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Automated psychological therapy using immersive virtual reality for treatment of fear of heights: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
(2018-08)
Background:
Engaging, interactive, and automated virtual reality (VR) treatments might help solve the unmet needs of individuals with mental health disorders. We tested the efficacy of an automated cognitive intervention ...
Genetics of self-reported risk-taking behaviour, trans-ethnic consistency and relevance to brain gene expression
(2018)
Risk-taking behaviour is an important component of several psychiatric disorders, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Previously, two genetic loci have been associated ...
Effectiveness of maintenance therapy of lithium vs other mood stabilizers in monotherapy and in combinations: A systematic review of evidence from observational studies
(2018-02)
Objectives: For the first time to present a systematic review of observational studies on the efficiency of lithium
monotherapy in comparison with other maintenance mood stabilizers in monotherapy and in combination.
Methods: ...
Network meta-analysis of antidepressants – Authors' reply
(2018-09-22)
Comments on issues raised with Cipriani et al, 'Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis' ...
Different Types and Acceptability of Psychotherapies for Acute Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Network Meta-analysis
(2018-10)
Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents, and uncertainty
remains regarding the optimal strategy of psychotherapies in this population.
OBJECTIVE: To compare and rank the different types of psychotherapies ...
Chronic psychosocial stressors are associated with alterations in salience processing and corticostriatal connectivity.
(2018-12-17)
Psychosocial stressors including childhood adversity, migration, and living in an urban environment, have been
associated with several psychiatric disorders, including psychotic disorders. The neural and psychological ...
Is there a choice to make? A pilot study investigating attitudes towards treatment in an Early Intervention for Psychosis service
(2018-03)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate health care professionals’ (HCPs) and service-users’ (SUs) attitudes towards different treatment options in an Early Intervention for Psychosis (EIP) service as well as ...
Technology Delivered Interventions for Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(2018-09)
Depression and anxiety are common during adolescence. Whilst effective interventions are available treatment services are limited resulting in many adolescents being unable to access effective help. Delivering mental health ...
Study of immunotherapy in antibody positive psychosis: feasibility and acceptability (SINAPPS1)
(2018-06-11)
The main finding of the SINAPPS1 study is that immunotherapy can be delivered rapidly and safely to people with acute psychosis within an acute hospital setting. The treatments were tolerated and there were no cases of ...
Individuals seeking gender reassignment: marked increase in demand for services
(2018)
Aims and method: To describe the pattern of referrals and characteristics of people
aged over 18 seeking gender reassignment in Oxfordshire over a 6-year period (2011–
2016).
Results: A total of 153 individuals attended ...