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Social determinants in global mental health: Beyond pills and psychotherapy

The role of social determinants in shaping mental health outcomes has long been recognized, but a recent article by Crick Lund from King’s College London and...

SSRI use during pregnancy alters the child’s brain development

In a new study in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers found that children born to mothers who used SSRIs during pregnancy had reduced brain volume in multiple...

What does social inclusion for psychosocial disabilities mean in diverse contexts?

In a recent study published in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Ursula M. Read, Hanna Kienzler, Suzan Mitwalli,...

Perimenopause, menopause and mental health

Many women experience a level of emotional turmoil during perimenopause and menopause. Some find themselves facing intense mental health challenges for the first time. The...

Out of sight, out of mind. Rights, consent, and electroconvulsive therapy

This article is a commentary on an audit of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) patient information leaflets in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, which found that...