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.
Psychosocial Interventions for Dual-Diagnosis Schizophrenia: A Critical Appraisal of Efficacy and the Urgent Need for Innovation
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Psychosocial Interventions for Dual-Diagnosis Schizophrenia: A Critical Appraisal of Efficacy and the Urgent Need for Innovation

A comprehensive meta-analysis in JAMA Psychiatry reveals that current psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia and co-occurring substance use disorders offer negligible impact on symptoms and no significant effect on substance use reduction, with the notable exception of nicotine cessation strategies.