Tag: meta-analysis

A new study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, investigates the prevalence and typical characteristics of antidepressant withdrawal syndrome (AWS) through analyzing available research. Researchers found...

New meta-scientific review questions the evidence for the gold standard psychotherapies and empirically supported treatments.

Despite burnout being officially recognized as a syndrome, research suggests it overlaps considerably with current understandings of depression.

A new study investigated whether participants guessing if they have an antidepressant or placebo affects response rates.

A recent meta-analysis finds that the association between reported suicidal ideation and later suicide is low.

Review compares the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for improving physical health outcomes in people diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Greater perceptions of discrimination during adolescence are linked to more depressive and internalizing symptoms.

Researchers question the overstated results of a large antidepressant meta-analysis and point to cultural pressures to turn to these drugs for a quick fix.

A large and rigorous meta-analysis fails to find support for the gene-environment interaction theory of depression.

A new meta-analysis analyzes randomized control trials of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for adolescents.

A new study examines the preventative effects of school-based mental health care when delivered by school personnel.

A new analysis of antipsychotic treatment of schizophrenia (published in Schizophrenia Bulletin) has found that two-thirds of patients treated this way do not experience symptom remission.

New research examines factors that make mindfulness interventions in school most effective for adolescent’s mental health outcomes.

The BMJ’s clinical editor takes issue with uncritical media coverage of antidepressant network meta-analysis, outlining reporting missteps.

A new study, published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, found that antidepressant efficacy was not dependent on severity.

Higher levels of physical activity serve as a protective factor for the future development of depression.

A systematic review of literature and meta-analysis indicates that there is no clinically or statistically significant effect of antidepressant dose increase after nonresponse to initial treatment.

An interview with psychiatrist, academic and author Dr Joanna Moncrieff, one of the founding members of the Critical Psychiatry Network. We talk about the recent meta-analysis of the efficacy and tolerability of 21 antidepressant drugs, widely reported in the UK news media on February 22nd.

New meta-analysis of smartphone based interventions demonstrates small-to-moderate effect.

New study confirms previous evidence that antidepressant use is linked to developing type 2 diabetes.

Researchers present loneliness as a health threat facing a growing number of Americans.

Re-examination of meta-analytic claims finds the prevalence of pediatric bipolar disorder is close to zero.

A large review and meta-analysis of 167 studies across 60 years dissects placebo-controlled randomized controlled trials of antipsychotic drugs.

No placebo controlled trials provide evidence of antipsychotics in first-episode psychosis.

A meta-analysis of known risk factors for psychosis finds elevated risk with the presence of childhood trauma, adverse life events, and affective dysfunction.