British Journal of Psychiatry

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Over 90 percent of dementia cases in China are undetected

An international team of researchers has found that over 90 percent of dementia cases in China go undetected, with a high level of undiagnosed dementia in rural areas. The team of public health experts led by Dr Ruoling Chen ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Study finds a little anxiety may help with academic success

Students with low anxiety levels at the start of secondary school are 40 per cent more likely to have not graduated two years after the normal end of secondary school than those with an average level of anxiety.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Pregnancy linked to lower rates of self-harm

The largest ever UK study to examine self-harm risk around pregnancy has shown that most women are generally less likely to self-harm during and after pregnancy.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Suicide risk for older people who self-harm

Older people who self-harm are at much greater risk of suicide than both the general population and younger adults who self-harm, a new study has found. Researchers from The University of Manchester studied 1,177 people over ...

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