📊 The analysis of data from the NIHR-funded CoBalT trial - a major UK study of CBT for treatment-resistant depression - found that 73% of improvement in depression symptoms after CBT could be explained by increases in mental health literacy. 📄Read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We looked at mental health literacy (MHL) as a mediator between CBT & depressive symptoms & found that perceived MHL mediated 73% of treatment response - this may be key in understanding effectiveness of CBT 🧠 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @capcbristol.bsky.social @bnssgresearch.bsky.social

@neuro-observant.bsky.social and I have reflected on our public Co-app collaboration in this blog - have a read! ⭐️

#SAPC2025 (Thurs): @charlotte-archer.bsky.social is presenting on 'Talking about online activity and mental health with young people in #PrimaryCare' today: Parallel 6: Mental Health 2: 11.35. www.bristol.ac.uk/people/perso... #SAPC_ASM

We interviewed 41 patients & practitioners about remote consulting for mental health 📱 💻 📞 We found: In-person appointments are important for initial help seeking ⭐️ Remote modes may not be more cost/time-efficient ⏰ We need to evaluate existing training 🌱 Full paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...

NEW PAPER: How do we advance mixed methods in mental health research? doi.org/10.1136/bmjm... Mixed methods are widely recognised as valuable in mental health research, but aren’t as embedded as we’d hope and there are a lot of challenges that individual researchers and teams must navigate… 1/

Really pleased to see this paper interest so many people! Looking forward to continuing more research in this area 🧠