Category: Mental Health

A new animation aims to give young people five evidence-based top tips to help them support their ...
An increase in medication prescriptions for anxiety between 2003-2018 has been uncovered by new research ...
How can involvement in research support survivors of domestic abuse?

Hard Evidence is a theatre piece written and performed by ...
Assessing whether levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids alter risk of schizophrenia

Research funded by the National Institute for Health Research Bristol ...
Exploring trends in recording anxiety symptoms in UK primary care

The way GPs record anxiety in patient records could be ...
EVENT: Mental health #covidunknowns webinar

13 May 2021, 4pm – 6.15pm All participants are welcome, ...
No evidence of a significant increase in risk of suicide in first months of the pandemic, but continued monitoring needed

A new observational study is the first to examine suicides ...
Warning over effects of pandemic on young people’s mental health

A warning about the effects of the pandemic on children’s ...
GPs need training to spot patients at risk of psychosis
GPs are in a good position to identify patients who are at risk of developing ...
Risk of self-harm increases for boys and girls who experience earlier puberty
Boys and girls who experience puberty earlier than their peers have an increased risk of ...
NIHR Bristol BRC contributing to ground-breaking national study into long-term health impacts of coronavirus
A major UK research study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients ...
People more likely to choose a non-alcoholic drink when availability is greater
People are more likely to choose non-alcoholic drinks if more of those drinks are available ...
Governments urged to act now to prevent coronavirus suicide risk
Governments need to give ‘urgent consideration’ to their public health response to prevent any possible ...
Are non-smoking young adults who use e-cigarettes more likely to smoke in the future?
Young people who have tried e-cigarettes but have never smoked before are nearly five times ...
Domestic violence: researchers pilot a trauma-informed mindfulness intervention for survivors with PTSD
Women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse (DVA) often develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...