Katerina Kavalidou reviews a prospective observational cohort study on mortality and suicide risk in young people after they present to hospital emergency departments following episodes of self-harm.
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For: observational studyIn harm’s way: psychiatric diagnosis and risks of being subjected to and perpetrating violence
Sarah Steeg discusses a cohort study finding that people with a psychiatric diagnosis are 3-4 times more likely to be a victim or perpetrator of violence.
[read the full story...]A little praise goes a long way, but too much may be harmful
Asha Patel and Sal McKeown summarise a Dutch observational study of parents’ praise and children’s self-esteem. The research finds that parents’ inflated praise predicted lower self-esteem in children, and also predicted higher narcissism, but only in children with high self-esteem.
[read the full story...]Persistent and severe postnatal depression predicts adverse outcomes in children
Sophie Graham and Jennifer Burgess explore the associations between persistent and severe postnatal depression in mothers and mental health and educational outcomes in their offspring.
[read the full story...]Traumatic brain injury increases the long-term risk of dementia #DAW18
Eleanor Kennedy summarises a Danish observational cohort study, which looks at the long-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury.
[read the full story...]Community treatment orders and social outcomes in psychosis
Ian Cummins considers the findings of a recent 48-month follow-up study of social outcomes for patients with psychosis, which concludes that community treatment orders did not offer any long term benefits.
[read the full story...]“Won’t you be my neighbour?” Psychosis and violent reoffending: does where you live matter?
Derek Tracy and Krisna Patel consider neighbourhood influences on violent reoffending risk in released prisoners diagnosed with psychotic disorders.
The blog also features a half hour audio podcast with the lead researcher Amir Sariaslan, the blogger Derek Tracy and Chief Elf André Tomlin.
[read the full story...]Periodontal treatment: outcomes from long-term conservative management
In patients with moderate to advanced periodontitis this longitudinal study demonstrated that long-term tooth retention is possible for compliant patients using a non-regenerative treatment concept.
[read the full story...]Early intervention in psychosis services: better outcomes, improved costs
Gemma Shields reports on a recent longitudinal retrospective controlled study of the economic impact of early intervention in psychosis services in England.
[read the full story...]Antipsychotic efficacy measured by real-world observational study
Tracey Roberts examines whether a retrospective observational study accurately investigates the effectiveness of second and first generation antipsychotics.
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