Promoting Intimate Relationships in Mental Illness: A Systematic Review of Interventions
This study reviews interventions that aim to facilitate the development and the maintenance of intimate relationships (IR) of persons with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted. Studies published in Scopus, PubMed, EBSCO (Psych INFO, Psych ARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection) from January 1, 2000, to December, 2021, were screened. The search using terms referring to "schizophrenia", "bipolar disorder", "major depression", "IR" and "interventions" revealed 11 studies. Among them, 10 reported interventions for persons with depre...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Meryl Caiada Simon Felix Sarah Guionnet Kevin-Marc Valery Julien Bonilla-Guerrero Jean-Marc Destaillats Antoinette Prouteau Source Type: research

Implementing a National Navigation Service for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Early Learnings from the ForWhen Model
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 22. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01211-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTForWhen is an Australia-based national navigation service aimed at helping parents and carers navigate the perinatal mental health service landscape and connect them with appropriate support and clinical services. The current study forms part of a mixed-methods evaluation of the ForWhen program. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ForWhen navigators during the early design and implementation phases of the service. Results were used to characterise the ForWhen navigator activities and responsibilities, identify na...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sophia A Harris Valsamma Eapen Jane Kohlhoff Source Type: research

Implementing a National Navigation Service for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Early Learnings from the ForWhen Model
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 22. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01211-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTForWhen is an Australia-based national navigation service aimed at helping parents and carers navigate the perinatal mental health service landscape and connect them with appropriate support and clinical services. The current study forms part of a mixed-methods evaluation of the ForWhen program. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ForWhen navigators during the early design and implementation phases of the service. Results were used to characterise the ForWhen navigator activities and responsibilities, identify na...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sophia A Harris Valsamma Eapen Jane Kohlhoff Source Type: research

Implementing a National Navigation Service for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Early Learnings from the ForWhen Model
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 22. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01211-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTForWhen is an Australia-based national navigation service aimed at helping parents and carers navigate the perinatal mental health service landscape and connect them with appropriate support and clinical services. The current study forms part of a mixed-methods evaluation of the ForWhen program. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ForWhen navigators during the early design and implementation phases of the service. Results were used to characterise the ForWhen navigator activities and responsibilities, identify na...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sophia A Harris Valsamma Eapen Jane Kohlhoff Source Type: research

Implementing a National Navigation Service for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Early Learnings from the ForWhen Model
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 22. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01211-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTForWhen is an Australia-based national navigation service aimed at helping parents and carers navigate the perinatal mental health service landscape and connect them with appropriate support and clinical services. The current study forms part of a mixed-methods evaluation of the ForWhen program. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ForWhen navigators during the early design and implementation phases of the service. Results were used to characterise the ForWhen navigator activities and responsibilities, identify na...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sophia A Harris Valsamma Eapen Jane Kohlhoff Source Type: research

Implementing a National Navigation Service for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Early Learnings from the ForWhen Model
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 22. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01211-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTForWhen is an Australia-based national navigation service aimed at helping parents and carers navigate the perinatal mental health service landscape and connect them with appropriate support and clinical services. The current study forms part of a mixed-methods evaluation of the ForWhen program. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ForWhen navigators during the early design and implementation phases of the service. Results were used to characterise the ForWhen navigator activities and responsibilities, identify na...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sophia A Harris Valsamma Eapen Jane Kohlhoff Source Type: research

Mobile Crisis Services: A Clinician Survey of Current Suicide Prevention Practices and Barriers to Care Delivery
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01208-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMobile crisis teams (MCTs) deploy clinicians to assist individuals in acute crisis in the community. Little is known about the extent to which these teams provide evidence-based practices (EBPs) for suicide prevention nor the barriers they face. We surveyed 120 MCT clinicians across the United States about their: (1) use of suicide risk screening and assessment tools; (2) strategies used to address suicide risk (both EBPs and non-EBPs); and (3) perceived barriers to high-quality MCT services. Nearly all clinicians reported ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emily M Becker-Haimes Temma Schaechter Kelly L Green Kaneice Bridges Shari Jager-Hyman Source Type: research

