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COVID-19, mental health and ethnic minorities
(2020-07)
There is little formal guidance
for the busy clinician in balancing
different risks for individual mental health
patients and treating appropriately. To fill this gap, we propose three core
actions that may help:
1. ...
Psychiatric disorders, substance use, and executive functioning in older probationers
(2018-11)
Although the number of older people serving community sentences (probation) after conviction for a criminal offence in England and Wales has increased rapidly since about 2006, this population has received little research ...
A systematic review of co-responder models of police mental health ‘street’ triage
(2018-08)
Background:
Police mental health street triage is an increasingly common intervention when dealing with police incidents in which there is a suspected mental health component. We conducted a systematic review of street ...
The effect of the DISC1 Ser704Cys polymorphism on striatal dopamine synthesis capacity: an [18F]-DOPA PET study
(2018-06)
Whilst the role of the Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene in the aetiology of major mental illnesses is debated, the characterisation of its function lends it credibility as a candidate. A key aspect of this functional ...
The times they are a-changin’
(2018-07)
Editorial: "The first issue of Evidence-Based Mental Health (EBMH) is celebrating the 20th anniversary. Readers were welcomed to EBMH in 1998, which was designed to assist ‘mental health clinicians stay up to date with the ...
Six-month Neurological and Psychiatric Outcomes in 236,379 Survivors of COVID-19
(2021-01)
Background. Neurological and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 have been reported, but
there are limited data on incidence rates and relative risks.
Methods. Using retrospective cohort studies and time-to-event analysis, ...
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 ...
Time to focus more on promoting mental health than treating mental illness
(2018-03)
Mental health problems are a major contributor to overall burden of disease worldwide. In UK, it represents up to 23% of the total
burden of disease - the largest single cause of disability. To build a healthier, more ...
The effect of a one-year vigorous physical activity intervention on fitness, cognitive performance and mental health in young adolescents: the Fit to Study cluster randomised controlled trial
(2021-03)
Background
Physical activity (PA) may positively stimulate the brain, cognition and mental health during adolescence, a period of dynamic neurobiological development. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) or vigorous ...
Building trust in artificial intelligence and new technologies in mental health
(2022-04)
In 2019, the Topol review was published on behalf of the secretary of state for health and social care in the UK, preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the digital future.1 A multidisciplinary team of experts, ...