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Open AccessPerspectives on an enhanced ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) service addressing the wider determinants of mental health: a qualitative study
A new Health and Wellbeing pathway was introduced into the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service in one geographical area of the UK in 2021 to address the wider determinants of mental heal...
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Open AccessAssessing the Feasibility of a Peer Education Project to Improve Mental Health Literacy in Adolescents in the UK
Many mental health problems begin in adolescence and occur on a spectrum of severity: early recognition and intervention is important. This study is a quantitative feasibility study of the Mental Health Founda...
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Open AccessImplementing a regional School Health Research Network in England to improve adolescent health and well-being, a qualitative process evaluation
There is an increased need for prevention and early intervention surrounding young people’s health and well-being. Schools offer a pivotal setting for this with evidence suggesting that focusing on health with...
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Open AccessSchool-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness
Peer education, whereby peers (‘peer educators’) teach their other peers (‘peer learners’) about aspects of health is an approach growing in popularity across school contexts, possibly due to adolescents prefe...
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Open AccessAutism spectrum disorders as a risk factor for adolescent self-harm: a retrospective cohort study of 113,286 young people in the UK
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at particularly high risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Presentation to a hospital with self-harm is one of the strongest risk factors for later suicide. ...
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Open AccessA process evaluation of a peer education project to improve mental health literacy in secondary school students: study protocol
Emotional disorders in young people are increasing but studies have found that this age group do not always recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems in themselves or others. The Mental Health...
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Open AccessInforming the development of an E-platform for monitoring wellbeing in schools: involving young people in a co-design process
The use of new technologies and methodologies in young people’s mental health research is needed to allow more frequent and reliable sampling. Mobile applications and e-platforms create exciting potential for ...
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Open AccessRoutine Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety and Depression is More Effective at Repairing Symptoms of Psychopathology than Enhancing Wellbeing
The primary focus of classic cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression and anxiety is on decreasing symptoms of psychopathology. However, there is increasing recognition that it is also important to e...
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Open AccessEvaluating Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
While existing psychological treatments for depression are effective for many, a significant proportion of depressed individuals do not respond to current approaches and few remain well over the long-term. Anh...
