Ideas of how peer support workers facilitate interprofessional learning in mental health care teamwork: conceptual paper
Tuija Viking, Lena Nilsson Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to contribute theoretical ideas of how peer support workers (PSWs) bring added value to interprofessional learning (IPL) in mental health care teamwork. The question is: How can we theoretically understand the value of PSWs’ expertise for IPL in mental health care teamwork? Initially, the authors formulate a hypothesis. Then, the authors describe the focus and context in IPL and PSWs, respectively, and the PSWs’ and mental health professions’ diffe...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tuija Viking Lena Nilsson Source Type: research

Co-production of digital mental health technologies to support individuals in mental health crisis
Tula Brannelly, Steven Trenoweth, Josie Tuck Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a discussion between people who use crisis services and academics about the development of a mental health digital technology app. The approach is underpinned by participatory methods that centralise the voice of lived experience in the development or delivery of mental health responses. The people who contributed to the conversation identified that the app may reflect a recovery approach to mental health...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tula Brannelly Steven Trenoweth Josie Tuck Source Type: research

Online self-disclosure and well-being among Vietnamese adolescents: online social support as a mediator
This study provides an important practical basis for developing interventions to improve the well-being of adolescents who use SNSs. This finding indicated that adolescents’ well-being can be enhanced through online self-disclosure and online social support. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hung Thanh Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh Ho Source Type: research

Mental health, art and creativity: re-discover the child within
Mats Niklasson Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper was to investigate, using a “dipole model” of the brain as the foundation, if there could be a common denominator between the different concepts of mental health, art and creativity. After a discussion of the three concepts of mental health, art and creativity, respectively, they were elaborated and compared in contrast to Bergström’s “dipole model” of the brain with the aim to look for a common denominator. The findings tentatively suggest that playful...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mats Niklasson Source Type: research

Impact evaluation of the “ABCs of Mental Health” in Denmark and the role of mental health-promoting beliefs and actions
Ziggi Ivan Santini, Malene Kubstrup Nelausen, Amalie Oxholm Kusier, Carsten Hinrichsen, Frederik Schou-Juul, Katrine Rich Madsen, Charlotte Meilstrup, Robert J. Donovan, Vibeke Koushede, Line Nielsen Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to investigate the overall campaign reach and impact of the ABCs of Mental Health in Denmark; a secondary objective is to investigate how mental health-promoting beliefs and actions are associated with good mental health. A questionnaire was administered to two representative cross-se...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - May 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ziggi Ivan Santini Malene Kubstrup Nelausen Amalie Oxholm Kusier Carsten Hinrichsen Frederik Schou-Juul Katrine Rich Madsen Charlotte Meilstrup Robert J. Donovan Vibeke Koushede Line Nielsen Source Type: research

A systematic scoping review of interventions delivered by peers tosupport the resettlement of refugees and asylum seekers
Daryl Mahon Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic search of the literature as it pertains to interventions delivered by peers to refugees and asylum seekers during the resettlement process. A preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis-compliant scoping review based on Arskey and O’Malley’s (2006) five steps was used. Four databases, Scopus, Embase, Ebsco and ScienceDirect, were searched for peer-reviewed articles published in English from 2000 to 2021. Studies were i...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Daryl Mahon Source Type: research

A sociological study of patterns and determinants of farmer suicide in India
Sumant Kumar, Barsa Priyadarsinee Sahoo, Avanish Bhai Patel Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Farmer suicide as a social issue has existed in India since past three decades. Though many studies have been conducted from different perspectives to understand the causes and consequences of farmer suicide, very few studies have looked at the issue from a multidimensional perspective. By using the Durkheimian view of suicide, this paper aims to analyse the subjective meaning behind the social fact of suicide. It accesses the nature and pattern of suicid...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sumant Kumar Barsa Priyadarsinee Sahoo Avanish Bhai Patel Source Type: research

Editorial: A new era and moving forward
Jerome Carson, Julie Prescott Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp.101-102 (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 19, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jerome Carson Julie Prescott Source Type: research

