New research shows self-harm among Irish adolescents is increasing. This analysis of more than 20,000 Planet Youth survey responses highlights an urgent need to expand accessible youth mental health services. Read more: www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-... #RCSIdiscover @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Worrying rise in self-harm among adolescents, with trans, gender diverse and early school leavers most at risk

New research has found that repeated self-harm is increasing, particularly among females. More ...

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Excellent interview with @niamhdooley.bsky.social on @rteradio1.bsky.social this afternoon all about Planet youth data. Worrying rising trends, 1 in 5 reporting poor mental health across young people in Ireland Interview: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... Study: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Trends in psychological distress among adolescents in Ireland: survey data from 2018 to 2023 & lived experience perspective - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of poor mental health, repetitive self-harm, and suicide attempts among adolescents in Ireland between...

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Our new study on the prevalence of psychological distress among adolescents in Ireland is out. We looked at anonymous surveys from over 20,000 adolescents across Ireland and explored at how rates of poor mental health, repetitive self-harm and suicide attempt were changing. Read more below! ⤵️

Trends in psychological distress among adolescents in Ireland: survey data from 2018 to 2023 & lived experience perspective - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of poor mental health, repetitive self-harm, and suicide attempts among adolescents in Ireland between...

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🎆2025 was a huge year for the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets, full of launches, updates, milestones, new team members, conferences, webinars and more! There is even more to come in 2026. Stay tuned! @kingsioppn.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social @popres-uk.bsky.social

Online bullying is a relatively new phenomenon. But is it also a new risk for teenage mental illness? Our new study suggests it is. And particularly when it comes to developing anxiety disorder in late teens. Read the full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience@kingsioppn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New research establishes direct causal link btw #cyberbullying + #anxiety in young people Researchers (@larseneault.bsky.social, FredericThériault-Couture, Philip Shaw) are calling for policy makers to look beyond online safety when considering how to protect teenagers www.kcl.ac.uk/news/debates...

Our new study using #PlanetYouth surveys in over 4,000 teens aged 15-16 shows that the following factors were cross-sectionally associated with poorer mental health: 📱📺 Heavy screen use (4+ hrs/day) 🪞 Poor body image 🤳 Sexting behaviours Read more here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@iankellehermd.bsky.social and co previously demonstrated that ~50% of those with psychosis and bipolar disorder had been to CAMHs in Finland. That was no fluke, as they have now demonstrated that it's 45% in wales. Great work by @kirstieohare.bsky.social 👏 👏 Paper: doi.org/10.1192/bjp....

I wrote a blog back in May about 30-year trends in self-reported psychological distress. Have things changed? From the 1990s to the early 00s-- not so much. But from the 2010s onwards-- possibly, and most evidently for young people.

The Mental Elf@thementalelf.bsky.social · last yr.

Psychological distress over 30 years in Great Britain: the times they are a changin’ (or are they?) buff.ly/qpu4p0f 🧵 THREAD #MentalHealth #PsychologicalDistress #Surveys #GB #30years

Check out the wonderful research tool that is ✨ the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets ✨ now live live live: atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk Take a bow @larseneault.bsky.social @briddycent.bsky.social @malaikalo.bsky.social & the whole PALM team at KCL 👏

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience@kingsioppn.bsky.social · 2y ago

We’re at @wellcometrust.bsky.social for the launch of the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets - a free online platform that maps longitudinal datasets around the world🌎 @larseneault.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social 🔗https://atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/ #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets

Arts, humanities, and social sciences researchers are paving the way for cutting-edge research into public health crises through the DOROTHY COFUND programme. Read here: www.researchireland.ie/news/dorothy... #IrishResearch @epaireland.bsky.social

👋Hello Blue Sky! I am excited to announce the Platforms for Longitudinal Mental Health Data (PALM) team or #PALMteam is now on Blue Sky. Find us on X as @L_Arseneault & check out our page on the @kcl.ac.uk website. Check out #CatalogueMHM for updates on our work. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/pla...

Platforms for Longitudinal Mental Health Data (PALM)

The Platforms for Longitudinal Mental Health Data (PALM) team, led by Professor Louise Arseneault, focuses on increasing the discoverability and accessibility of longitudinal mental health data.

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