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Violent and non-violent methods of attempted and completed suicide in Swedish young men: the role of early risk factors

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Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

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Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

Authors: Amelia Gulliver, Kathleen M Griffiths and Helen Christensen

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Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women

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Latest collections open to submissions

NEW: Mood disorders in adolescents

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Early detection and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

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Ethical and social issues in prediction of risk of severe mental illness: a scoping review and thematic analysis

Predictors of depression among caregivers of children with malnutrition in Gedeo zone public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia: case-control study

The acceptability and feasibility of an internet-administered, guided, low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for parents of children treated for cancer: findings from a qualitative study involving public contributors

Exploring causal associations between plasma metabolites and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation in reducing craving in patients with alcohol use disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis

Violent and non-violent methods of attempted and completed suicide in Swedish young men: the role of early risk factors

The spatiotemporal movement of patients in and out of a psychiatric hospital: an observational GPS study

Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

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