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Web-Based and mHealth Technologies to Support Self-Management in People Living With Type 2 Diabetes: Validation of the Diabetes Self-Management and Technology Questionnaire (DSMT-Q)
(2020-07)Background: A growing number of web-based and mobile health (mHealth) technologies have been developed to support type 2 diabetes self-management. Little is known about individuals’ experiences with these technologies and ... -
A web-based life-style, exercise and activity intervention for people with progressive multiple sclerosis: Results of a single-arm feasibility study
(2021-11)Background People with progressive Multiple Sclerosis often struggle to access appropriate and inclusive support for regular physical activity. The Lifestyle, Exercise and Activity Package (LEAP-MS) intervention, is a ... -
A web-based physical activity intervention for People with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: Application of consensus-based intervention development guidance.
(2021-03)Objectives People with progressive multiple sclerosis (PwPMS) report that they recognise the benefits of activity on their physical and psychological health but need support to achieve their physical activity goals. We ... -
Web-based rehabilitation interventions for people with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review
(2018-04)Background: Rehabilitation approaches for people with rheumatoid arthritis include joint protection, exercises and self-management strategies. Health interventions delivered via the web have the potential to improve access ... -
The weeks before 100 persecutory delusions: the presence of many potential contributory causal factors
(2019-09)Background:The period before the formation of a persecutory delusion may provide causal insights. Patient accounts are invaluable in informing this understanding. Aims:To inform the understanding of delusion formation, ... -
Weight change, cardio-metabolic risk factors and cardiovascular incidence in people with serious mental illness: protocol of a population-based cohort study in the UK from 1998 to 2020
(2021-11)Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI), which includes people with diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders, face significant health inequality. This includes a life expectancy reduced by ... -
The Western diet: a blind spot of eating disorder research?—a narrative review and recommendations for treatment and research
(2020-07)Over the last 50 years, in parallel with the obesity epidemic, the prevalence of eating disorders has increased and presentations have changed. In this narrative review, we consider recent research exploring the implications ... -
What can siblings and cousins tell us about the role of early life family income in the aetiologies of violent crime, substance misuse and psychiatric morbidity?
(2022-03)In our recent paper,1 we examined associations between family income during childhood and adolescence on subsequent risks of developing psychiatric disorders, having substance misuse problems and being arrested for a violent ... -
What does COVID mean for UK mental health care?
(2020-06)The coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic is the biggest disaster United Kingdom has seen for many decades. Not since World War II has there been such risk, displacement and change affecting the whole community. This is the ... -
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What is Computational Psychiatry Good For?
(2022-09)It is rare in the field of biological psychiatry for hypotheses to be definitively refuted. Rather, topics of investigation drift into and out of fashion, often driven by the initial excitement of technological innovation, ... -
What is the evidence for using bed rest as part of hospital treatment of severe anorexia nervosa?
(2019-04)Bed rest is commonly used on medical and paediatric wards as part of nursing management of the physically compromised patient with severe anorexia nervosa. The aim of this study was to review the evidence base of bed rest ... -
What is the relationship between dissociation and self-harming behaviour in adolescents?
(2019-01)Deliberate self‐harm in adolescents is an increasing clinical problem, but there is a limited understanding of the mechanisms causing or maintaining this behaviour. One proposed mechanism is that of dissociation. However, ... -
What we learn about bipolar disorder from large-scaleneuroimaging: Findings and future directions from theENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group
(2020-06)MRI-derived brain measures offer a link between genes, the environment and behav-ior and have been widely studied in bipolar disorder (BD). However, many neuroimag-ing studies of BD have been underpowered, leading to varied ... -
Why do patients with psychosis listen to and believe derogatory and threatening voices? 2 21 reasons given by patients
(2020-05)Background: Around two thirds of patients with auditory hallucinations experience derogatory 37 and threatening voices (DTVs). Understandably, when these voices are believed then common 38 consequences can be depression, ... -
Why sleep matters for young people who may get depressed
(2020-04)Depression and anxiety are negative emotional states familiar to us all through personal experience. Less familiar are severe states of depression, in particular, which can actually shorten the lives of sufferers by over ... -
Will COVID-19 be the coming of age for point-of-care testing?
(2020-09)BACKGROUND As countries deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in varying ways, one area of agreement is the need to test for the COVID-19 virus in as many people as possible. Beeching et al have rightly pointed out that ... -
Withdrawal, dependence and adverse events of antidepressants: lessons from patients and data
(2019-10)Editorial. -
Women in psychiatry and women's mental health
(2021-11)Women are increasingly well represented in psychiatry as a profession, but data show us that it is not a level playing eld. Written by the Chairs of the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group (WMHSIG) of the Royal ... -
Women’s information needs around urine testing for urinary tract infections: a qualitative study
(2022-02)Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the commonest bacterial infections in general practice, with urine testing a frequent feature of its management. Urinary dipsticks are widely used, with urine culture the ...