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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Issue #7 | PsyReflect