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Why don’t people receive a psychosocial assessment in emergency departments after self-harm?

The Social Care Elf

Amelia Talbot looks at a recent qualitative study of patient and carer perspectives, which explores the reasons why some patients do not receive a psychosocial assessment in emergency departments following self-harm. The post Why don’t people receive a psychosocial assessment in emergency departments after self-harm?

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A roadmap to prevent people being gone too soon

MQ Mental Health

Group therapy improves depression and HIV treatment 2. Improve collaborative care models Task-shared integrated collaborative care for patients with depression and diabetes or alcohol in South Africa 3. Better understanding of interplay between biomarkers & psychosocial risk factors Cortisol-trauma relationship in suicide risk.

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2022 International Women’s Day

MQ Mental Health

Ethels work in delivering community based therapy to people living with both AIDs and depression in remote communities in Uganda has been internationally recognised. Of the 350 million people globally to have depression, 75% live in low income countries and 80% do not have access to treatment.

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Inequality of Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

A report by the UN Human Rights office showed people with mental health conditions and those with psychosocial disabilities experience disproportionately higher rates of poor physical health; and have a reduced life expectancy – a 20-years fewer for men and 15 years for women - compared with others in the population.

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

Autonomy can positively benefit mental health and lack of independence can, for adults, increase symptoms of depression. Adults make most of the decisions about a child’s life from where they live, what they eat and when, where they go to school, what clothes they have and much more. From a child’s perspective, they might not feel heard.

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Do Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Interventions Decrease Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms? A Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

depressive symptoms, substance use), how might co-occurring symptoms be incorporated into intervention efforts? Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for adolescents with disruptive behavior. inpatient, community, correctional, educational settings)? About the Authors Rafaella J. Jakubovic, M.A. program at Temple University.

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

Autonomy can positively benefit mental health and lack of independence can, for adults, increase symptoms of depression. Adults make most of the decisions about a child’s life from where they live, what they eat and when, where they go to school, what clothes they have and much more. From a child’s perspective, they might not feel heard.