Experiences of Clients and Professionals with the Recovery Oriented Intake
This study compared experiences with ROI and IAU among 127 clients and 391 professionals, consisting of practitioners and peer experts. Intake's quality, measured with questionnaires, showed no differences in experiences between ROI and IAU clients. However, practitioners experienced ROI as more recovery-oriented than IAU. The ROI Fidelity Check (RFC) revealed that clients' RFC-scores, but not practitioners', predicted their valuation of intake's quality. This underscores the need for (re)training and peer supervision for professionals to ensure adherence to ROI's principles. Discrepancies between clients' and professional...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fabiana Engelsbel Nanette Waterhout Marty Dijkstra Ren é Keet Annet Nugter Source Type: research
Autoethnographic Reflections on Mental Distress and Medication Management: Conceptualising Biomedical and Recovery Models of Mental Health
This article uses autoethnography to explore the author's lived experiences of mental distress and how she has conceptualised and explained these symptoms to herself using both the biomedical and recovery models of care. Autoethnography is a process of personal reflection that enables connection between the personal and the political. Experiences of mental distress are recounted alongside the decision to reduce medication. This personal experience is then explored in the context of limited evidence base on the effectiveness of reducing medication and the situation in which prescribers often feel reluctant to recommend and ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joanna Fox Source Type: research
The Effect of a Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention on Burden, Express Emotion and Mental Well-Being in Family Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the impact of a mindful self-compassion intervention on burden, express emotion, and mental well-being in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Standardized measures, including the ZARIT Caregiving Burden Scale, Expressed Emotion Scale and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, were administered at baseline, post-intervention. Statistical analysis was conducted to assess differences between the two groups. Significant reductions in caregiver burden, expressed emotion, and enhanced mental well-being in the intervention group compared to the con...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Neslihan L ök Kerime Bademli Source Type: research
Autoethnographic Reflections on Mental Distress and Medication Management: Conceptualising Biomedical and Recovery Models of Mental Health
This article uses autoethnography to explore the author's lived experiences of mental distress and how she has conceptualised and explained these symptoms to herself using both the biomedical and recovery models of care. Autoethnography is a process of personal reflection that enables connection between the personal and the political. Experiences of mental distress are recounted alongside the decision to reduce medication. This personal experience is then explored in the context of limited evidence base on the effectiveness of reducing medication and the situation in which prescribers often feel reluctant to recommend and ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joanna Fox Source Type: research
The Effect of a Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention on Burden, Express Emotion and Mental Well-Being in Family Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the impact of a mindful self-compassion intervention on burden, express emotion, and mental well-being in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Standardized measures, including the ZARIT Caregiving Burden Scale, Expressed Emotion Scale and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, were administered at baseline, post-intervention. Statistical analysis was conducted to assess differences between the two groups. Significant reductions in caregiver burden, expressed emotion, and enhanced mental well-being in the intervention group compared to the con...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Neslihan L ök Kerime Bademli Source Type: research
Barriers and Facilitators to High Emergency Department Use Among Patients with Mental Disorders: A Qualitative Investigation
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01239-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis qualitative study explored reasons for high emergency department (ED) use (3 + visits/year) among 299 patients with mental disorders (MD) recruited in four ED in Quebec, Canada. A conceptual framework including healthcare system and ED organizational features, patient profiles, and professional practice guided the content analysis. Results highlighted insufficient access to and inadequacy of outpatient care. While some patients were quite satisfied with ED care, most criticized the lack of referrals or follow-up care. ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marie-Jos ée Fleury Armelle Imboua Guy Grenier Source Type: research
Barriers and Facilitators to High Emergency Department Use Among Patients with Mental Disorders: A Qualitative Investigation
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 21. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01239-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis qualitative study explored reasons for high emergency department (ED) use (3 + visits/year) among 299 patients with mental disorders (MD) recruited in four ED in Quebec, Canada. A conceptual framework including healthcare system and ED organizational features, patient profiles, and professional practice guided the content analysis. Results highlighted insufficient access to and inadequacy of outpatient care. While some patients were quite satisfied with ED care, most criticized the lack of referrals or follow-up care. ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marie-Jos ée Fleury Armelle Imboua Guy Grenier Source Type: research
Community Collaboration for Suicide and Overdose Prevention: Attitudes, Perceptions, and Practices of Community-Based Professionals and County Leadership in New York State
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01238-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDeaths by overdose and suicide have been steadily rising, yet efforts to jointly address them have been limited despite shared risk and protective factors. The purpose of this study was to explore ways of jointly addressing these two significant public health issues at the community level. To accomplish this goal, we distributed an electronic survey via email to all 58 Local Mental Hygiene Directors (LMHDs) and 184 substance use and 57 suicide prevention coalition leads in New York State in March 2019 to better understand a...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Katharine C Gallant Brett R Harris Source Type: research
