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Comorbid PTSD and depression among military personnel and veterans

A longitudinal study of over 1,700 military personnel and veterans with both PTSD and major depressive disorder has found that these comorbid symptoms move in relation to each other over time.

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"Smartphone addiction" in children and young people

One in four children and young people show problematic smartphone use and this is associated with poorer mental health, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Read the article here

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Medicinal cannabis for psychiatric disorders: a clinically-focused systematic review

Authors: Jerome Sarris, Justin Sinclair, Diana Karamacoska, Maggie Davidson and Joseph Firth

Content type: Research article

16 January 2020
Sex differences in youth with mental health problems in inpatient, outpatient and youth justice settings

Authors: Shannon L. Stewart, Elizabeth Thornley, Natalia Lapshina, Patricia Erickson, Evelyn Vingilis, Hayley Hamilton and Nathan Kolla

Content type: Research article

16 January 2020
Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of selected autoimmune diseases among US military personnel

Authors: Deborah Boggs Bookwalter, Kimberly A. Roenfeldt, Cynthia A. LeardMann, So Yeon Kong, Mark S. Riddle and Rudolph P. Rull

Content type: Research article

15 January 2020
Mediation and moderation analyses: exploring the complex pathways between hope and quality of life among patients with schizophrenia

Authors: Wei-Liang Wang, Yu-Qiu Zhou, Nan-Nan Chai, Guo-Hua Li and Dong-Wei Liu

Content type: Research article

15 January 2020
Factors affecting current khat chewing among male adults 15–59 years in Ethiopia, 2016: a multi-level analysis from Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey

Authors: Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Ayenew Molla Lakew and Kedir Abdela Gonete

Content type: Research article

14 January 2020

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Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Authors: Martin A Katzman, Pierre Bleau, Pierre Blier, Pratap Chokka, Kevin Kjernisted and Michael Van Ameringen

Content type: Review

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Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

Authors: Amelia Gulliver, Kathleen M Griffiths and Helen Christensen

Content type: Research article

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Ontological security and connectivity provided by pets: a study in the self-management of the everyday lives of people diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition

Authors: Helen Brooks, Kelly Rushton, Sandra Walker, Karina Lovell and Anne Rogers

Content type: Research article

9 December 2016
A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Authors: Michael King, Joanna Semlyen, Sharon See Tai, Helen Killaspy, David Osborn, Dmitri Popelyuk and Irwin Nazareth

Content type: Research article

18 August 2008
Crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a case linkage study

Authors: Billy C. Fogden, Stuart D. M. Thomas, Michael Daffern and James R. P. Ogloff

Content type: Research article

28 May 2016

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Medicinal cannabis for psychiatric disorders: a clinically-focused systematic review

Sex differences in youth with mental health problems in inpatient, outpatient and youth justice settings

Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of selected autoimmune diseases among US military personnel

Mediation and moderation analyses: exploring the complex pathways between hope and quality of life among patients with schizophrenia

Factors affecting current khat chewing among male adults 15–59 years in Ethiopia, 2016: a multi-level analysis from Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey

Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

Ontological security and connectivity provided by pets: a study in the self-management of the everyday lives of people diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition

A systematic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self harm in lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Crime and victimisation in people with intellectual disability: a case linkage study

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