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  • Social media and social (dis)connectedness in autism and ADHD: A systematic review

    While interest in the relationship between social media use and psychosocial well-being is growing, little is known about this in neurodivergent people. We reviewed studies exploring social (dis)connectedness and SM use in Autistic people and/or people with ADHD.

    Authors: Potter, A. L., O’Leary, A., Incecik, E., et al.

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  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among children and adults in England: Prevalence in mid-2025 and diagnostic trends from 2000 to 2024

    Over recent years, public awareness of ADHD has increased, alongside a rise in assessment referrals. There is urgent need for large-scale evidence on the prevalence and incidence of recorded ADHD to understand diagnostic coverage in England.

    Authors: John, A., Stewart, G. R., Mandy, W., et al.

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  • School staff experiences of implementing five universal mental health interventions

    This study explored what school staff felt helped or hindered the delivery of five school-based mental health programmes, and what could affect how well they worked.

    Authors: Stapley, E., March, A., Mansfield, R., et al.

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  • Do school mental health programmes work better when delivered in full? Findings from two UK trials

    School-based mental health programmes are not always delivered in full. This study used a statistical approach to explore whether completing the programme affected how well it worked.

    Authors: Knowles, C., Thornton, E., Panayiotou, M. et al.

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  • Incorporating wellbeing into general factor models: a more complete mental state?

    This study explored whether wellbeing can be usefully included alongside other measures when researchers assess overall mental health.

    Authors: Chokhani, R., Lereya, S. T., & Deighton, J.

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  • Cumulative risk and adolescent emotional distress: the roles of perceived stress and social support

    This study provides insights into the roles played by perceived stress and social support in the relationship between cumulative risk exposure and emotional distress in young people.

    Authors: Deniz, E., Humphrey, N., Demkowicz, O. et al

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  • Seeing the new through the familiar: How previous professional training shapes the early stages of learning mentalization-based therapy

    This study explored how mental health practitioners experience learning a new therapy after training in other approaches. Findings showed that previous training can both help and challenge learning, suggesting training programmes should build on practitioners’ existing knowledge and skills when teaching new therapeutic methods.

    Authors: Lamouini, Y. B., Casey, P., Midgley, N.

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  • Patient experiences of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for mood and personality disorders

    The purpose of this systematic review and meta-aggregation is to integrate and evaluate qualitative research on adults' experiences of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for complex mood disorders, with the aim of guiding clinical practice and future research.

    Authors: Barrett, A., Campbell, C., Luyten, P. et al.

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  • Development and validation of the Revised Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity Questionnaire

    It has been argued that disruptions to epistemic trust are implicated in psychopathology; however, this requires empirical testing, and an existing scale evaluating epistemic trust, the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity Questionnaire (ETMCQ), requires improvement.

    Authors: Campbell, C., Delamain, H., Saunders, R. et al.

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