A scoping review published in PLOS Global Public Health investigates the association between social media, body image and eating disorders … read more
A systematic review published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looks at the impact of viewing self-harm images on … read more
A systematic review and meta-analysis published in The BMJ looks at mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic. … read more
Individual cases – such as the tragic death of Molly Russell – have formed part of the larger ongoing discussion … read more
With as many as one in five teenagers experiencing mental health problems, there is an urgent need to develop evidence-based … read more
A series of 7 papers investigating the effectiveness of universal school-based mindfulness training to promote adolescents’ good mental health have … read more
A study, published in Nature, looked at a short online intervention for stress in adolescents. Dr Emma Ashworth, Chartered … read more
A study published in the European Journal of Population looks at the well-being of adolescents conceived through medically assisted reproduction. … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have published … read more
An observational study published in The BMJ looks at risks of mental health outcomes in people with COVID-19. Julia … read more
A study published in Addiction Biology uses UK Biobank data to look at associations between electronic devices use and common … read more
A study published in Nature looks at calls to mental health helplines to measure mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. … read more
A study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe looks at all-cause and cause-specific mortality in people with mental … read more
There have been several reports speculating over the mental health and/or autism diagnosis of the Plymouth shooting suspect. Prof … read more
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at air pollution exposure in childhood and adolescence and mental health at … read more
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions appear to have had a negative effect on the mental health of the nation, … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have published* the results of a survey on depression in adults, investigating incidence before … read more
A study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, has looked at the effects on mental health of lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic … read more
A report, posted by University College London (UCL), looked at OVID-19 and social factors including compliance with government measures, and … read more
Research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, reports on the mental health in children under lockdown in Hubei in China. Prof David … read more
