New narrative inquiry: Windrush Generation elders often stayed silent about the racism they faced, not to avoid it, but to protect their children. Researchers call it intergenerational resistance over intergenerational trauma. buff.ly/n1GlIfo #Windrush #RacialTrauma

New 13-year study: violence's health effects show little sign of fading. 📊 ELSA data on 6,171 English adults 50+ found violence exposure linked to depression and long-term illness throughout, with no narrowing of the gap. #HealthyAgeing #PublicHealth buff.ly/Pne03Lp

Hearing a therapist say "I've been there too" can have a big impact. 🤝 A new experimental study finds that when therapists share that they've had the same condition and come through it, clients see a model of who they could become. buff.ly/cE9OlDm #Therapy #LivedExperience #Disclosure

Endometriosis takes years to diagnose, and the psychological toll rarely features in the care plan. 💛 A prospective study from New Zealand finds self-compassion protects mental health and quality of life over six months. buff.ly/bB8aRxn #Endometriosis #Pain #MentalHealth #SelfCompassion

Lithium is our best mood stabiliser. But what is it doing to our kidneys? A 10-year Dutch cohort found most long-term users lost kidney function faster than the general population. 🫘 Whether stopping reverses it is still unknown. #Lithium #KidneyHealth buff.ly/pwnChZR

We are delighted to announce that Professor Tony Barker, co-inventor of TMS, will give an account of its discovery and subsequent development as a treatment for #depression. It's an all-too-familiar tale of genius British research being adopted just about everywhere... ...except Britain. 🤦‍♀️

People with social anxiety self-report worse executive functioning than cognitive tests actually show, according to a new meta-analysis of 49 studies. 💭 Perception and performance don't always match. buff.ly/mZXslNP #SocialAnxiety #MentalHealthResearch

Long-term ayahuasca and cannabis users showed no cognitive differences from non-users in a new Spanish study. What set the groups apart was personality, not memory or attention. Causation stays open. buff.ly/unNYitR #Psychedelics #Cannabis

Being kept alive is not the same as feeling safe. 🛡️ New UK interview study: former patients define psychological safety as validation, fairness and protection from lasting harm. buff.ly/1xU1JTJ #MentalHealth #InpatientCare

TMS for Depression Webinar 12pm July 15th We’ll hear from people with lived experience of depression and TMS treatment. It doesn’t work for everyone, but it does work really well for many. 🎟️ Get your webinar ticket now! buff.ly/twm9DuR #TMSforDepression #ElfHelp #Webinar

Immersive VR therapy for children and adolescents: better than waitlist, on a par with active treatments like CBT and roleplay. BUT - only 9 RCTs, high risk of bias, lots of heterogeneity in this review. 🥽 Promising, but early days. buff.ly/bKJQlUs #ChildMentalHealth #VirtualReality

The evidence for TMS is clear, and it was approved by NICE in 2015 RCTs consistently show that TMS can significantly help patients to get their lives back It compares very favourably to other treatment options 🎟️ Get your webinar ticket now! buff.ly/twm9DuR #TMSforDepression #ElfHelp #Webinar

At our TMS webinar on July 15th, we’ll hear from people with lived experience of depression and transcranial magnetic stimulation. It doesn’t work for everyone, but it does work really well for many. 🎟️ Get your webinar ticket now! buff.ly/twm9DuR #TMSforDepression #ElfHelp #Webinar

For many ADHD medications, the most effective dose sits below the licensed maximum. A new dose-effect network meta-analysis maps where benefit peaks and harm climbs. 🔍 Eye-opening stuff for those who want to get the dose 'just right'. buff.ly/4Qheuia #ADHD #Psychostimulants

Clozapine is the gold-standard for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. 💊 A Nordic registry of 500,000+ people asks if its benefits reach other disorders too. buff.ly/f0XQBpd #Clozapine #Schizophrenia

For many autistic people, restrictive eating isn't about weight or shape, it's about surviving sensory overwhelm. 🍽️ A new qualitative synthesis says eating disorder services are missing this. buff.ly/CNzjevq #Autism #EatingDisorders

Want to improve #depression care AND save the NHS money? The answer is #TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Join our free webinar on 15 July at 12pm noon for lived experiences, clinical evidence and help building the case. 🎟️ buff.ly/yQLLxFH

Higher cardiovascular risk in schizophrenia, but standard calculators miss it. A new Sweden/Denmark model adds psychiatric and social factors. Notably, in this case complex machine learning didn't beat simpler regression. 🩺 buff.ly/AucavMt #Schizophrenia #CVD

New systematic review: 21 studies, 9,620 children held in immigration detention. 🌍 A clear dose-response, the longer and harsher the detention, the worse the mental health. The authors' verdict: no form of it is safe. buff.ly/WPwSgYs #ChildMentalHealth #Detention

PsyMetRiC 2.0 now predicts cardiometabolic risk in young people with psychosis, and it's registered for clinical use. ⚠️ But a model is only as good as its inputs, and UK screening for this group remains patchy. buff.ly/N8BHk2d #Psychosis #PhysicalHealth

New in JAMA Psychiatry: subtle shifts in sleep regularity and day-night activity showed up before depression relapse, captured by a wrist-worn device. ⌚ Can wearables spot the storm coming? buff.ly/5Id5Hog #Depression #Wearables

'Mental health' isn't one category on social media. A new study finds young people with internalising conditions engage very differently online from those with externalising conditions. 🔎 Important context for the UK under-16 social media ban. buff.ly/rkqrYqa #YouthMentalHealth #SocialMedia

Here in the UK, betting ads feel inescapable. Elsewhere in Europe, you might not see one all match. A new review maps gambling advertising rules across 30 countries. 🎲 A patchwork of bans, restrictions and loopholes. buff.ly/6bjyxy2 #GamblingHarms #PublicHealth

Plenty of young people are clearly struggling but don't fit any diagnosis. A new meta-analysis asks whether transdiagnostic support, treating the struggle not the label, can help. 🔍 Small but consistent gains. buff.ly/p5DFLtZ #YouthMentalHealth #CAMHS

We treat teenage hairpulling as a habit to break. New research suggests shame may be what keeps the distress going. 🔍 Cross-sectional, so causation isn't proven, but a useful treatment steer. buff.ly/HlVqnxk #Trichotillomania #YouthMentalHealth

Pete Coventry's closing question to the room: does this work for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder, and in the settings where they're cared for? He's keen to keep the conversation going beyond the talk. What do YOU think? #BIGSPD26

To do it well: co-design with lived experience from the start; clinical and estates in partnership; an adequate dose (8-12 wks, group); and skilled facilitation - named across the evidence as the active ingredient. #BIGSPD26

The offer doesn't disappear across settings - it gets redesigned. Community: green social prescribing (strongest evidence). General inpatient: ward gardens. Secure: co-produced gardens. Forensic/high-secure: views, plants, sight lines (evidence thinnest). #BIGSPD26

In a Tier 4 CAMHS secure unit, a co-produced biodiverse garden was built alongside safety protocols, not against them (Wilhelm 2026): 🌱 plants chosen for safety and richness, 👀 sight lines preserved. doi.org/10.1016/j.ws... #BIGSPD26

The shared design principle: Schools (FINCH) and secure units (Christie) both hold real freedoms inside the bounds: child-led or service-user-led activity, real tools, real responsibility. Bounded and free are not opposites; they can be co-produced. #BIGSPD26