Cannabis legalisation: what can we learn about psychosis risk from the great Canadian (quasi) experiment?
Many Mental Elves have blogged about cannabis and psychosis in the past. For example, we know that cannabis use in...
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RCN questions separation of mental health nurse training
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is “looking at” the current education structure for nurses and whether it is still...
Is behavioural activation cost-effective for depression in older adults?
In October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that approximately 14% of older adults live with mental health disorders...
Sleep quality in eating disorders: new review
Eating disorders (EDs) are mental health conditions characterised by disordered eating, and excessive focus on weight and body image. These...
Brief admission during crisis for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder
‘Borderline personality disorder’ (‘BPD’) is a controversial psychiatric diagnosis, argued to be misunderstood by many, plagued with problems of comorbidity...
Diagnostic overshadowing in PTSD and autism: trauma in ASD
The majority of people will, at some point, experience a traumatic event, but only 3.9-5.6% will develop a post-traumatic stress...
Can green space help protect us from self-harm and suicide?
Currently, 58% of the global population and 84% of the UK population are estimated to live in an urban area (Ritchie...
The inescapable role of stigma in driving depression and distress
Stigma towards individuals with mental health conditions such as depression is well documented (Wood et al., 2014) and highly common...
Time to ACT for insomnia? New trial finds possible alternative to CBTi
Insomnia is a prevalent condition (affecting 10% of adults, 10-20% in primary care samples) whose key features are prolonged poor...
Detained mental health patients going without named nurse
A shortage of mental health nurses is contributing to “harmful gaps” in the treatment and care of people with mental...
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