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Psycho-spiritual Care in Health Care Practice
(Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017)Meeting the psychological and spiritual needs of patients is vital to supporting their wellbeing in health care settings. To develop an effective, holistic and inclusive approach to care within predominantly medical health ... -
Psychologic Treatment of Depression Compared With Pharmacotherapy and Combined Treatment in Primary Care: A Network Meta-Analysis
(2021-05)PURPOSE Most patients with depression are treated by general practitioners, and most of those patients prefer psychotherapy over pharmacotherapy. No network meta-analyses have examined the effects of psychotherapy compared ... -
Psychological framework to understand interpersonal violence by forensic patients with psychosis
(2023-10)Forensic patients with psychosis often engage in violent behaviour. There has been significant progress in understanding risk factors for violence, but identification of causal mechanisms of violence is limited. Aims To ... -
Psychological intervention, antipsychotic medication or a combined treatment for adolescents with a first episode of psychosis: the MAPS feasibility three-arm RCT
(2021-01)Background: When psychosis emerges in young people there is a risk of poorer outcomes, and access to evidence-based treatments is paramount. The current evidence base is limited. Antipsychotic medications show only a small ... -
The psychological journey of weight gain in psychosis
(2022-02)Rapid weight gain is common with antipsychotic medication. Lost confidence, low mood and medication non-adherence often follow. Yet, the dynamic interactions between the physical and psychological consequences of weight ... -
Psychological mechanisms connected to dissociation: Generating hypotheses using network analyses
(2022-02)A large number of mechanisms, many relating to the processing of affect, have been proposed to cause dissociation. The aim of this study was to use network analyses to identify psychological processes most closely connected ... -
Psychological processes mediating the association between developmental trauma and specific psychotic symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021-02)Experiencing psychological trauma during childhood and/or adolescence is associated with an increased risk of psychosis in adulthood. However, we lack a clear knowledge of how developmental trauma induces vulnerability to ... -
Psychological processes mediating the association between developmental trauma and specific psychotic symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021-01)Experiencing psychological trauma during childhood and/or adolescence is associated with an increased risk of psychosis in adulthood. However, we lack a clear knowledge of how developmental trauma induces vulnerability to ... -
Psychological well-being and burnout amongst medical students in India: a report from a nationally accessible survey
(2021-08)Medical students in India face multiple challenges and sources of stress during their training. No nationally representative survey has yet been undertaken. We undertook a cross-sectional national survey to assess substance ... -
Psychological wellbeing and mental health amongst medical undergraduates: A descriptive study assessing more than 1,000 medical students in Sri Lanka
(2021-06)Studies from around the world have shown higher rates of anxiety, depression, alcohol and other drug use, and burnout in medical students. Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the socio-demographic factors and ... -
Psychological wellbeing, burnout and substance use amongst medical students in New Zealand
(2019-11)Medical students are thought to have increased pressures in study life beyond that of their peers. This could impact their psychological wellbeing, burnout and substance use, impeding a smooth transition into the health ... -
The psychopathology of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis in adults: a systematic review and phenotypic analysis of individual patient data
(2019-03)Early immunotherapy administration improves outcomes in patients with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-antibody encephalitis. As most patients with NMDAR-antibody encephalitis present to psychiatrists, the psychopathology ... -
Psychosocial interventions in stimulant use disorders: a focus on women
(2017-07)Purpose of review: Stimulant use disorders are significant contributors to the global burden of disease, with a growing impact on women. Psychosocial interventions are the gold standard for treating this condition, but ... -
Psychosocial interventions in stimulant use disorders: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of randomized controlled trials
(2018-09)Stimulant use disorders are highly prevalent with a large burden of disease. Most clinical guidelines recommend psychosocial interventions, but there are no clear hierarchies or indications. Moreover, these interventions ... -
Psychosocial markers of age at onset in bipolar disorder: a machine learning approach
(2022-07)Bipolar disorder is a chronic and severe mental health disorder. Early stratification of individuals into subgroups based on age at onset (AAO) has the potential to inform diagnosis and early intervention. Yet, the ... -
The psychosocial stressors of siblings of people with experiences of psychosis (SOPEP): A systematic narrative review across cultures
(2023-11)This study aimed to synthesise the psychosocial stressors of siblings of people with experiences of psychosis (SOPEP). Understanding the specific needs of siblings across diverse cultures would help mental health services ... -
Psychotropic medication prescribing in people with autism spectrum disorders with and without psychiatric comorbidity
(2021-04)Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of lifelong neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by difficulties in social interactions and social communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviours. Relative to the ... -
A Public Health, Whole-of-Government Approach to National Suicide Prevention Strategies
(2023-03)Many countries have national suicide prevention strategies, all of which aim to reduce suicide and many of which also address self-harm more generally (World Health Organization, 2018). In this editorial, we argue that ... -
Public mental health and nature: a paradigm shift
(2021-08)Purpose Drawing on experience of working in the area of mental health and the environment, key issues are examined, and the theoretical framework is explained, including the benefits to communities and to the local ... -
Public opinion on global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
(2021-03)To the Editor—Vaccination programs for COVID-19 in ‘high-income countries’ (HICs) have benefited from their ability to secure contracts for preferential supply for several vaccines1. For the rest of the world, vaccine ...