This study tested two hypotheses: (a) that there were significant group-level associations between post-ECT clinical outcomes and pre-ECT clinical variables and (b) that it was possible to develop a method for predicting illness remission for individual patients using machine learning. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We report the effect of quality of therapy delivery on outcomes in a randomized, controlled trial of behavioural activation (BA) and guided self-help (GSH) for depression in adults with intellectual disabilities. Open access article - no login required
Study found that a digitally augmented psychological therapy with therapist support could be as effective as normal treatment. This has cost and resource implications.
This study reports on young people's session experiences over time and by key demographics for headspace youth mental health services. Open access article - no login required
'It remains staggering that the patients that might need psychological therapy the most, i.e. patients with high risk for suicidality remain excluded from most of the trials. This limits the insights into the effectiveness of most common offered interventions in daily clinical practice on suicidality.'
...emphasizing the necessity of scrutinizing anxiety theory against larger data sets... To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Children born to parents with a mental illness have been shown, over and over again, to be at an increased risk of developing mental health problems early in life. A recent comprehensive meta-analysis that gathered data from all over the world, including data from 3 million individuals at familial risk and 20 million control individuals, left no doubt about the increased risk... To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Closed-Loop Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
In this multicenter randomized controlled trial, rTMS was compared with the next pharmacological treatment step in patients with treatment-resistant depression. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.