Supervisors ’ experience of delivering individual clinical supervision to qualified therapists: a meta-ethnographic synthesis
Mental Health Review Journal,Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 51-68, May 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically identify, appraise and synthesise qualitative literature exploring the experience, both positive and negative, of clinical supervision from the supervisor ’s perspective. Design/methodology/approach A systematic search of three databases, grey literature, reference lists and citations was conducted. Six articles met the inclusion criteria and their quality was critically appraised by using a modified version of the Critical Appraisal Skills Progra mme tool. Data extracted from the articles were ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - April 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Considering the team in team formulation: a systematic review
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Team formulation, used to understand patient problems and plan care, is a growing practice in adult mental health and learning disability services. The purpose of this paper is to explore definitions applied to team formulation (as distinct to therapy formulation), its underpinning theories, and the inter-relationship between the team and the process of formulation. Design/methodology/approach A database search (main search term of team formulation) of peer-reviewed studies was conducted using PRISMA guidelines. A main and second reviewer conducted quality appraisals ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - January 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exploring the barriers to the implementation of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp)
This study is a quantitative service evaluation project which uses a questionnaire design to explore the factors that influence a clinician ’s decision to refer a patient for CBTp. Three qualitative questions are included for thematic analysis to allow the respondents to elaborate on their views on potential barriers. All appropriate Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) staff in adult mental health in NHS Lothian were invited to partic ipate in the study. Findings CMHT staff in NHS Lothian hold favourable views of CBTp and would support an increase in access for patients with psychosis. Key barriers to access for CBTp id...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - January 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Considering the team in team formulation: a systematic review
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Team formulation, used to understand patient problems and plan care, is a growing practice in adult mental health and learning disability services. The purpose of this paper is to explore definitions applied to team formulation (as distinct to therapy formulation), its underpinning theories, and the inter-relationship between the team and the process of formulation. Design/methodology/approach A database search (main search term of team formulation) of peer-reviewed studies was conducted using PRISMA guidelines. A main and second reviewer conducted quality appraisals ...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - January 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Exploring the barriers to the implementation of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp)
This study is a quantitative service evaluation project which uses a questionnaire design to explore the factors that influence a clinician ’s decision to refer a patient for CBTp. Three qualitative questions are included for thematic analysis to allow the respondents to elaborate on their views on potential barriers. All appropriate Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) staff in adult mental health in NHS Lothian were invited to partic ipate in the study. Findings CMHT staff in NHS Lothian hold favourable views of CBTp and would support an increase in access for patients with psychosis. Key barriers to access for CBTp id...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - January 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Psychiatric drugs: reconsidering their mode of action and the implications for service user involvement
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine two competing pharmacological models that have been used to understand how psychiatric drugs work: the disease-centred model and the drug-centred model. In addition, it explores the implications of these two models for mental health service users and the degree to which they are meaningfully involved in decisions about the use of psychiatric drugs. Design/methodology/approach The approach is a conceptual review and critical comparison of two pharmacological models used to understand the mode of action of psychiatric drugs. On th...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - January 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Theoretical overlap and distinction between rational emotive behavior therapy ’s awfulizing and cognitive therapy’s catastrophizing
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The term catastrophizing was coined by Ellis (1962) and commented on by Beck (1979). Since that time, much research has been done on the topic and a recent review article postulated that catastrophizing served as a transdiagnostic mechanism across the psychiatric disorders (Gellatly and Beck, 2016). In rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), there is a greater emphasis placed on the underlying irrational beliefs than the surface-level automatic thoughts; therefore, REBT therapists tend to focus on Awfulizing as opposed to catastrophizing. While these terms sound simi...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - January 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Stakeholder input into the implementation of a new music therapy program in a mental health service
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose Music therapy programs are increasingly common and necessary in mental health services. However, there is little knowledge of the key factors which influence the successful implementation of new therapeutic programs. The purpose of this paper is to explore how stakeholder input influenced the implementation and sustainability of a new music therapy program in four services within a large government funded mental health department in Melbourne, Australia. Design/methodology/approach For a period of 12 months, two cycles of assessment, action and evaluation were conduct...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - November 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Mental health advocacy outcomes from service user perspectives
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address a knowledge gap on advocacy outcomes from mental health service users ’ perspective, and the implications for evaluating advocacy impact. The studies discussed highlight challenges for measuring the outcomes of advocacy, but underline the importance of doing so, and of involving service users alongside other stakeholders in co-designing evaluation systems. Design/ methodology/approach The paper uses findings from three qualitative studies of independent advocacy involving focus groups and interviews with: 30 African and Africa...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 31, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Co-production and involuntary psychiatric settings
Mental Health Review Journal, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the popular policy assumption of co-production is feasible in secure psychiatric settings. Design/methodology/approach The assumptions of co-production are listed and then used as a basis for an immanent critique to test the feasibility described in the purpose of the paper. An explanatory critique exploring consumerism in the welfare state then follows. These forms of critique are derived from the philosophy of critical realism. Findings A distinction is made between the co-production of knowledge about mental health s...
Source: Mental Health Review Journal - October 31, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
