Are we jumping to conclusions in our understanding of psychosis?
Andrés Fonseca appraises a longitudinal study in people at high risk of psychosis, which looks at misattributing speech and jumping to conclusions. The post Are we jumping to conclusions in our...
View ArticleCognitive bias modification for anxiety and depression in children and...
Shirley Reynolds writes her debut Mental Elf blog on a recent meta-analysis of cognitive bias modification (CBM) for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. The review suggests that, on the...
View ArticleCognitive biases in adolescent depression: the more you have, the worse you feel
Maria Loades explores a cross-sectional study of the combined influence of cognitions in adolescent depression, which investigates biases of interpretation, self-evaluation and memory, and concludes...
View ArticleGoing beyond the Mental Capacity Act in assessing capacity: recognising and...
Health and social care professionals routinely assess the mental capacity of people to make decisions about their lives, in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act, 2005. A new briefing note for policy...
View ArticleLearning to focus on smiles not frowns: challenging unhelpful attention and...
Jennifer Lau summarises a recent systematic review relating to her own Wellcome Trust funded research into promoting helpful attention and interpretation patterns to reduce anxiety and depression in...
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