Thriving… or Just Surviving? Autistic Journeys in Higher Education
Here we synthesise key recent (2021-2024) research that aims to understand the experience of autistic people, both staff and students, who navigate the Higher Education (HE) environment.
Machine Learning for Mental Health: Applications, Challenges, and the Clinician's Role
This review aims to evaluate the current psychiatric applications and limitations of machine learning (ML), defined as techniques used to train algorithms to improve performance at a task based on data. The review emphasizes the clinician's role in ensuring equitable and effective patient care and seeks to inform mental health providers about the importance of clinician involvement in these technologies.
Grief in Children in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This review aims at reporting the current evidence of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on grief in children.
Empowering the Vulnerable: The Impact of SEL on Traumatized Children's Academic and Social Outcomes in Crises
This article critically reviews the impact of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) on traumatized children's academic and social outcomes, focusing on studies from the past three years across diverse contexts. It emphasizes the need for culturally sensitive, trauma-informed programs that cater to various settings, while also exploring the critical roles of parents and educators in SEL implementation. Additionally, the paper highlights challenges in deploying SEL in crisis-affected regions and offers strategies to address systemic barriers.
Correction: Harnessing Immersive Virtual Reality: A Comprehensive Scoping Review of its Applications in Assessing, Understanding, and Treating Eating Disorders
Preliminary Evidence of Sleep Improvements Following Psilocybin Administration, and their Involvement in Antidepressant Therapeutic Action
Psilocybin is a rapidly-emerging treatment for depression, yet its impact on sleep is not well understood. We sought to explore the literature on sleep and psilocybin use, and explore the topic using our own primary data.
Personality Disorders in Criminal Offenders - A Systematic Literature Review
We summarized studies investigating measures related to the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) of the DSM-5 and the personality model in ICD-11 in offenders in forensic-psychiatric treatment or prison to evaluate its forensic utility.
Addressing Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Opioid Overdose Mortality: Strategies for Equitable Interventions and Structural Change
This review synthetizes findings reflecting the increasing racial and ethnic inequities in opioid overdose mortality and emphasizes the necessity for tailored interventions as well as other policy-level and structural strategies to stem this trend.
Children's Nutrition, Eating Behavior, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The purpose of the current review was to detail changes in children's diet, eating behavior, and weight in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Intensifying Substance Use Trends among Youth: A Narrative Review of Recent Trends and Implications
Substance use among adolescents and young adults remains a critical public health concern, with patterns shifting dramatically in recent years. This narrative review examines trends in substance use behaviors during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder Screening, Assessment, and Treatment
We review prevalence, etiology, impact on treatment, and best practices for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment setting. Recommendations are given related to screening, assessment, and symptom monitoring.
Mind-Body Medicine in the Treatment of Depression: A Narrative Review of Efficacy, Safety and Mechanisms
This narrative review examines the efficacy, mechanisms and safety of mind-body medicine (MBM) in the treatment of depression. We reviewed the potential effects of various MBM interventions such as yoga, tai chi, qigong, mindfulness-based interventions and nutrition on clinical and subthreshold depressive symptoms.
An Integrative Pause for Healthcare Personnel Challenged by the War: A Personal Perspective
As the war in the Middle East intensifies, the support and well-being of healthcare practitioners (HCPs) become paramount to sustaining an effective healthcare system capable of serving the diverse Israeli population.
Current Evidence Regarding the Evaluation and Management of Neonatal Delirium
Newborns and infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may be at uniquely high risk of developing delirium. Because there is a dearth of NICU-focused literature, providers must rely on evidence derived from older children and infants in other care settings to guide management. The literature was rigorously reviewed to highlight evidence specific to newborns and infants and is summarized here.
Autism Early Intervention - Progress, Steps Backward, and the Reconciliation of Conflicting Narratives
We review recent research on interventions, services and supports for children on the autism spectrum, examining both advancements and setbacks.
Addressing Stigma-Related Health Disparities for Autistic Individuals Through Cultural Competemility: Insights from Research and Lived Experience
Autistic individuals experience disproportionate stigma across the life course in interpersonal, healthcare, and educational contexts. These experiences contribute to negative health and healthcare outcomes for this population. This paper seeks to describe autistic individuals' experiences of stigma and marginalization; discuss frameworks such as Campinha-Bacote's innovative concept of cultural competemility and its relevance to autistic populations; offer recommendations to healthcare providers based on this framework; and apply theory to practice in a case study.
Recent Evidence of Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Oscillation Abnormalities in Psychiatric Disorders
We review recent studies published from 2019 to 2024 examining slow waves and sleep spindles abnormalities across neurodevelopmental, mood, trauma-related, and psychotic disorders using polysomnography and Electroencephalogram (EEG).
Insomnia, OSA, and Mood Disorders: The Gut Connection
With the growing body of research examining the link between sleep disorders, including insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and the gut microbiome, this review seeks to offer a thorough overview of the most significant findings in this emerging field.
Update on the Neurobiology of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Review of Structural, Resting-State and Task-Based Brain Imaging Studies
This review summarizes recent advances in research on the neurobiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD) according to structural brain imaging investigations and resting-state and task-based functional brain activation studies.
Assessing Military Mental Health during the Pandemic: A Five Country Collaboration
Members of a technical panel representing Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US collaborated to develop surveys designed to provide military leaders with information to guide decisions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of this collaboration and a review of findings from the resulting body of work.
Abortion and Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Contemporary Review of the Literature
This review discusses the importance of abortion care and access for mental wellbeing for people seeking abortion, abortion providers, and trainees. The recent Dobbs v. Jackson case has jeopardized the physical and mental health of millions.