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Not all adversity is equal: bullying, maltreatment, and persistent psychotic-like experiences

We know more about how childhood shapes adulthood than previous generations did. But when we talk about adversity, there could be an endless range of experiences. Losing at Monopoly after landing on Mayfair with a hotel may have felt devastating as a child, but adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) refer to more severe stressors, ranging from abuse and neglect to bullying,...

CBT for depression...

In an online world, we’re used to comparing pros and cons before making a decision. We read reviews before booking a hotel, compare...

A new tool...

How the EPICare tool will help Early identification only helps if people can access the right care. By using data, clinicians can better identify...

Is atypical depression...

Depression presents differently in different people. There are over 200 different combinations of symptoms that will meet the criteria for a diagnosis of...

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for...

Psychedelics were once, not so long ago, held up by select vocal advocates as a New Panacea for difficult-to-treat (or treatment-resistant) depression, as...

Can meditation change...

At a glance A randomised controlled trial found that a structured meditation programme reduced clinical symptoms in people with chronic schizophrenia. The improvements were accompanied...

helpful for delusions,...

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”– William Faulkner – Requiem for a Nun (1951) This blog examines a recent systematic review and...

Lifestyle interventions can...

Early death in people with severe mental illness (SMI) is well recognised, well evidenced and endemic across the world (>40 ‘mortality gap‘ blogs...

Targeting inflammation in...

Back in the days when we were all cave-dwelling hunters and gatherers, there was no diagnostic manual to identify Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)....

a review of...

Mental health awareness has increased dramatically (Hahn et al., 2023; Henderson, Potts and Robinson, 2020), particularly over the past two decades; however, mental health...