Factors to Improve Reverse Integration: A Mixed Method Embedded Design Study
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01203-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIndividuals with serious mental illness face inequity in receiving primary care services. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) granted funds to Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) to integrate primary care and behavioral health specialties to increase access to care. This mixed method study aimed to measure the SAMHSA-defined levels of reverse integration at a CCBHC at one point in time. Providers and patients provided feedback through semi-structured interviews. Qualitati...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Aundrea Burner Carol Wahl Leeza Struwe Source Type: research

Mobile Crisis Services: A Clinician Survey of Current Suicide Prevention Practices and Barriers to Care Delivery
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01208-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMobile crisis teams (MCTs) deploy clinicians to assist individuals in acute crisis in the community. Little is known about the extent to which these teams provide evidence-based practices (EBPs) for suicide prevention nor the barriers they face. We surveyed 120 MCT clinicians across the United States about their: (1) use of suicide risk screening and assessment tools; (2) strategies used to address suicide risk (both EBPs and non-EBPs); and (3) perceived barriers to high-quality MCT services. Nearly all clinicians reported ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emily M Becker-Haimes Temma Schaechter Kelly L Green Kaneice Bridges Shari Jager-Hyman Source Type: research

Factors to Improve Reverse Integration: A Mixed Method Embedded Design Study
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01203-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIndividuals with serious mental illness face inequity in receiving primary care services. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) granted funds to Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) to integrate primary care and behavioral health specialties to increase access to care. This mixed method study aimed to measure the SAMHSA-defined levels of reverse integration at a CCBHC at one point in time. Providers and patients provided feedback through semi-structured interviews. Qualitati...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Aundrea Burner Carol Wahl Leeza Struwe Source Type: research

Acting as a Mental Health Expert by Experience and Its Impact on Social Identity
This study was conducted to examine the construction of social identity among mental health experts by experience working in Finnish municipal mental healthcare services. The construction of social identity is approached as an ongoing lifelong process that is significantly affected by lived experiences with mental health problems and recovery from them. The research data consist of focus group discussions, and the analysis is based on a thematic design that is initially material-driven. As a result, four categories are formed to describe the effect of acting as an expert by experience on social identity and the importance ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kari Soronen Source Type: research

Representation of Voice Hearing Groups by French Mental Health Professionals
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 17. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01209-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHearing voices groups (HVGs) are an alternative way of treating acoustic-verbal hallucinations. Although they have been developing in France for the last decade, they have lagged behind their international expansion. The representations that circulate about their functioning and their effects are likely to influence the referral to these groups by mental health professionals. We created and used a questionnaire to survey mental health professionals' representations of voice hearing groups. We surveyed 79 French health profe...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Evrard Renaud Braun Arthur Krebs Typhaine Raffort Cl émentine Robledo Del Canto Juan-Pablo Source Type: research

Acting as a Mental Health Expert by Experience and Its Impact on Social Identity
This study was conducted to examine the construction of social identity among mental health experts by experience working in Finnish municipal mental healthcare services. The construction of social identity is approached as an ongoing lifelong process that is significantly affected by lived experiences with mental health problems and recovery from them. The research data consist of focus group discussions, and the analysis is based on a thematic design that is initially material-driven. As a result, four categories are formed to describe the effect of acting as an expert by experience on social identity and the importance ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kari Soronen Source Type: research

Representation of Voice Hearing Groups by French Mental Health Professionals
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Nov 17. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01209-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHearing voices groups (HVGs) are an alternative way of treating acoustic-verbal hallucinations. Although they have been developing in France for the last decade, they have lagged behind their international expansion. The representations that circulate about their functioning and their effects are likely to influence the referral to these groups by mental health professionals. We created and used a questionnaire to survey mental health professionals' representations of voice hearing groups. We surveyed 79 French health profe...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Evrard Renaud Braun Arthur Krebs Typhaine Raffort Cl émentine Robledo Del Canto Juan-Pablo Source Type: research

Acting as a Mental Health Expert by Experience and Its Impact on Social Identity
This study was conducted to examine the construction of social identity among mental health experts by experience working in Finnish municipal mental healthcare services. The construction of social identity is approached as an ongoing lifelong process that is significantly affected by lived experiences with mental health problems and recovery from them. The research data consist of focus group discussions, and the analysis is based on a thematic design that is initially material-driven. As a result, four categories are formed to describe the effect of acting as an expert by experience on social identity and the importance ...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - November 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kari Soronen Source Type: research