Whose decision is it anyway? A qualitative study of user participation and how clinicians deal with the patient perspective in mental healthcare
This study adds insight into the everyday organisational context that facilitates or impedes user participation. It helps to explain why the user perspective can be overlooked, thus pr oviding important information to both clinicians and policy makers who aim to fulfil the patient’s right to participate in planning and decision making regarding treatment and care. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A pilot study with adaptations to the Maudsley Method approach on workshops for carers of people with eating disorders.
Mental Health Review Journal,Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2016. Purpose Carers of people with eating disorders (ED) experience high levels of burden which can lead to clinical levels of depression and anxiety; high levels of expressed emotion (EE) and can lead to a non-conducive environment to support recovery. The Maudsley Method skills based workshops can empower carers to support people with ED to move towards recovery, reduce carer burden and high levels of distress. Design/methodology/approach Adaptations have been made to the Maudsley Method skills based workshops to include evidence based approaches from Cognitive...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
“From the same mad planet”: a grounded theory of service users’ accounts of the relationship within professional peer support.
This study connects service users’ acco unts of receiving peer support with existing psychological theory to move towards an understanding of the relationship between receivers and providers of professional peer support. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Predictive validity of evidence-based practices in supported employment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This study provides evidence of moderate, yet important, predictive validity of the IPS-15 scale across diverse international and research cont exts. The smaller sample of IPS-25 studies limited the analysis that could be conducted. Practical implications Program implementation leaders are encouraged to first focus on attaining good fidelity, then supplement fidelity monitoring with tracking the percentage of new clients who obtain a comp etitive job employment over a pre-defined period of time. Originality/value The evidence indicates that good fidelity may be necessary but not sufficient for good competitive employment...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Whose decision is it anyway? A qualitative study of user participation and how clinicians deal with the patient perspective in mental healthcare
This study adds insight into the everyday organisational context that facilitates or impedes user participation. It helps to explain why the user perspective can be overlooked, thus pr oviding important information to both clinicians and policy makers who aim to fulfil the patient’s right to participate in planning and decision making regarding treatment and care. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Trauma-informed mental healthcare in the UK: what is it and how can we further its development?
Mental Health Review Journal,Volume 21, Issue 3, Page 174-192, September 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and explain trauma-informed approaches (TIAs) to mental health. It outlines evidence on the link between trauma and mental health, explains the principles of TIAs and their application in mental health and explores the extent to which TIAs are impacting in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The approach is a conceptual account of TIAs including a consideration of why they are important, what they are and how they can become more prevalent in the UK. This is supported by a narrative overview of ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - September 8, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Non-attendance at psychological therapy appointments
This study investigated non-attendance and implemented interventions to improve practice.
Design/methodology/approach A mixed methods service audit took place in a primary care psychological therapies service. Existing service guidelines and reporting systems were reviewed. A cross-sectional design was used to compare a year ’s cohort of completers of cognitive behavioural therapy (N=140) and drop-outs (N=61).
Findings Findings suggested contrasting guidelines and clinically inaccurate reporting systems. The overall service DNA (Did Not Attend) rate was 8.9%; well below rates suggested in the literature. The ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
An integrative review of the literature on how eating disorders among adolescents affect the family as a system - complex structures and relational processes
Mental Health Review Journal,Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose The aim of this literature review is to describe how eating disorders among adolescents affect family relationships and the family ’s daily living conditions and to describe the family’s experienced need for professional support. Design/methodology/approach An integrative literature review based on the method of Whittemore and Knafl (2005). 15 articles with both qualitative and quantitative approaches were reviewed.
Findings The results are presented in two main themes: A disharmonic family and The need for input from healthcare profession...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exploring service users ’ experience of community meetings in a high secure service
Mental Health Review Journal,Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose This evaluation sought to explore service users ’ experience of community meetings within a high secure setting. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative design was employed in which focus groups were used to capture service users’ experience of community meetings. Twelve focus groups comprising a total of 27 participants were carried out using a semi-structured interview schedule. Data were analysed using thematic and saliency analysis, identifying themes which were pertinent to the research aims. Findings Positive experiences reported by se...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
A feasibility and pilot trial of computerised cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in adolescents: lessons learned from planning and conducting a randomised controlled trial
This article focuses upon the challenges faced by a research team when conducting a computerised cognitive behaviour therapy (CCBT) trial for adolescents with low mood/depression and how solutions were sought to eliminate these difficulties in future child and adolescent mental health clinical research. Design/methodology/approach The authors have presented a number of problems faced by the research team when conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) concerning adolescents with low mood/depression. Findings From examining the problems faced by the research team, the authors have provided key pieces of advice for pro...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Social networks and mental health: an egocentric perspective
This study examines the relationship between egocentric social networks and mental health outcomes. We develop a theoretical framework for understanding this association and test whether social network factors add any further explanatory power to mental health outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study was drawn from the Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey (n = 14,756). We used hierarchical multiple regression technique to test this hypothesis and using the Akaike information criterion we identified the best fit model. Findings The results of this study shows that social networ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Non-attendance at psychological therapy appointments
This study investigated non-attendance and implemented interventions to improve practice.
Design/methodology/approach A mixed methods service audit took place in a primary care psychological therapies service. Existing service guidelines and reporting systems were reviewed. A cross-sectional design was used to compare a year ’s cohort of completers of cognitive behavioural therapy (N=140) and drop-outs (N=61).
Findings Findings suggested contrasting guidelines and clinically inaccurate reporting systems. The overall service DNA (Did Not Attend) rate was 8.9%; well below rates suggested in the literature. The ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
An integrative review of the literature on how eating disorders among adolescents affect the family as a system - complex structures and relational processes
Mental Health Review Journal,Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose The aim of this literature review is to describe how eating disorders among adolescents affect family relationships and the family ’s daily living conditions and to describe the family’s experienced need for professional support. Design/methodology/approach An integrative literature review based on the method of Whittemore and Knafl (2005). 15 articles with both qualitative and quantitative approaches were reviewed.
Findings The results are presented in two main themes: A disharmonic family and The need for input from healthcare profession...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exploring service users ’ experience of community meetings in a high secure service
Mental Health Review Journal,Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2016. Purpose This evaluation sought to explore service users ’ experience of community meetings within a high secure setting. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative design was employed in which focus groups were used to capture service users’ experience of community meetings. Twelve focus groups comprising a total of 27 participants were carried out using a semi-structured interview schedule. Data were analysed using thematic and saliency analysis, identifying themes which were pertinent to the research aims. Findings Positive experiences reported by se...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
