Psychiatric and behavioural genetics at the crossroads: Mary Boyle interviews Jay Joseph
In 2004 I was interviewed by Craig Newnes for The Psychologist, a journal published by the British Psychological Society. The occasion was the publication...
No difference in antidepressant effectiveness after genetic testing
Genetic testing has been hailed as helping bring about personalized depression treatment. Theoretically, people may be genetically suited for some specific drugs and less suited for...
Why does research focus on treating depression rather than preventing it?
A recent article published in Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health sheds light on the lack of evidence for effective preventative interventions for depressive disorders in low...
Trauma-Informed Care and PTMF reduce self-harm, seclusion, and restraint in acute inpatient psychiatric setting
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that adopting a Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) approach in inpatient psychiatric settings can significantly reduce self-harm and the...
Ketamine fails to beat active placebo for depression
In a new study from Stanford University, when researchers compared intravenous ketamine to an active placebo, the supposed rapid antidepressant effect of ketamine disappeared. The...