...Jacqueline Sin; Debbie Spain; Cheryl Jordan; Christopher A. Griffiths Purpose – The importance of providing information, support and interventions for family members and carers of people who have severe mental illness (SMI) has garnered increasing attention in recent years. However, research...

... in particular on risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This paper describes how people with experience of using mental health services and carers contributed to the development of the PRIMROSE intervention. It draws out key messages for educators, researchers and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach...

... for these workers do not address the issues of self‐harm. It is hoped that this article may promote the development of such protocols. Non‐suicidal self‐harm Low intensity CBT Behaviour Carers In the UK, self‐harm is viewed as a major public health concern as it has been suggested to occur in one in 15...

...Susan Mary Benbow; Anna Tsaroucha; Maurice Ashley; Kathleen Morgan; Paul Kingston Purpose Through consultation with people living with dementia and carers, this paper aims to identify skills that patients and carers feel need to be developed in the workforce. This work is part of a project...

...Marjorie Lloyd; Liz Lefroy; Stephen Yorke; Richard Mottershead Purpose It is generally agreed that carers in mental health care play a vital role in helping people to maintain their place in the community and reducing the time clients spend in hospital or residential settings. The purpose...

...Shona McIlrae; Elaine Wilkes; Michael Downey; Monica Colley Depression is a common and chronic illness affecting nearly one in five people in their lifetime. The main responsibility for people suffering from depression falls to their carers. Research indicates that carers find the burden of caring...

...Anna Tickle; Clark Davison The training of future mental health professionals offers one avenue of change to improve service user and carer involvement in mental health services. This study looked at experiences of trainees on the University of Surrey's Clinical Psychology Doctorate programme...

...Tushna Vandrevala; Mark Hayward; Jane Willis; Mary John National policies suggest that service users and carers should be involved in health care planning and delivery. Initiatives to involve service users and carers within the education of mental health professionals have been reported. However...