Covid-19 and mental health: a transformational opportunity to apply an evidence-based approach to clinical practice and research Evidence- Based Mental Health

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Prevention concordat for better mental health: consensus statement

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Our Favorite Fictional Villains May Remind Us of – Ourselves

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Can Suicide Be Predicted From Patients’ Records?

A new study demonstrates that a predictive computer model can identify patients at risk for attempting suicide from patterns in their electronic health records — an average of two years ahead of time.
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Mobilising volunteers to tackle health inequalities

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Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Lancet Psychiatry

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Natural mood regulation low or even absent in people with depression

Mood varies from hour-to-hour, day-to-day and healthy mood regulation involves choosing activities that help settle one's mood. However, in situations where personal choices of activities are constrained, such as during periods of social isolation and lockdown, this natural mood regulation is impaired which might result in depression. New research suggests a new target for treating and reducing depression is supporting natural mood regulation. Read ScienceDaily article here

Almost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in the UK have felt loneliness

Almost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in the UK have felt loneliness, raising concern about long-term risk to mental health: Mental Health Foundation Longitudinal Study. Read study here

NHS urges public to stay safe ahead of Ramadan

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Worcester employer pays for mental health nurses to look after his staff during lockdown

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PHE response to a Sun newspaper column

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Why Some People Don’t Social Distance

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COVID-19 mental health campaign launches

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‘Unprecedented’ plan to prevent suicides during covid-19 crisis

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Kids Like Books That Explain Why and How Things Happen

A new study finds that children prefer storybooks that explain why and how things happen, a more nuanced and logical view of the world than may be expected.
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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Why Less-Well Off, Middle-Aged Men Don’t Get The Support They Need

An ongoing Samaritans research project seeks to build on what is already known about the reasons for the high rates of suicide among less well-off, middle-aged men, by exploring what can be done to drive change. Read report on King's Fund Blog here

CQC sets out next steps to support adult social care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Our Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Kate Terroni, has written to the adult social care sector highlighting the action we are taking to support providers at this time. Read CQC news piece here

Study: Screen Time Has Little Impact on Kids’ Social Skills

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Coronavirus: Impact on young people with mental health needs

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How stress remodels the brain

Research has shown how stress changes the structure of the brain and reveals a potential therapeutic target to the prevent or reverse it. Read ScienceDaily article here

Creativity Triggers Reward Signals in the Brain

While creativity is one of humanity’s most distinctive abilities, it obviously is not necessary for survival because many species that do not possess it have managed to flourish far longer than humans. Click here to read PsychCentral article

Phone Therapy Reduces Depression in Parkinson’s Patients

While depression is common in people with Parkinson’s disease, contributing to faster physical and mental decline, it is often overlooked and undertreated.
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Hugs May Play Important Role in Infant-Parent Bond

A new Japanese study offers some of the first hard evidence that hugs may play an important role in early bonding between parents and their infants. Click here to read PsychCentral article

Dementia profile

Publicly available data on dementia, broken down by geographical area. Click here for government collection

Survey: Increase in Teen Reports of Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts

An extensive multi-year national survey suggests that anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and other “internalizing” problems are increasing among teens. These conditions now represent a significant portion of the adolescent mental health burden. Read PsychCentral article here

Treatment relieves depression in 90% of participants in small study

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Free access to wellbeing apps for all NHS staff

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Smokers at greater risk of severe respiratory disease from COVID-19

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Leading virtual meetings – top tips

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NHS approved mental health and wellbeing app is now free for everyone

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RCOT statement on occupational therapists and access to PPE

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Government to make emergency changes to Mental Health Act

The government is set to make changes to the Mental Health Act, due to concerns there will be a lack of psychiatrists available to assess people that may need to be sectioned and admitted to hospital. Read HSJ news piece here

Mental health and psychosocial considerations during Covid-19 outbreak

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