Caregivers ’ experiences of therapeutic support for children exposed to developmental trauma
Caregivers’ experiences of therapeutic support for children exposed to developmental trauma
Megan Middlemiss, Lisa Caygill, Sarah Craven-Staines, Joyce Powell
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Exposure to trauma in childhood can have lasting impacts upon development and psychological well-being. Services can be sought to help young people heal from their experiences; however, literature suggests that their care may not always be trauma-informed. This paper aims to generate a theory to explain caregivers’ experiences of accessing mental health and the...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - March 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Megan Middlemiss
Lisa Caygill
Sarah Craven-Staines
Joyce Powell Source Type: research
Social stigma among health-care providers toward patients with schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorders at tertiary hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
This study aimed to identify and compare the existence of social stigma among HCPs towards schizophrenia patients compared to OCD patients.
A total of 283 HCPs from King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia, were enrolled in this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study between middle and end of January 2021. The scale included a demographic questionnaire plus two vignette cases reflecting OCD and schizophrenia patients’ symptoms without mentioning diagnosis. Each case was followed with 18 questions, which measured some of the thoughts and attitudes of the social stigma of mental illnesses including n...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - March 16, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sami Saad
Jolan Ayman Bshawri
Sara Mohammed Alsaedi
Rahaf Emad Radi
Raneem Marwan Ghonim
Haya Mohammed Nasraldain
Abdullah Abdulqadeer Gadeer Source Type: research
Mental health mobile app use to manage psychological difficulties: an umbrella review
Kiran Badesha, Sarah Wilde, David L. Dawson
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
A rapid increase in global smartphone ownership and digital health technologies offers the potential for mobile phone applications (apps) to deliver mental health interventions. The purpose of this paper is to bring together evidence reporting on mental health mobile apps to gain an understanding of the quality of current evidence, the positive and adverse effects of apps and the mechanisms underlying such effects.
A systematic search was carried out across six databases,...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - March 16, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kiran Badesha
Sarah Wilde
David L. Dawson Source Type: research
Transitioning services for eating disorder treatment, the relative importance of factors from patient, carer and clinician perspectives: a Q-methodology study
This study aims to examine the relative importance of a series of statements about the transition process, elicited from an earlier service evaluation, from the perspectives of patients, parents/carers and clinicians.
Twenty-eight participants completed a Q-sort task ranking 40 statements, developed from an earlier study, using a normal distribution pattern on a scale, which ranged from strongly agree to strongly disagree, to identify their priorities for transition. Analysis resulted in the extraction of four factors explaining 52% of the variance.
Four distinct factors were elicited: “parents and carers need ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - March 11, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jackie Wales
Nicola Brewin
Iain Williamson
Jakub Štický
Rachael Lawrence
Alison Eivors Source Type: research
Administrators within personality disorder services: their role and contribution in maintaining the overall structure and treatment approach
This study aims to describe the role and contribution of an administrator in a personality disorder service.
A mixed-methods design was used. All incoming calls to a specialist personality disorder service over three months were documented. A semi-structured focus group (n = 7) with clinicians working in the service was conducted. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Clinical vignettes are presented to highlight typical interactions.
The qualitative results highlighted that the administrator is key in psychological preparations, managing pressure and maintaining clinical boundaries. Traits identified as...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - March 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emma Larsson-Thomas
Sukhi Ruprai
Louise Manonga
Tennyson Lee Source Type: research
A scoping review of older empty nesters ’ mental health and its contributors
A scoping review of older empty nesters’ mental health and its contributors
Cherrie Park, Angela Nancy Mendoza
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Although the effects of the empty nest syndrome on mental health have long been examined, middle-aged empty nesters were generally at the focus of this examination. However, the number of older empty nesters, namely, empty nesters 60 years old or above, is expected to increase as the population is aging. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to examine previous studies concerning mental health outcomes spe...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 11, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cherrie Park
Angela Nancy Mendoza Source Type: research
Treatment resistant depression (TRD) service outpatient ’s experience of sleep, activity, and using a Fitbit wearable activity and sleep tracker
Treatment resistant depression (TRD) service outpatient’s experience of sleep, activity, and using a Fitbit wearable activity and sleep tracker
Chris Griffiths, Kate Walker, Andy Willis, Lorraine Pollard
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Depression, physical health, well-being, sleep and physical activity are interlinked. Healthy levels of physical activity and effective night-time sleep can reduce depressive symptoms. In the context of their lives and symptoms of depression, this paper aims to understand participants’ experiences of using a Fitbit, ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chris Griffiths
Kate Walker
Andy Willis
Lorraine Pollard Source Type: research
Are informal female workers better? Determinants of job stress on physical symptoms with risk-taking mental health stigma: a convergent-parallel approach
This study aims to examine the determinants of job stress on physical symptoms associated with the mental health stigma of informal female workers in Lao PDR.
