Charlotte Archer

📊 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....

Perceived mental health literacy as a mediator between cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and depressive symptoms: a secondary data analysis of CoBalT trial data Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression, but little is known about mediators of treatment response. Undertaking a secondary analysis of CoBalT trial data (CBT f...

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! ⭐️

Dr Charlotte Archer Research Fellow

#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.

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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...

Advancing mixed methods in mental health research In the mental health research field, there is a need for effective and robust methodological approaches that are able to address complexity. In this article, we reassert the importance of mixed method...

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 🧠