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Reliability and validity of the FORUM-P and FORUM-C: two novel instruments for outcome measurement in forensic mental health
(2022-05)We conducted a series of tests on the FORensic oUtcome Measure (FORUM), a novel tool for measuring outcomes in forensic mental health services, which consists of complementary patientreported (FORUM-P) and clinician-reported ... -
Vitruvian plot: a visualisation tool for multiple outcomes in network meta-analysis
(2022-05)Objective A network meta-analysis (NMA) usually assesses multiple outcomes across several treatment comparisons. The Vitruvian plot aims to facilitate communication of multiple outcomes from NMAs to patients and ... -
Sleep deprivation as a treatment for major depressive episodes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2022-05)Sleep deprivation, alone or in combination with pharmacological treatment and as part of a chronotherapy package, is of potential use for people with major depressive episodes, however the evidence base is still conflicting. ... -
Multisite randomised controlled trial of trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms in people with co-morbid post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis, compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for the STAR (Study of Trauma And Recovery) trial
(2022-05)People with psychosis have high rates of trauma, with a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence rate of approximately 15%, which exacerbates psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations. Pilot studies ... -
Ten misconceptions about trauma-focused CBT for PTSD
(2022-04)Therapist cognitions about trauma-focused psychological therapies can affect our implementation of evidence-based therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), potentially reducing their effectiveness. Based on ... -
Clinical Prompt Learning with Frozen Language Models
(2022-05)Prompt learning is a new paradigm in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) field which has shown impressive performance on a number of natural language tasks with common benchmarking text datasets in full, few-shot, and ... -
The social networks of hospital staff: A realist synthesis
(2022-05)Objectives: The social ties people have with one another are known to influence behaviour, and how information is accessed and interpreted. It is unclear, however, how the social networks that exist in multi-professional ... -
Assessment of digital risks in child and adolescent mental health services: A mixed-method, theory-driven study of clinicians’ experiences and perspectives
(2022-05)Children and adolescents in the UK spend increasingly more time in the digital world, raising societal fears about digital risks in this age group. Professionals are not always aware of the ever-developing research or ... -
Efficacy and acceptability of next step treatment strategies in adults with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder: protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis
(2022-04)For major depression, a one-size-fits-all treatment does not exist. Patients enter a ‘trial-and-change’ algorithm in which effective therapies are subsequently applied. Unfortunately, an empirically based order of treatments ... -
Are Extended Reality Interventions Effective in Helping Autistic Children to Enhance Their Social Skills? A Systematic Review
(2022-04)Autistic children’s social skills do not always align with those of their neurotypical peers and research suggests that this can negatively impact quality of life. This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of extended ... -
Effects of escitalopram therapy on functional brain controllability in major depressive disorder
(2022-04)Antidepressant drugs are the mainstay of treatment for patients with major depressive disorders (MDD). Given the critical role of the underlying neural control mechanism in the physiopathology of depression, this study ... -
The early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with severe mental illness: An interrupted time-series study in South-East England
(2022-04)Abstract Background. Deterioration in general population mental health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported, but the impact of the pandemic on people with severe mental illness (SMI) has received ... -
A validation study to trigger nicotine craving in virtual reality
(2022-04)We built a virtual beer garden that contained various smoking cues (both verbal and non-verbal) using a motion capture system to record the realistic smoking behaviour related animations. Our 3-min long VR experience was ... -
Effectiveness of medical treatment for bipolar disorder regarding suicide, self-harm and psychiatric hospital admission: between- and within-individual study on Danish national data
(2022-04)Mood stabilisers are the main treatment for bipolar disorder. However, it is uncertain which drugs have the best outcomes. Aims To investigate whether rates of suicide, self-harm and psychiatric hospital admission in ... -
The service user experience of SlowMo therapy: A co-produced thematic analysis of service users' subjective experience
(2022-04)Objectives: SlowMo is the first blended digital therapy for paranoia, showing significant small-moderate reductions in paranoia in a recent large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT). This study explored the subjective ... -
Catechol-O-methyltransferase activity does not influence emotional processing in men
(2022-04)Background: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) regulates cortical dopaminergic transmission and prefrontal-dependent cognitive function. However, its role in other cognitive processes, including emotional processing, is ... -
The impact of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with dementia and caregivers
(2022-04)Objective: Social distancing to limit COVID-19 transmission has led to extensive lifestyle changes, including for people with dementia (PWD). The aim of this study, therefore, was to assess the impact of lockdown on the ... -
Body image concerns in patients with persecutory delusions
(2022-04)Background: Persecutory fears build on feelings of vulnerability that arise from negative views of the self. Body image concerns have the potential to be a powerful driver of feelings of vulnerability. Body image concerns ... -
Mental health and wellbeing among Egyptian medical students: a cross-sectional study
(2022-04)Medical students are prone to experience high levels of stress during their studies, which can lead to burnout and mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression, that can affect their academic performance and ... -
Teaching telepsychiatry skills: building on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance mental health care in the future
(2022-03)COVID-19 has accelerated the use of telehealth and technology in mental health care, creating new avenues to increase both access to and quality of care. As video visits, synchronous telehealth, become more routine the ...