse Karen Lascelles explains how to approach patients who are self-harming and offer appropriate care and support in line with new NICE guidance. -
Mothers’ accounts of the impact of being in nature on postnatal wellbeing: a focus group study
(2023-01)The postnatal period is a vulnerable time for mothers to experience stress and mental health difficulties. There is increasing evidence that spending time in nature is beneficial for wellbeing. Nature-based interventions ... -
Shared and separate patterns in brain morphometry across transdiagnostic dimensions
(2023-01)Determining similarities and differences in brain structure across psychiatric disorders is important to determine if psychiatric taxonomy is reflected in distinct brain structural changes. As previous neuroimaging ... -
The relationship between striatal dopamine and anterior cingulate glutamate in first episode psychosis changes with antipsychotic treatment
(2023-05)The neuromodulator dopamine and excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate have both been implicated in the pathogenesis of psychosis, and dopamine antagonists remain the predominant treatment for psychotic disorders. To date ... -
Identifying individuals at risk of developing psychosis: A systematic review of the literature in primary care services
(2023-01)Psychosis and related disorders are a major public health issue. Early identification and prevention for those at high risk (at-risk-mental-state, ARMS) is important. General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point ... -
Beating Adolescent Self-Harm (BASH): a randomised controlled trial comparing usual care versus usual care plus a smartphone self-harm prevention app (BlueIce) in young adolescents aged 12–17 who self-harm: study protocol
(2021-11)Introduction A mobile app, BlueIce, was codesigned with young people with a history of self-harm to provide them with more accessible and available evidence-based support at times of distress. A preliminary evaluation found ... -
Improving diabetes care: findings from the first National Diabetes Inpatient Audit undertaken in a mental health setting
(2023-05)Background/Aims There has been no national audit of diabetes care provided in mental heath inpatient settings. This research was undertaken to reveal a snapshot of prevalence, services provided and the education delivered ... -
Using therapy outcome measures to identify the speech and language therapy needs of children and young people with severe acquired brain injury
(2022-12)Children and young people often require speech and language therapy input following severe acquired brain injury. However, there is limited understanding of the impact of post-acute neurorehabilitation on children and young ... -
A single case report of using Dummett’s systemic cognitive behavioural formulation to guide treatment of adolescent PTSD
(2022-12)Trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT) is recommended by NICE for adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Whilst caregiver involvement is recommended, no specific guidance on the nature of involvement is provided ... -
Patients’ experiences of clinical team meetings (ward rounds) at an adult in-patient eating disorders ward: mixed-method service improvement project
(2023-04)Ward rounds are key to treatment-related decision-making, but are often stressful. This project aimed to explore and improve patients’ experiences of the clinical team meeting (CTM; historically known as ward round) in an ... -
A Standardized Ward Round Proforma Improves Documentation in a Specialist Stroke Unit
(2022-11)Background and aim Ward-round documentation is important for clinical communication and patient safety. Standardized checklists have improved ward-round documentation in surgical and medical settings. This quality improvement ... -
Perinatal mental health and COVID-19: Navigating a way forward
(2022-11)The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have increased pre-existing inequalities and risk factors for mental disorders in general, but perinatal mental disorders are of particular concern. They are already underdiagnosed ... -
Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
(2022-11)Background: An automated virtual reality cognitive therapy (gameChange) has demonstrated its effectiveness to treat agoraphobia in patients with psychosis, especially for high or severe anxious avoidance. Its economic ... -
Predicting Antidepressant Treatment Response Using Functional Brain Controllability Analysis
(2023-03)Introduction: For decades, predicting response to the antidepressant medication has been a critical unmet need in depression treatment in clinic, and a technical challenge in depression research. Methods: In this study, ...