Recovery in spirit
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a programme of workshops facilitated on inpatient wards in NSFT which promote recovery through the discussion of spiritual themes. Design/methodology/approach An introduction to the design principles of the workshops followed by service user narrative. Findings The contributions by service users demonstrate how addressing their spirituality promotes recovery. Originality/value This is the first time workshops on spirituality have been given a structure in a linked series of topics and then evaluated by service users. (...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Identifying research priorities for older people ’s mental health services
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose Including the views of service users, carers and clinical staff when prioritising health research can ensure future projects are meaningful and relevant to key stakeholders. One National Health Service Foundation Trust in England, UK undertook a project to identify the top 10 research priorities according to people with experience using or working in services for dementia and older adult mental health. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Service users with dementia and mental health difficulties; informal carers, family and friend...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Unintentional participant observation: a research method to inform peer support in mental health?
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to validate peer support in mental health care. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and meta-analysis methodology are used. Findings The unintentional nature of peer support is a valid methodology for the understanding of mental health issues and mental health care. Research limitations/implications The limitation is that peer experience should be accepted as a valued method for research. Practical implications Professional domains may not keep a monopoly of research approaches in mental health. Social implications Peer...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
From the fantasy of resilient identities to the process of identity resilience
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose We live in a world marked at the same time by collective traumas and suffering of identity. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate reflection on the links between resilience and identity at the individual and collective levels. Design/methodology/approach This is an opinion piece using global collective history to put into perspective some psychological aspects of suffering of identity which mental health and social professionals may face in their practices. Findings These transformations affect the mental health of people facing multiple choices ranging fro...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Michelle Walker in conversation with Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Michelle Walker. Design/methodology/approach In this single case study, Michelle gives a short background to the development of her depression and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Michelle sets out the reasons she developed depression. These map onto the research conducted by Brown and Harris some 50 years ago, showing how social factors can create a vulnerability to develop depression. Research limitations/implications Single case studies provide us with one person ’s narrative. That narrative is, ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
From the fantasy of resilient identities to the process of identity resilience
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose We live in a world marked at the same time by collective traumas and suffering of identity. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate reflection on the links between resilience and identity at the individual and collective levels. Design/methodology/approach This is an opinion piece using global collective history to put into perspective some psychological aspects of suffering of identity which mental health and social professionals may face in their practices. Findings These transformations affect the mental health of people facing multiple choices ranging fro...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Michelle Walker in conversation with Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Michelle Walker. Design/methodology/approach In this single case study, Michelle gives a short background to the development of her depression and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Michelle sets out the reasons she developed depression. These map onto the research conducted by Brown and Harris some 50 years ago, showing how social factors can create a vulnerability to develop depression. Research limitations/implications Single case studies provide us with one person ’s narrative. That narrative is, ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - March 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Editorial
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 23, Issue 1, Page 1-4, February 2019. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - February 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Shelley Seaton in conversation with Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Shelley Seaton. Design/methodology/approach Shelley gives a short background to her life story and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Shelley tells us about a number of life events that impacted on her mental health issues, starting with childhood bullying and also abusive relationships. Research limitations/implications The case study approach privileges the person ’s lived experience. It also lets us see the unique complexity of each person’s story. Practical implications Shelley received little ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - January 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The ghettoization of persons with severe mental illnesses
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the reflections of a person with lived experience of a severe mental illness (SMI) and former peer support worker in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who has also worked for seven years in mental health research. It describes a tendency of resources and services to create ghettos of people with SMIs by failing to support the integration of people with SMIs into the community at large or in exploring options for meaningful, fulfilling occupation, reinforcing social exclusion and ghettoization. Design/methodology/approach This pape...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Chronicles of one woman ’s journey towards well-being: perspective
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman ’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on lived experience. Findings Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value This paper adds to the accounts of the lived e xperience of the journey towards well-being, and as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Research Watch: therapists ’ working conditions and their implications for service users’ social inclusion
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight possible implications of therapists ’ working conditions on social inclusion of service users. Design/methodology/approach A search was carried out for recent papers on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) therapists. Findings One study highlighted that over half of their sample of 201 UK therapists in Improving Access to Psycholog ical Therapy (IAPT) services reported burnout. In a second study, in interviews with ten IAPT workers in inner London services, therapists said they had to fight for extra time to adapt CBT fo...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
