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American Dreams: What’s It Like To Be An MQ Research Fellow In The USA?

MQ Mental Health

One of the first ever MQ Fellows selected was Dr Joshua Roffman from Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital. Given known areas of overlap in risk for autism and schizophrenia, I wondered whether periconceptional folic acid might also confer protection against schizophrenia risk. Ezra Susser).

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MQ announces its biggest ever investment in new research

MQ Mental Health

Suhas will examine genetic and environmental predictors of treatment-emergent metabolic abnormalities in schizophrenia. Dr Gareth Griffith from the University of Bristol. Moritz will be aiming to understand why people with eating disorders are at greater risk of suicide. Dr Massimilano Orri from McGill University, Canada.

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Loneliness and psychosis in clinical practice

Society of Clinical Psychology

For people with psychotic disorders the situation is much worse. In fact, the annual rate of loneliness in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders appears to be around 2.3 Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of loneliness is much higher. Some of the key findings are highlighted below.

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Synthesizing Findings on Cognitive Flexibility and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several interventions for SITB include strategies to improve cognitive flexibility (e.g., boys with adjustment disorders). student at Western University. Hons) completed his Psychology undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph. 2006; Park & Ammerman, 2023). Bryan, 2019; Kiosses et al., 2018; Linehan, 2015).

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What Are The New Government Guidelines For Children’s Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

MQ is encouraging a cross-generational conversation about improving mental health interventions. Identifying those who are vulnerable helped to develop interventions that work to alleviate suicidal thoughts and behaviours, potentially saving young people’s lives. To counteract this, 31.8%

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What Are The New Government Guidelines For Children’s Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

MQ is encouraging a cross-generational conversation about improving mental health interventions. Identifying those who are vulnerable helped to develop interventions that work to alleviate suicidal thoughts and behaviours, potentially saving young people’s lives. To counteract this, 31.8%

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What makes mental illness stigma so hard to change (and also to study)?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Herein lies another major challenge: mental illness is incredibly heterogeneous, encompassing both mild and severe symptoms, and including everything from social anxiety to schizophrenia. Does contact with a person with bipolar disorder improve attitudes about people with “mental illness” more broadly? Author Biography. Kessler, R.