Mental Health Services

Evidence-based atlas of risk and protective factors for psychotic disorders: an umbrella review to inform personalized prognosis and prevention.

Identifying updated, evidence-based risk and protective factors for psychotic disorders is essential to advancing scientific and clinical knowledge of their etiology. Since the most recent umbrella review published in this journal, the evidence base has expanded substantially. Fo...

Validation of Parent‐Report Questionnaires for Large‐Scale Online Screening of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Children and Adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective Studies assessing the validity of screening measures for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) remain scarce. We evaluated the diagnostic performance and validity of an online, parent‐reported screening approach for ARFID in a population‐based sampl...

Major adverse cardiac events and mortality associated with ADHD and its treatment in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multi-national cohort study

Abstract Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to elevated risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the impact of ADHD and ADHD medication use on prognosis and health outcomes in T2D remains unclear. This study investigates the associations of...

‘I feel like a pinball’: patient experiences with a coordinated treatment model in dual diagnosis

To examine dual diagnosis patients’ experiences with cross-sectoral interventions in SPOR, a coordinated treatment model between municipal substance use centres and regional outpatient psychiatry in the Capital Region of Denmark. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted wi...

The just right farm: the role of occupational therapists in strategically placing participants on farms to promote mental wellbeing

Purpose This practice piece follow-up reflects on the original publication by Deegan et al. (2023) “Nurturing Mental Health and Well-being Using Ordinary Farms”. This study aims to review the development of occupational therapy–led social farming placements five years on from the...

Internet-based Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (IERITA) plus treatment as usual versus treatment as usual for adolescent outpatients with non-suicidal self-injury—the TEENS multi-site trial: study protocol and statistical analysis plan for a multi-site randomised clinical trial

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a public health concern and a widespread behaviour, especially among adolescents. NSSI is an indicator of psychological distress and a known risk factor for later suicidal behaviour and death by suicide; however, evidence-based treatment options...