Optimizing Task-Shared Psychosocial Interventions for Depression and Anxiety: Key Components and Personalized Approaches
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Optimizing Task-Shared Psychosocial Interventions for Depression and Anxiety: Key Components and Personalized Approaches

A large-scale study identifies key active components of psychosocial interventions delivered by non-specialists, revealing social support, behavioral activation, and problem management as most effective for treating common mental disorders, while emphasizing personalized treatment based on individual characteristics.
Telemedicine Critical Care Billing Among Hospitalized Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries: Trends, Determinants, and Implications from 2018 to 2024
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Telemedicine Critical Care Billing Among Hospitalized Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries: Trends, Determinants, and Implications from 2018 to 2024

This review synthesizes evidence on the adoption and billing practices of telemedicine critical care for Medicare beneficiaries from 2018 to 2024, highlighting pandemic-driven shifts, provider and hospital characteristics influencing utilization, and the need for further evaluation of clinical and economic outcomes.
Decoding Registry-Based Randomised Controlled Trials: Advancing Clinical Evidence Through Standardisation and Taxonomy
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Decoding Registry-Based Randomised Controlled Trials: Advancing Clinical Evidence Through Standardisation and Taxonomy

Registry-based randomised controlled trials (RRCTs) offer promising efficiencies and external validity over traditional RCTs, yet lack consistent definitions and registration standards. A proposed taxonomy and adherence to CONSORT-ROUTINE aim to improve their identification, quality, and impact on clinical practice.
Characteristics of Higher-Education Students in England Who Died by Suspected Suicide: A National Retrospective Case Series Study
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Characteristics of Higher-Education Students in England Who Died by Suspected Suicide: A National Retrospective Case Series Study

This review synthesizes evidence on individual and institutional factors linked to suspected suicide among higher-education students in England, highlighting risk profiles, service contact patterns, and shortcomings in investigation practices, to inform targeted prevention strategies.