Childhood adversity and adult depression: Psychoanalysis vs CBT
Ella Tuominen looks at a study of childhood adversity and 'treatment resistant depression' and asks: Can long-term psychoanalytic therapy provide deeper healing for chronic depression than CBT? The...
View ArticleWorking on the edge: the therapeutic alliance in suicide prevention
Laura Melzer considers a qualitative review of client and therapist perspectives on the therapeutic alliance in the context of psychotherapy for suicidal feelings. The post Working on the edge: the...
View ArticleContinuing antipsychotic medication during pregnancy associated with reduced...
Shuichi Suetani and Sarah Thomas highlight new research from Korea which suggests that antipsychotic medications do seem to help reduce the relapse of schizophrenia in pregnant women. The post...
View ArticleNature’s healing benefits: breaking down barriers for South Asian communities...
Jingni Ma considers a systematic review on the barriers that South Asian people living in the UK can face when trying to access natural green spaces, and the psychological benefits that nature can...
View ArticleAre ‘night owls’ more at risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours? New review...
Nick Donnelly explores a recent systematic review, which finds a small association between identifying as a night owl and experiences of suicide. The post Are ‘night owls’ more at risk of suicidal...
View ArticleQuetiapine may pip lithium to the post for augmentation in ‘treatment...
Kirsten Lawson and Douglas Badenoch review the new randomised controlled trial by Cleare et al, published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, directly comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of...
View ArticleTime to ACT for insomnia? New trial finds possible alternative to CBTi
Nicholas Donnelly considers a recent Brazilian randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia. The post Time to ACT for insomnia? New...
View ArticleDiagnostic overshadowing in PTSD and autism: what do we know about trauma in...
Sofiia Karnatska blogs on a systematic review of PTSD in autistic individuals, which provides some useful insights about effective assessment and treatment of PTSD in autism. The post Diagnostic...
View ArticleBrief admission during crisis for people diagnosed with borderline...
Dan Warrender publishes his debut elf blog on a recent systematic review, which suggests that brief admission as a crisis management tool is acceptable and can be effective for people with 'borderline...
View ArticleIs behavioural activation cost-effective for depression in older adults?
Olga Lainidi summarises a recently Dutch RCT which asks: is behavioural activation a more cost-effective and accessible alternative to primary care treatments for older adults with depression? The post...
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