Psychoeducation for borderline personality difficulties: a preliminary study
This study contributes to the evidence for the usefulness of brief interventions for personality difficulties, particularly in the context of a stepped model of care and adds to the research on co-production. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - May 10, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fiammetta Rocca
Chloe Finamore
Sally Stamp
Fiona Kuhn-Thompson
Oliver Dale Source Type: research
Measuring parent satisfaction in youth mental health services
This study aims to examine parent satisfaction with Jigsaw – a primary care youth mental health service.
A measure of parent satisfaction was developed and administered to parents in 12 Jigsaw services over a two-year period (n = 510, age range: 28 to 70 years) when young people and parents were ending their engagement with these services.
Overall, parents had high levels of satisfaction with Jigsaw and their level of satisfaction did not vary depending on the parent or young person’s age and/or gender. Examination of qualitative feedback revealed three overarching themes relating to growth and change in youn...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - April 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Aileen O ’Reilly
Alanna Donnelly
Jennifer Rogers
Olive Maloney
Gillian O ’Brien
Elizabeth Doyle Source Type: research
Veterans ’ experiences of successfully managing post-traumatic stress disorder
This study adds to the understanding of what meaningful recovery from PTSD may involve for veterans, in particular its potential interconnectedness with the process of adjusting to civilian life. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - April 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gemma Parry
Suzanne Margaret Hodge
Alan Barrett Source Type: research
The meaning of work for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review
Maria Axiotidou, Doxa Papakonstantinou
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp.170-179
Mental illness is associated with high unemployment rates, limited working opportunities, work-related discrimination, stigma and prejudices. For people with severe mental illness, the work reality is even more burdensome. This paper aims to explore in-depth and presents research results in the past decade on the meaning of work for people with severe mental illness.
The authors conducted a systematic literature search in Medline, Science Direct, PsycINFO databases between 2000 and 2019. The rev...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - March 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maria Axiotidou
Doxa Papakonstantinou Source Type: research
Mental health and stigma in Saudi Arabia: a scoping review
Nada Alattar, Anne Felton, Theodore Stickley
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp.180-196
Stigma associated with mental health problems is widespread in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Consequently, this may prevent many Saudi people from accessing the mental health-care services and support they need. The purpose of this study is to consider how stigma affects people needing to access mental health services in the KSA. To achieve this aim, this study reviews the knowledge base concerning stigma and mental health in KSA and considers specific further research necessary to increas...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - March 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nada Alattar
Anne Felton
Theodore Stickley Source Type: research
How well do children in the North East of England function after a crisis: a service evaluation
Emily Staite, Lynne Howey, Clare Anderson, Paula Maddison
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp.161-169
Data shows that there is an increasing number of young people in the UK needing access to mental health services, including crisis teams. This need has been exacerbated by the current global pandemic. There is mixed evidence for the effectiveness of crisis teams in improving adult functioning, and none, to the authors’ knowledge, that empirically examines the functioning of young people following intervention from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) crisis teams i...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emily Staite
Lynne Howey
Clare Anderson
Paula Maddison Source Type: research
Mental health outcomes among health-care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran
Mohammad Ali Zakeri, Mahlagha Dehghan, Fatemeh Ghaedi Heidari, Hassan Pakdaman, Mehdi Mehdizadeh, Hamid Ganjeh, Mojtaba Sanji Rafsanjani, Sayed Mortaza Hossini Rafsanjanipoor
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp.152-160
The increasing prevalence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global crisis that leads to physical and psychological outcomes for health-care workers, so this study aims to investigate the mental health outcomes (including general health, generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder) in health-care workers in Rafsanjan, Iran.
By using conven...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mohammad Ali Zakeri Mahlagha Dehghan Fatemeh Ghaedi Heidari Hassan Pakdaman Mehdi Mehdizadeh Hamid Ganjeh Mojtaba Sanji Rafsanjani Sayed Mortaza Hossini Rafsanjanipoor Source Type: research
Effect of COVID-19 on perceived stress among Bangladeshi people
This study will help policymakers to provide relevant mental health intervention strategies to cope with this challenge efficiently. (Source: Mental Health Review Journal)
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 11, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mimma Tabassum Md Iftakhar Parvej Firoz Ahmed Farzana Zafreen Samina Sultana Source Type: research
Experience of transition between a child and adolescent service and adult service for the treatment of eating disorders
Jackie Wales, Nicola Brewin, Karima Susi, Alison Eivors, Debbie Whight, Rheanne Leatherland
Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp.128-142
There is a dearth of research on what constitutes effective transfer of care from children’s and young people services to adult services for patients with eating disorders (EDs) in the UK. Transition has implications for continuity of care and particularly for early intervention which has the best prognosis. The purpose of this paper is to understand the experience of transition and identify facilitators and barriers to this.
Qualitative met...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - February 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jackie Wales Nicola Brewin Karima Susi Alison Eivors Debbie Whight Rheanne Leatherland Source Type: research
Investigation of depression, anxiety and stress levels of health-care students during COVID-19 pandemic
This study aims to determine depression, anxiety and stress levels of health-care students during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to various socio-demographic variables.
This cross-sectional study was conducted with 933 students. Data were collected with an information form on COVID- 19 and an electronic self-report questionnaire based on depression, anxiety and stress scale.
Findings revealed that 58% of the students experienced moderate-to-extremely severe depression, 39.8% experienced moderate-to-extremely severe anxiety and 38% experienced moderate-to-extremely severe stress.
Educational admini...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - January 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Obay A. Al-Maraira Sami Z. Shennaq Source Type: research
Can training improve staff skills with complex trauma?
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Studies show that experiences of repeated or complex trauma are very common in patients with severe mental health problems. Unfortunately, many professionals do not routinely ask about abuse, due to concerns about how to ask and respond. There is also a need for frontline staff to be trained in trauma-informed care. The purpose of this paper is to identify the needs of inpatient staff and developed a tailor-made training package. Design/methodology/approach A training programme was developed from focus-group discussion and delivered to the team. Questionnaires were ad...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - June 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Human givens rewind trauma treatment: description and conceptualisation
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Human Givens (HG) Rewind technique is a graded trauma-focused exposure treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma. The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to describe the technique; second, to provide an outline of its potential benefits; and third, to present some preliminary evidence. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides an overview of HG therapy and describes the stages of HG Rewind trauma treatment and its potential benefits. Similarities and differences between Rewind and other Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are explored. ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - May 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Cognitive analytic team formulation: learning and challenges for multidisciplinary inpatient staff
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand staff experiences of cognitive analytic team formulation, within an inpatient unit for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Design/methodology/approach In total, 16 staff completed an online questionnaire, rating their views on how helpful formulation sessions had been in regards to ten domains. Following this, six staff participated in semi-structured interviews exploring their experiences of the process and impact of cognitive analytic team formulation. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - May 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