Community Collaboration for Suicide and Overdose Prevention: Attitudes, Perceptions, and Practices of Community-Based Professionals and County Leadership in New York State
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01238-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDeaths by overdose and suicide have been steadily rising, yet efforts to jointly address them have been limited despite shared risk and protective factors. The purpose of this study was to explore ways of jointly addressing these two significant public health issues at the community level. To accomplish this goal, we distributed an electronic survey via email to all 58 Local Mental Hygiene Directors (LMHDs) and 184 substance use and 57 suicide prevention coalition leads in New York State in March 2019 to better understand a...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Katharine C Gallant Brett R Harris Source Type: research
Mental Health Treatment Use, Perceived Treatment Need, and Reasons for Non-Use Among U.S. Adults with Serious Suicidal Thoughts During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01249-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnalyzing the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data with generalized linear models, we examined: (1) COVID pandemic-related and other correlates of mental health treatment use and unmet perceived treatment need among U.S. adults who experienced serious suicidal thoughts (N = 3,177); and (2) correlates of self-reported reasons for not receiving treatment. We found that 61% used any mental health treatment, and 48% of users and 37% of nonusers reported perceived treatment need. Significant correlates of treatment u...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 19, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Namkee G Choi C Nathan Marti Bryan Y Choi Source Type: research
Routine Sensitive Enquiry of Adult Interpersonal Trauma in Community Mental Health Teams: An Audit of the Initial Assessment Tool
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 16. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01220-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis audit aimed to evaluate the utility of the Initial Assessment Tool (IAT) in documenting routine sensitive enquiry of adult interpersonal trauma within three Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in North-East Glasgow. In addition, it sought to evaluate if disclosures informed patient risk assessments and if patients were signposted to additional support services. 57% of 90 IATs had evidence of routine sensitive enquiry. Of 51 casefiles with evidence of routine sensitive enquiry, 61% had evidence of the information info...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natasha Hill Nicholas Graham Rebecca L Forrester Source Type: research
Routine Sensitive Enquiry of Adult Interpersonal Trauma in Community Mental Health Teams: An Audit of the Initial Assessment Tool
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 16. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01220-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis audit aimed to evaluate the utility of the Initial Assessment Tool (IAT) in documenting routine sensitive enquiry of adult interpersonal trauma within three Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in North-East Glasgow. In addition, it sought to evaluate if disclosures informed patient risk assessments and if patients were signposted to additional support services. 57% of 90 IATs had evidence of routine sensitive enquiry. Of 51 casefiles with evidence of routine sensitive enquiry, 61% had evidence of the information info...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natasha Hill Nicholas Graham Rebecca L Forrester Source Type: research
Routine Sensitive Enquiry of Adult Interpersonal Trauma in Community Mental Health Teams: An Audit of the Initial Assessment Tool
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 16. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01220-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis audit aimed to evaluate the utility of the Initial Assessment Tool (IAT) in documenting routine sensitive enquiry of adult interpersonal trauma within three Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in North-East Glasgow. In addition, it sought to evaluate if disclosures informed patient risk assessments and if patients were signposted to additional support services. 57% of 90 IATs had evidence of routine sensitive enquiry. Of 51 casefiles with evidence of routine sensitive enquiry, 61% had evidence of the information info...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natasha Hill Nicholas Graham Rebecca L Forrester Source Type: research
Routine Sensitive Enquiry of Adult Interpersonal Trauma in Community Mental Health Teams: An Audit of the Initial Assessment Tool
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 16. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01220-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis audit aimed to evaluate the utility of the Initial Assessment Tool (IAT) in documenting routine sensitive enquiry of adult interpersonal trauma within three Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in North-East Glasgow. In addition, it sought to evaluate if disclosures informed patient risk assessments and if patients were signposted to additional support services. 57% of 90 IATs had evidence of routine sensitive enquiry. Of 51 casefiles with evidence of routine sensitive enquiry, 61% had evidence of the information info...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natasha Hill Nicholas Graham Rebecca L Forrester Source Type: research
Let's Connect: Impact Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Disparities Among People Who are LGBTQ+
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Feb 9. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01231-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or similarly identified (LGBTQ+) people experience substantial mental health disparities compared to heterosexuals. The "Let's Connect" intervention was designed to improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ people. This impact evaluation aimed to assess effectiveness of this intervention during its pilot phase, using a single arm pilot trial. Respondents completed baseline surveys at intervention start, a post survey on the last day of the intervention (at 6 weeks), then a follow-u...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - February 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shelley N Facente Xochitlquetzal Davila Niko Kowell Nicky Calma Ming Ming Kwan Shalika Gupta Source Type: research
