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New meta-analysis confirms high suicide rates amongst doctors
WEB2 hours ago · Because a few studies provided more than one effect estimate, forty-two datasets (male doctors) and 27 (female) were used for meta-analysis. Across all studies, the suicide rate ratio for male doctors was 1.05 (95% confidence interval 0.90 to 1.22). For females, the rate ratio was significantly higher at 1.76 (1.40 to 2.21).
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WEBJun 1 2022. Posted by. Andre Tomlin. The 50th Annual BABCP Conference took place in London on 20-23 July 2022. In this podcast, André Tomlin and colleagues from the Mental Elf #BeyondTheRoom team, speak to organisers and speakers from the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies Annual Conference.
Adolescents with disabilities at higher risk of self-harm, but ...
WEB3 days ago · Self-harm is a global public health problem (Hawton et al., 2003). In England, approximately 200,000 adolescents aged 12 to 17 engage in self-harming behaviour every year without receiving clinical support and additionally, around 21,000 adolescents seek medical treatment following self-harm incidents (Geulayov, et al., 2018; Morgan et al., 2017; Patalay & Gage, 2019).
suicide - National Elf Service
WEBSuicide is the act of intentionally ending your life. There are three levels of intervention in suicide; 1) universal 2) selective and 3) indicated. Universal interventions target everyone in a defined population. They aim to increase awareness about suicide, remove barriers to care, promote help-seeking and encourage protective factors. Some examples of universal interventions include school ...
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WEB2024. The National Elf Service needs 2 part-time Elf Coordinators to join our team and support us in the commissioning and editing of Mental Elf blogs. This opportunity will suit a PhD student working in a mental health setting, but may also be of interest to people with lived experience, practitioners or trainees working in mental health.
Digital self-help for bulimia recovery: encouraging results for …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Strengths and limitations. Overall, this is a strong paper underpinned by a controlled and systematic methodology, with measures that are well validated and widely used.The inclusion of both 6- and 12-month follow-ups enables conclusions to be drawn on whether the effects from the intervention can be maintained in the long-term, which is important given high relapse rates in EDs following ...
Depression - National Elf Service
WEBDepression is characterised as episodes of sadness, loss of interest and pleasure, often including feelings of low self-worth. Depression can also include a range of physiological symptoms, such as fatigue, pain, diminished appetite, lack of interest in sex, disturbed sleep, and poor concentration. The World Health Organisation estimates that ...
Bipolar Disorder - National Elf Service
WEBBipolar, otherwise known as manic depression, now exists largely within common consciousness and understanding, thanks to high profile stigma-busting publicity. Characterised by episodic shifts in a person’s mood (between manic and depressed states), as well as their energy and activity levels, which can significantly impact their daily ...