... the prevalence and impacts of autogenic sources of trauma are documented, there is limited understanding of clinician awareness, attitudes and practice in this area. The present study sought to address these omissions in the literature. Design/methodology/approach Registered health professionals in the UK...

...Hege Myklebust; Hannah Gaffney; Sarah Parkinson Purpose Research demonstrates that health-care staff can hold negative attitudes toward people diagnosed with “Personality Disorders” (PdxPD), which can negatively impact health-care outcomes. Evidence for staff training is inconsistent with limited...

...Rosa Giralt Palou; Gemma Prat Vigué; Maria Romeu-Labayen; Glòria Tort-Nasarre Purpose Identifying negative attitudes toward mental illness among students on nursing undergraduate degrees can help to design teaching strategies able to reduce the stigma attached to this condition. This study aims...

... that […] that is the kind on the conception that is not only from our year but it is been passed down from year to year”. Attitudes Perceptions Career choice Undergraduate education There have been longstanding difficulties in the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists in the UK. In 2015, while...

...Laura Jane Hancox; David M. Gresswell; Danielle De Boos Purpose This paper aims to address how one Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) programme contributes to the shaping of attitudes of its trainee clinical psychologists (TCPs) towards cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Design...

... will support better integration of these emerging MH professionals within the multidisciplinary MH team. The purpose of this study was to determine the exposure to, knowledge and attitudes of final year exercise physiology students towards people with mental illness (MI). Design/methodology/approach...

...Sahdia Parveen; Kirsty Haunch; Fionnuala Kerry; Janet Oyebode Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a study which explored the knowledge and attitudes of university students towards people living with dementia, and developed and tested a dementia awareness workshop, dementia detectives...

...Rachael Collins; Tom Shakespeare; Lucy Firth Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the views and attitudes that psychiatrists have about recovery colleges (RCs). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten psychiatrists from...

... and causes, knowledge of self-treatment, knowledge of professional treatments available, and attitudes towards promoting positive mental health or help-seeking behaviour. The MHLS has a minimum score of 35 and a maximum score of 160, where higher scores indicate greater mental health literacy. The MHLS has...

.../approach – In total, 181 mental health professionals completed three day KUF awareness-level training to promote understanding and positive attitudes in working with personality disorder (PD). Attitudes to PD were evaluated using the PD – Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire (Bolton et al., 2010...

...Anna Louise Glendinning; Ciaran O'Keeffe Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest that there was a need for a psychometric measure to assess attitudes specifically towards offenders with mental health problems. The “Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill” scale (CAMI; Taylor...

...Sue Patterson; Nicole Goulter; Tim Weaver Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the experience and impact of targeted training involving simulation of auditory hallucinations on attitudes and practice of professionals working with people with mental illness. Design/methodology...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Attachment theory Gender Self harm Hostility Aggression Treatment non‐compliance Mental health services Patients Attitudes Attachment theory assumes that early attachment experiences generate schemas that underpin formation...

...Claude Besenius; Eleanor Bradley; Peter Nolan Purpose The aim of this paper is to ascertain the attitudes and experiences of psychiatrists, nurse prescribers, and service users with regard to the prescription of antipsychotic medication, the route of administration, and the extent of service users...

... a 2 year period. Findings Qualitative and quantitative data from this two year project showed an increase in positive attitudes towards professionals from each profession over a two year period, though no overall improvement. Qualitative analysis of participant comments provided more encouraging...

... is to assess whether a brief intervention could help to alter attitudes towards psychiatry in students undertaking clinical attachments with psychiatry components. An evidence‐based intervention was delivered to fourth year medical students. Their attitudes towards the specialty were measured with the ATP‐30...