US general military service may lower, rather than heighten, depression risk

Despite relatively high prevalence of condition among active duty and veteran personnel Potentially protective effects challenge some previous assumptions, suggest researchers General service in the US military may lower, rather than heighten, the risk of depression, despite the relatively high prevalence of the condition among active duty and veteran personnel, ...

2025-05-30T09:41:20+00:0030 May 2025|BMJ Military Health, Press release|

GP-led talking therapy eases PTSD symptoms after critical illness

Effects modest but intervention may bridge long waiting times between ICU discharge and access to specialist mental health services, say researchers A brief spell of talking therapy with a general practitioner reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for survivors of critical illness, finds a trial from Germany published by The ...

2025-05-08T08:00:17+00:008 May 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Yearly 18% rise in ADHD prescriptions in England since COVID-19 pandemic

Figures reflect growing public and professional awareness and potential impact of COVID-19 But wide regional variations point to inequalities in access to care, say researchers  Prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in England have risen 18%  year on year since the pandemic. This is higher than previously reported, and ...

2025-03-12T09:58:26+00:0012 March 2025|BMJ Mental Health, Press release|

Men often struggle with transition to fatherhood amid lack of targeted information and support

Greater focus needed on their unique experiences of perinatal period, say researchers Men often struggle with the transition to fatherhood amid a lack of information and emotional support targeted to their needs, suggests a review of the available qualitative evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Greater focus is ...

2024-11-13T10:52:31+00:0013 November 2024|BMJ Open, Press release|
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