All Outputs (111)

The impact of psychological factors on recovery from injury: a multicentre cohort study (2016)
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Purpose Unintentional injuries have a significant long-term health impact in working age adults. Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder are common post-injury, but their impact on self-reported recovery has not been investigated in g... Read More about The impact of psychological factors on recovery from injury: a multicentre cohort study.

Psychological morbidity and health related quality of life after injury: multicentre cohort study (2016)
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Purpose: To demonstrate the impact of psychological morbidity one month post-injury on subsequent post-injury quality of life (HRQoL) in a general injury population in the UK to inform development of trauma care and rehabilitation services. Method... Read More about Psychological morbidity and health related quality of life after injury: multicentre cohort study.

Cognitive behaviour therapy for long-term frequent attenders in primary care: a feasibility case series and treatment development study (2016)
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Background: Most frequent attendance in primary care is temporary. Long-term frequent attendance may be suitable for psychological intervention to address health management and service use. Aim: To explore the feasibility and acceptability of cog... Read More about Cognitive behaviour therapy for long-term frequent attenders in primary care: a feasibility case series and treatment development study.

Clinical effectiveness and acceptability of structured group psychoeducation versus optimised unstructured peer support for patients with remitted bipolar disorder (PARADES): a pragmatic, multicentre, observer-blind, randomised controlled superiority trial (2016)
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Background Group psychoeducation is a low-cost National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-recommended treatment for bipolar disorder. However, the clinical effectiveness and acceptability of this intervention are unclear compared with unstr... Read More about Clinical effectiveness and acceptability of structured group psychoeducation versus optimised unstructured peer support for patients with remitted bipolar disorder (PARADES): a pragmatic, multicentre, observer-blind, randomised controlled superiority trial.

Planning for incapacity by people with bipolar disorder under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (2016)
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© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides a variety of legal mechanisms for people to plan for periods of incapacity for decisions relating to personal care, medical treatment, and financial... Read More about Planning for incapacity by people with bipolar disorder under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a specialist depression service versus usual specialist mental health care to manage persistent depression: a randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Background: Persistent moderate or severe unipolar depression is common and expensive to treat. Clinical guidelines recommend combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. Such treatments can take up to 1 year to show an effect, but no trials of suitab... Read More about Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a specialist depression service versus usual specialist mental health care to manage persistent depression: a randomised controlled trial.

NICE guidance on psychological treatments for bipolar disorder (2016)
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Antidepressant use and risk of cardiovascular outcomes in people aged 20 to 64: Cohort study using primary care database (2016)
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© BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2016. Objective To assess associations between different antidepressant treatments and rates of three cardiovascular outcomes (myocardial infarction, stroke or transient ischaemic attack, and arrhythmia) in people with depr... Read More about Antidepressant use and risk of cardiovascular outcomes in people aged 20 to 64: Cohort study using primary care database.

Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised third edition recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology (2016)
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The British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines specify the scope and targets of treatment for bipolar disorder. The third version is based explicitly on the available evidence and presented, like previous Clinical Practice Guidelines, as r... Read More about Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised third edition recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.

Psychological interventions for adults with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Background Psychological interventions may be beneficial for bipolar disorder. Aims Efficacy evaluation of psychological interventions for adults with bipolar disorder. Methods A systematic review of randomised controlled trials.. Outcomes were met... Read More about Psychological interventions for adults with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

An experimental study exploring the impact of vignette gender on the quality of university students’ mental health first aid for peers with symptoms of depression (2016)
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Background University students have high rates of depression, and friends are often the most commonly-used source of support for emotional distress in this population. This study aimed to explore students’ ability to provide effective support for... Read More about An experimental study exploring the impact of vignette gender on the quality of university students’ mental health first aid for peers with symptoms of depression.

Protocol investigating the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy delivered remotely for unscheduled care users with health anxiety: randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Background Health anxiety and medically unexplained symptoms cost the National Health Service (NHS) an estimated £3 billion per year in unnecessary costs with little evidence of patient benefit. Effective treatment is rarely taken up due to issues s... Read More about Protocol investigating the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy delivered remotely for unscheduled care users with health anxiety: randomised controlled trial.

Antidepressants are associated with hospital admitted intracranial bleeds in people taking other medication associated with bleeding (2016)
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Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database (2015)
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Background: Epilepsy is a serious condition which can profoundly affect an individual’s life. While there is some evidence to suggest an association between antidepressant use and epilepsy and seizures it is conflicting and not conclusive. Antidepres... Read More about Antidepressant use and risk of epilepsy and seizures in people aged 20 to 64 years: cohort study using a primary care database.

Cognitive behaviour therapy for non-cardiac pain in the chest (COPIC): a multicentre randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation (2015)
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Background Most patients with chest pain have nothing wrong with their cardiac function. Psychological forms of treatment for this condition are more likely to be successful than others. Methods/design A two-arm parallel controlled randomize... Read More about Cognitive behaviour therapy for non-cardiac pain in the chest (COPIC): a multicentre randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation.

Clinical characteristics of persistent frequent attenders in primary care: case–control study (2015)
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Background. Most frequent attendance in primary care is temporary, but persistent frequent attendance is expensive and may be suitable for psychological intervention. To plan appropriate intervention and service delivery, there is a need for research... Read More about Clinical characteristics of persistent frequent attenders in primary care: case–control study.

Lamotrigine versus inert placebo in the treatment of borderline personality disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation (2015)
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Background: People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) experience rapid and distressing changes in mood, poor social functioning and have high rates of suicidal behaviour. Several small scale studies suggest that mood stabilizers may produce s... Read More about Lamotrigine versus inert placebo in the treatment of borderline personality disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation.

The association between smoking cessation and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a THIN database cohort study (2015)
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Background Smoking increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, several population studies also show a higher risk in people 3–5 years after smoking cessation than in continuing smokers. After 10–12 years the risk equates to that of... Read More about The association between smoking cessation and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a THIN database cohort study.

Objective methods for reliable detection of concealed depression (2015)
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Recent research has shown that it is possible to automatically detect clinical depression from audio-visual recordings. Before considering integration in a clinical pathway, a key question that must be asked is whether such systems can be easily fool... Read More about Objective methods for reliable detection of concealed depression.

Technological innovations in mental healthcare: harnessing the digital revolution (2015)
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Digital technology has the potential to transform mental healthcare by connecting patients, services and health data in new ways. Digital online and mobile applications can offer patients greater access to information and services and enhance clinica... Read More about Technological innovations in mental healthcare: harnessing the digital revolution.