Publications by authors named "M J Gandy"
Mental health (MH) comorbidities are prevalent among people with epilepsy (PWE), but many experience challenges accessing care. To address this, suggestions have been made to integrate MH care into epilepsy care settings, yet the current approaches, benefits, and implementation determinants to MH care integration are unclear. This review aims to synthesize existing integrated MH care models for PWE to inform the development and planning of future initiatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIllness invalidation and psychological distress in adults with chronic physical health symptoms.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
December 2024
Objectives: Illness invalidation is a term used to describe when someone's illness experience is delegitimised by another person in the social environment. This study investigated whether illness invalidation was associated with psychological distress in Australian adults managing symptoms of chronic physical health conditions (CPHCs), and whether illness factors were related to levels of illness invalidation experienced.
Methods: In 2022, a large cross-sectional online survey was conducted on adults managing symptoms of CPHCs (e.
Objective: Chronic pain in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) is associated with adverse functional and psychological outcomes; however, inconsistent findings across studies necessitate a comprehensive synthesis. This meta-analysis aimed to quantify associations between anxiety, depression, and pain/functional outcomes, and explore study and sample moderators, such as age, sex, pain duration, recruitment setting, and measurement tools.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, and Embase through May 2024.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied whether certain therapies help reduce depression and anxiety in adults with brain and nerve disorders.
- They looked at lots of clinical trials (54) with over 5,000 people to see how effective these therapies were.
- The results showed that these therapies helped improve symptoms for both depression and anxiety, especially when starting with more serious symptoms.
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- Adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) often face depression and anxiety, highlighting a significant need for psychological support that isn't currently being met.
- A study analyzed the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in helping reduce these symptoms through a review of 15 clinical trials involving over 1,500 participants.
- Results showed that CBT had a good impact on depression (medium effect size) and a smaller impact on anxiety (small effect size), with variations in treatment effects based on location and sample size of the studies, suggesting more research is needed for better intervention strategies.