PSYREFLECT

Issue #7

January 26, 2026

#1Research

ACE and Adult Distress: First Meta-Analysis Quantifies the Link at r = 0.26 Across 19,747 Adults

The first meta-analysis of ACE and psychological distress finds r = 0.26 across 19,747 adults — consistent enough to justify routine screening, moderate enough to guard against determinism.

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#2Research

One Hour of Somatic Experiencing Increases Psychological Safety in Child Maltreatment Survivors

A single hour of Somatic Experiencing increased psychological safety and reduced body boundary disruption in adults with child maltreatment histories — the first experimental evidence for Peter Levine's "felt safety" concept.

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#3Tool

JAMA Trial: A Web-Based Tool Personalises Antidepressant Choice — 540 Patients Across 47 Sites

A 540-patient JAMA trial tests whether a web-based decision-support tool can match depressed patients to the right antidepressant from the start — replacing trial-and-error with evidence-based personalisation.

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#4Industry

WHO Mental Health Atlas: Countries Spend a Median of 2.1% of Health Budgets on Mental Health

Countries spend a median of 2.1% of health budgets on mental health despite 14.6% of global disability — a sevenfold mismatch that has barely moved in a decade.

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#5Industry

The Lancet Commission on Deinstitutionalisation: Why Closing Hospitals Without Building Community Services Fails

50 years of evidence shows deinstitutionalisation works only when community services are built before hospitals close — otherwise patients shift from psychiatric beds to prisons and emergency departments.

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#6Resource

Therapist Uncensored: The Clinical Podcast That Bridges Attachment Theory and Neuroscience

250+ episodes featuring Porges, Siegel, Schore, and Johnson — Therapist Uncensored translates attachment neuroscience into clinical language that therapists can use in the room, not just in case notes.

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