Leaving child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): the impact of diagnosis and medication management on optimal discharge or transition
This study aims to explore how young people in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands and Croatia, experienced leaving CAMHS and identified a range of factors impeding optimal discharge or transition to adult mental health services (AMHS).Interviews about discharge or transition planning, including what information was provided about their ongoing mental health needs, undertaken with 34 young people aged 17–24, all previous or current attendees of CAMHS. Some interviews included accounts by parents or carers. Data were thematically analysed.A number of previously well-docu...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cathy Street Ellen Ni Chinseallaigh Ingrid Holme Rebecca Appleton Priya Tah Helena Tuomainen Sophie Leijesdorff Larissa van Bodegom Therese van Amelsvoort Tomislav Franic Helena Tomljenovic Fiona McNicholas Source Type: research
Mental health disorder as a risk factor for domestic violence experienced by school children
Victoria Olubola Adeyele, Veronica Ibitola Makinde Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Domestic violence is a universal social concern, and its implication on children’s mental health is a global health predicament. Although the aftereffect of domestic violence on the mental health of women is well researched, mental health disorders of children in terms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), general anxiety disorder (GAD), separation anxiety disorder (AD) and mood disorder (MD) on account of domestic violenc...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Victoria Olubola Adeyele Veronica Ibitola Makinde Source Type: research
“Dual-experiences” of treatment for anorexia nervosa: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of treatment by service providers who are recovered service users
This study focuses on AN and AN-like presentations and does not address the other eating disorders. Additionally, only female-identifying individuals volunteered their participation. As such, this study is notably lacking the voices of individuals of other genders.Participant narratives suggest that improvements in the treatment of AN lie in improving professionals’ understanding of – and compassion towards – this patient group to optimise the power of the therapeutic relationship across all AN-treating professions.Participants revealed a pervasive misunderstanding of AN among treating professionals that is hindering...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emma Elizabeth Curry Panoraia Andriopoulou Source Type: research
The effectiveness of mental health literacy interventions in young people: a meta-analysis
This study highlights several inconsistencies in methodological rigour and reporting from studies in this area, which future research should look to address.To date, MHL review studies have often focused their attention on a specific domain, most notably education and school-based setting. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no reviews have conducted a meta-analysis across contexts and domains with a specific focus on MHL intervention strategies for young adults. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - August 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John Mills Lee Cumbers Samuel Williams Henry Titley-Wall Source Type: research
Seclusion in the context of recovery-oriented practice: the perspectives and experiences of psychologists in Ireland
This study offers a unique insight into psychologists’ perceptions of seclusion and considers the implications of these views. Participants’ nuanced views suggest that psychologists can make valuable contributions to local and national discussions on these topics. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - July 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Antaine St íobhairt Nicole Cassidy Niamh Clarke Suzanne Guerin Source Type: research
Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis?
Peta Temple Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to explore the historic policy context and social implications of the diagnosis of personality disorder and also consider formulation-based and trauma-informed understandings of distress.Ongoing changes to (and splits between) medical understandings of what is being labelled as personality disorder have eroded the label’s cultural capital, adding weight to lived-experience-led calls to Drop the Disorder (Watson, 2019). This paper explores the impact and implications of the historic policy and practice con...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - July 20, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Peta Temple Source Type: research
A preliminary evaluation of Crisis Plus: a model for working with frequent users of psychiatric crisis and inpatient services
Ketan Ramesh Sonigra, Lucy McIvor, James Payne-Gill, Tim Smith, Alison Beck Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- There is a proportion of psychiatric service users whose needs are not met by existing models of care. This can lead to a reliance on acute and crisis services. These service users may be considered high intensity users (HIUs). The purpose of this research is to evaluate the Crisis Plus model, an intervention designed to better support HIUs in the community and reduce dependency on acute and crisis services.Forty-seven HIUs were involved in Crisis Plus. The core interventi...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - June 16, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ketan Ramesh Sonigra Lucy McIvor James Payne-Gill Tim Smith Alison Beck Source Type: research
A narrative review of the effect of sport and exercise on ADHD symptomatology in children and adolescents with ADHD
Jenny Meggs, Susan Young, Annette Mckeown Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition with community prevalence globally of 2%–7% (M = 5%; Sayal, Prasad, Daley, Ford, and Coghill; 2018). Clinicians are routinely encouraged to explain to children and young people the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, including exercise (NICE NG87, 2018). Exercise has been proposed as a safe and low-cost adjunctive approach for ADHD and is reported to be accompanied by positive effects on several aspects of executive fun...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - June 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jenny Meggs Susan Young Annette Mckeown Source Type: research
Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) anxiety treatment: anxiety, depression and health-related quality-of-life outcomes in primary health-care social prescribing services
This study aims to evaluate the effect of Alpha-Stim Anxiety, Insomnia and Depression (AID) cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) on anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life for primary care social prescribing service patients with anxiety symptoms.Open-label patient cohort design with no control group. A total of 33 adult patients (average age 42 years) completed six weeks of Alpha-Stim AID use. Pre- and post-intervention assessment with participant self-report measures: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and European Quality of Life Five Dimension (EQ-5D-5L).Re...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - May 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chris Griffiths Ksenija da Silva Harmony Jiang Kate Walker David Smart Azhar Zafar Sarah Deeks Sinead Galvin Taz Shah Source Type: research
Evaluating referral pathways to a specialist trauma service
Fiammetta Rocca, Thomas Schröder, Stephen Regel Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Lengthy and complex routes to specialist care may negatively affect clinical profiles of trauma survivors accessing mental health services. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and referral pathways of a cohort of clients accepted by a specialist trauma service in England; and investigate the associations between referral pathways and clients’ clinical profiles, namely, pre-treatment levels of post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, stress and post-traumatic growth.Dat...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - May 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fiammetta Rocca Thomas Schr öder Stephen Regel Source Type: research
Does media content have an impact on help-seeking behaviors for mental illness? A systematic review
John Goodwin, Laura Behan Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- People who experience mental illness often demonstrate limited help-seeking behaviours. There is evidence to suggest that media content can influence negative attitudes towards mental illness; less is known about how media impacts help-seeking behaviours. The purpose of this study is to identify if media plays a role in people’s decisions to seek help for their mental health.The databases Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo, Social Sciences Full Text [H.W. Wilson...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - May 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John Goodwin Laura Behan Source Type: research
Reducing anxiety and hospital readmission in the early weeks following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation: the new community enhanced rehabilitation team
This study suggests that such support helps reduce anxiety and readmission.Community rehabilitation teams are currently being developed across the NHS as part of the NHS long-term plan. These teams are new, and as such, there is a dearth of information regarding their effectiveness. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies to evaluate outcomes in these new teams. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - May 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kelly Fenton Katherine Kidd Alex Lord Source Type: research
Psychological wellbeing practitioners ’ experiences of improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) services cultural competency training
This study aims to explore whether the cultural competency training in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services is sufficient to equip Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) to support Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) service users.A qualitative design was adopted using semi-structured interviews with six PWP participants. Reflexive thematic analysis using Braun and Clarke’s (2006) six-step process was used in data analysis.Three themes revealed evaluations of PWP training, factors supporting PWPs’ cultural competency and points of improvement for PWP training. The training briefly and su...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - April 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hala Bucheeri Afsana Faheem Source Type: research
Sensory modulation implementation strategies within inpatient mental health services: an organisational case study
This study explored how key organisational and staff factors (including policies and practices related to de-escalation and seclusion reduction) influence sensory modulation implementation. Cases were described and examined the pattern of findings.Strategies found to support implementation were identified at environmental, organisational, group and individual staff levels. Aspects highlighted as being particularly important included taking an inter-professional approach in leadership and training, rostering flexibility and leeway in staffing levels to support training attendance and responsiveness to crises.The facilitator...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - April 17, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gilbert Azuela Daniel Sutton Kirsten van Kessel Source Type: research
Experiences of women with autistic spectrum condition accessing the Brighton and Hove Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service
This study aims to describe the experiences and barriers to care for women with autistic spectrum condition (ASC) under the care of the Brighton and Hove Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service (BHSPMHS) and provide recommendations to improve the service.Patients with an ASC diagnosis or suspected diagnosis and awaiting assessment under the care of BHSPMHS were offered to take part in the study. Five patients were interviewed to explore their experiences.Participants had a mix of positive and negative experiences of services. Positives included the continuous support and allowing flexibility around appointments. Dialect...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - April 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ollie Pentz Jennifer Cooke Harriet Sharp Source Type: research