Working with the chaos in an adult inpatient mental health setting: the role of an integrated therapies team
Pádraig Cotter, Eirini Papasileka, Mario Eugster, Varsha Chauhan, Eshia Garcha, Marie Kunkler, Michelle Brooks, Iulia Otvos, Abberaame Srithar, Irene Pujol, Christina Sarafi, Tom Hughes Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to outline a process-oriented psychology informed view of the impact of ever-increasing acuity within an adult inpatient system and conceptualise how an integrated therapies team (ITT) can work with the chaos that this brings. A reflective scientist-practitioner based approach was used over a two-...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: P ádraig Cotter Eirini Papasileka Mario Eugster Varsha Chauhan Eshia Garcha Marie Kunkler Michelle Brooks Iulia Otvos Abberaame Srithar Irene Pujol Christina Sarafi Tom Hughes Source Type: research

Applying the national mental health policy in conflict-affected regions: towards better social inclusion (Ukrainian case)
This study aims to draw on the lessons of mental health reform in other conflict-affected settings to identify areas of priority for applying the national mental health policy in conflict-affected regions in the direction of better social inclusion of people with mental health conditions (Donetsk and Luhansk regions, directly affected by the conflict). A literature review was conducted to identify lessons from implementing mental health reform in other conflict-affected settings. Findings were summarized, and best practices were applied to the national and regional policy context. The literature described emergen...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eleanor Quirke Vitalii Klymchuk Nataliia Gusak Viktoriia Gorbunova Oleksii Sukhovii Source Type: research

Remarkable lives: Khia Stacey in conversation with Robert Hurst
Khia Stacey, Robert Hurst Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to share Khia Stacey’s story. Khia Stacey wrote a short piece detailing her journey, and she was then interviewed by Robert Hurst. Khia Stacey spoke about experiencing trauma, facing difficulties within child and adolescent mental health services and how she chose to fight on. Recovery narratives such as the current one give the readers an overview of only a single person’s experiences. However, they allow the person with lived experience to...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 12, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Khia Stacey Robert Hurst Source Type: research

Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on mental health and well-being of LGBT adolescents
Waleed Sweileh Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face discrimination, verbal harassment, rejection and physical violence that affect their mental health and well-being. Adolescence is a critical period for the development of mental health and well-being. The purpose of this study is to analyze research publications on the mental health and well-being of LGBT adolescents. A comprehensive research strategy was implemented using the SciVerse Scopus database to accomplish the objective of t...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Waleed Sweileh Source Type: research

Digital technology to support mental health: a brief introduction to what it is and why it is important?
Julie Prescott Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to a new regular series for this journal, Mental Health and Social Inclusion, on digital innovations. In this first of a regular series of articles, this paper introduces the reader to the area of digital technology to support mental health and why it is important. Technological developments and the recent COVID-19 pandemic have all contributed to an increasing interest and adoption of digital innovations to support people’s mental ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - April 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Julie Prescott Source Type: research

The early and later-life care experiences of individuals using short-term homeless services: an attachment-informed interpretative phenomenological analysis
Lara Howe, Ben Grey, Paul Dickerson Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to explore the care experiences of individuals using short-term homeless services in the UK, who identify as being neglected in childhood. The study endeavours to give voice to the subjective experiences of homeless individuals in these specific domains and optimise therapeutic and housing services provided to individuals from this sub-population. Semi-structured interviews containing elements of the “Adult Attachment Interview” (AAI) were conducted with...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lara Howe Ben Grey Paul Dickerson Source Type: research

Remarkable recoveries: an interpretation of recovery narratives using the CHIME model
Robert Hurst, Jerome Carson, Aishath Shahama, Hollie Kay, Courtney Nabb, Julie Prescott Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to review the 16 published non-student Recovery Heroes and Remarkable Lives accounts published in Mental Health and Social Inclusion, using the connection, hope, identity, meaning and empowerment (CHIME) framework. All 16 accounts were rated independently by four researchers and evaluated in terms of whether each account met the five criteria for the CHIME model. All accounts met the crite...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Robert Hurst Jerome Carson Aishath Shahama Hollie Kay Courtney Nabb Julie Prescott Source Type: research