Laura Hemming summarises a systematic review that synthesises and develops best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research.
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For: quality of lifeCan rights-based practitioner-research contribute to both civic inclusion and inform the social care evidence-base?
The paper sets out and examines the impact of a local project called Promote the Vote running in West Yorkshire.
[read the full story...]Menopause in the workplace revisited: A feminist perspective and a visit to the Employment Tribunal (ET)
For the last in our World Menopause Day 2023 series, we are combining a paper and some recent case law, to think about some of the things that have been discussed this week through these blog posts.
[read the full story...]Social Constructions of Menopause: A blog to Celebrate World Menopause Day 2023
This is the second of three-blog posts to celebrate World Menopause Day 2023, Daisy Long looks at the social constructions of menopause based on a paper recently published in the Journal of Aging.
[read the full story...]People with psychosis who attend more leisure activities have a higher quality of life
Lorna Collins reviews a cross-sectional study that found the quality of life of people with psychosis is higher when they participate in leisure activities.
[read the full story...]Can hearing interventions slow down cognitive decline?
In this blog, Daisy Long and the elf apprentices that took part in the woodland workshop undertook a group critical analysis on Lin, F.R., Pike, J.R., Albert. M.S., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. & others (2023) paper on Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multi-centre, randomized controlled trial.
[read the full story...]Long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment-resistant depression: not cost-effective compared to treatment as usual
In her debut blog, Ella Tuominen considers the Tavistock Adult Depression Study (TADS), which evaluated the cost-effectiveness of long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for treatment resistant depression compared to treatment as usual.
[read the full story...]Climate change and mental health: what do we know, and what don’t we know?
Peter Coventry examines a big new umbrella review which signals the need for robust assessment and quantification of the mental health impacts of climate change.
[read the full story...]Exploring coping strategies used by Black adults affected by racism in North America
Yasmin Ahmadzadeh considers a systematic review of the coping strategies employed by Black adults in North America to navigate experiences of racism.
[read the full story...]Having a sense of purpose is associated with reduced loneliness
Heather McClelland explores a meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data, which found a strong association between having a sense of purpose in life and reduced feelings of loneliness.
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