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Student mental health: a cause for concern?
A few minutes wisely invested in an internet search of ‘student mental health’ results in access to a very wide range of resources. Some are student friendly, for example the website http://www.studentsagainstdepression.org. Some are focused on policy-makers and practitioners in higher education, an example being the guidance provided at Lancaster University on mental health planning, guidance and support. In a previous editorial the establishment and contribution of the ‘Mental Well-being in Higher Education’ (MWBHE) group was noted. This group has representation from the British Association for Co...
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - April 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Towl, G. Tags: Confidentiality, Informed consent, Legal and forensic medicine Editorials Source Type: research

Clinical dashboard: use in older adult mental health wards [Original papers]
Aims and method To explore the experiences and attitudes of mental health professionals working in acute elderly care to a new clinical dashboard system. Metrics were identified from the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services - Older People (AIMS-OP); these were tracked from baseline to 6 months. A questionnaire was developed and distributed across the three clinical areas involved in the clinical dashboard mental health pilot. Results Staff completed the questionnaire 3 months after the initial implementation. At this point the benefits of the introduction of the dashboard...
Source: Psychiatric Bulletin - March 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Daley, K., Richardson, J., James, I., Chambers, A., Corbett, D. Tags: Original papers Source Type: research

Student mental health; below the radar?
In 2011, the Royal College of Psychiatrists issued a report on the mental health of students in higher education. The report made recommendations for psychiatrists and the National Health Service, for Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and a broader category of ‘all sectors’. One of the challenges of working with this potential group of patients is that students may well live within the area of the university for around half the year and elsewhere for the other half. Organisationally, this can create additional problems when compared with those with a fixed address the year round. The report emphasises the impo...
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - January 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Towl, G. Tags: Editor's choice, General practice / family medicine, Suicide (psychiatry), Competing interests (ethics) Editorials Source Type: research