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Hierarchical modelling of functional brain networks in population and individuals from big fMRI data
(2021-02)A major goal of large-scale brain imaging datasets is to provide resources for investigating heterogeneous populations. Characterisation of functional brain networks for individual subjects from these datasets will have an ... -
Synchronous digital couple and family psychotherapy: a meta‐narrative review
(2021-01)Objective: Our objective was to identify, review and synthesise the findings of articles regarding the practice of synchronous digital couple and family psycho-therapy over the past three decades. Methods: A meta-narrative ... -
Stimulating human prefrontal cortex increases reward learning
(2021-01)Work in computational psychiatry suggests that mood disorders may stem from aberrant reinforcement learning processes. Specifically, it is proposed that depressed individuals believe that negative events are more informative ... -
Disrupting the power balance between doctors and patients in the digital era
(2021-01)The primary way of identifying symptoms of impending disease, and when it is time to seek care, relies heavily on a patient's own perception of how they feel. This reliance on a disease reaching a threshold at which ... -
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 Development of Guidance for Responding to Disclosure of Non‐recent Child Sexual Abuse within a Large Provider of Health Services for Adults and Children
(2021-01)In a large community health organisation, following high-proile cases of non-recent(historical) child sexual abuse, there was an increase in such disclosures and in uncertainties voiced by clinicians, both medical and ... -
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, ... -
Catastrophic cognitions about coronavirus: the Oxford psychological investigation of coronavirus questionnaire [TOPIC-Q]
(2021-01)Background: Cognitive therapies are developed on the principle that specific cognitive appraisals are key determinants in the development and maintenance of mental health disorders. It is likely that particular appraisals ... -
The use of Intensive Interaction within a Positive Behavioural Support framework
(2021-01)Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) provides an overarching framework for supporting quality‐of‐life improvements for people who use challenging behaviour. Rapport, or the lack of it, is well understood as a setting factor ... -
Supporting professional self-care for PCN pharmacists
(2021-01)As pharmacists become established in their roles within Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary teams, it is important that their wellbeing and self-care needs are supported. Here, the authors describe how the ... -
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 ... -
Overlap in genetic risk for cross-disorder vulnerability to mental disorders and genetic risk for altered subcortical brain volumes
(2021-01)Background: There have been considerable recent advances in understanding the genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders as well as the underlying neurocircuitry. However, there is little work on the concordance of genetic ... -
Ketamine treatment for depression: qualitative study exploring patient views
(2021-01)Ketamine is a new and promising treatment for depression but comes with challenges to implement because of its potential for abuse. Aims We sought the views of patients to inform policy and practical decisions about ... -
Dealing with categorical risk data when extracting data for meta-analysis
(2021-01)A common problem in meta-analysis of observational studies arises when the exposure variable is categorical rather than continuous. These data may be referred to as quantile or quintile data (depending on the number of ... -
A Simple Training Method to Practice Cleft Lip and Palate Markings for Trainee Surgeons
(2021-01)Cleft centers in the United Kingdom aim to provide training to their trainees through a variety of teaching methods. Given the nature of this subspecialty and limited hands on experience, trainee surgeons can complete their ... -
Excessive sleepiness in patients with psychosis: An initial investigation
(2021-01)Clinical experience indicates that excessive sleepiness and hypersomnia may be a common issue for patients with psychosis. Excessive sleepiness is typically ascribed to the sedating effects of antipsychotic medications but ... -
Cognitive therapy for moral injury in post-traumatic stress disorder
(2021-01)Moral injury is the profound psychological distress which can arise following participating in, or witnessing, events which transgress an individual’s morals and include harming, betraying, or failure to help others, or ... -
Quantification of allosteric communications in matrix metalloprotease-1 on alpha-synuclein aggregates and substratedependent virtual screening
(2021-01)Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) has implications in pathological protein aggregations observed in neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. There are currently no approved prevention and cure ... -
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 ...