A convergent parallel approach was used with 1,037 structured interviews and 15 in-depth interviews between October 2017 and June 2019. Fractional response regression was used to analyse the quantitative data and thematic analysis to analyse the qualitative data.
The quantitative data showed a positive effect on job stress and physical symptoms associated with mental health stigma. The qualitative data illustrated that job characteristics, work environment,...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hanvedes Daovisan
Jinpitcha Mamom Source Type: research
The impact of integrating mental health services within a prison setting
This study aims to evaluate its impact and share lessons learned.
Routinely collected and anonymised data were reviewed for prisoners referred between 1 May 2018 and 31 December 2019. Data are presented on the quantity of referrals over time, and the type of support offered. Chi-square goodness of fit tests was conducted to determine whether the prisoners referred to the service were representative of the wider prison population in terms of age and ethnicity.
Referrals showed a general pattern of increase over time and were representative of the wider prison population in terms of age and ethnicity, indicating eq...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Radha Kothari
Danielle White
Laura Craster
Eva Vicianova
Sophie Dennard
Fiona Bailey
John Kemp
Derek K. Tracy
Natasha Sarkissian Source Type: research
Impact on staff attitudes of brief personality disorder training for acute psychiatric wards
This study aims to design a psychoeducational training targeting attitudes to “personality disorder” for staff working in a London psychiatric hospital. Its impact on staff attitudes was evaluated.
Mental health clinicians were recruited from five acute psychiatric wards. Feasibility of implementing the training was measured. A free-association exercise explored baseline attitudes to “personality disorder” and visual analogue scales assessed staff attitudes pre- and post-training. Content analysis of staff feedback was carried out.
Psychoeducational training was found to be feasible, well-attended and hig...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - December 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Claire McDonald
Fiona Seaman-Thornton
Che Ling Michelle Mok
Hanne Jakobsen
Simon Riches Source Type: research
Emotions in our lives: the evaluation of a user-centered training course »living e-Motions« in the context of recovery of people with mental health challenges
Karin Bakračevič, Saša Zorjan, Sara Tement, Louise Christie, Bojan Musil
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This paper aims to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a training course »Living e-Motions« for people living with mental health challenges in the context of their recovery. The course was developed in the joint project of partners from Spain, Estonia, Slovenia and the UK. The curriculum of the course is focused on emotional education. It uses a narrative approach as a practical way for participants to explore and regulate their emot...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - December 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Karin Bakra čevič
Sa ša Zorjan
Sara Tement
Louise Christie
Bojan Musil Source Type: research
Predicting treatment outcomes in improving access to psychological therapy (IAPT) services
Irini Verbist, Dale Huey, Hazel Bennett
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
Given the considerable variation in treatment effectiveness observed across Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services, the purpose of this study is to explore client- and service-related variables that predict successful treatment outcomes and clients’ dropout. Clinician-rated clients’ motivation to change was also explored as a potential predictor for both outcome variables.
A convenience sample of 1,135 (F = 752; Mage = 39.4) was collected from three IAP...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - November 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Irini Verbist
Dale Huey
Hazel Bennett Source Type: research
Rewiring practice: community mental health professionals ’ attitudes towards and knowledge of electroconvulsive therapy in the context of advance decision-making
This study aims to explore whether CMHPs have supported advance decision-making about ECT and whether their profession, attitudes towards and knowledge of the treatment affect this.
A quantitative online survey was completed by n = 120 CMHPs (nurses, social workers and occupational therapists). The validated Questionnaire on Attitudes and Knowledge of ECT was used.
In total, 93% of participants knew service users who had undergone ECT, yet only 12% had supported a service user to make an advance decision about ECT. Compared to those who had not supported advance decision-making, those who had shown significantly ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - November 24, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rebecca Dunlop
Gaia Cetrano Source Type: research
Review of analysis techniques in mental health research with consumer instruments – a guide for researchers
Eric Badu, Anthony Paul O’Brien, Rebecca Mitchell
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
This integrative review aimed to identify and synthesis literature on analysis techniques and methodological approaches used to analyse consumer measures in mental health research.
The review included papers published up to January 2020 across seven databases: CINAHL, Web of Science, Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar. Data search and extraction was conducted according to the recommended guidelines for conducting review by Cochrane and Joanna Bri...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eric Badu
Anthony Paul O ’Brien
Rebecca Mitchell Source Type: research
Grounding clinical guidelines in service users ’ experiences of endings
Grounding clinical guidelines in service users’ experiences of endings
Kimberley Webb, Thomas Schröder, David Mark Gresswell
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.-
The purpose of this paper is to explore service users’ experiences of the process of ending from national health service (NHS) community personality disorder services.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants recruited from four NHS community personality disorder services.
Three main themes emerged; “Service users” experiences in the context of “Reflect...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kimberley Webb
Thomas Schr öder
David Mark Gresswell Source Type: research
