...Neha Lamech; Nicola Moran Purpose This study aims to explore the experiences of mental health practitioners who were discriminated against due to their perceived race, gender or sexual orientation by service users or carers in the UK, and the support sought and received from their employing...

...Chetan Shah; Lottie Anstee; Ben Kimpton; Rakesh Magon; Brid Kelly; Asif Zia Purpose This study aims to explore and investigate the patient-reported outcome and experience measure (DIALOG) with respect to physical health of service users under the care of a Mental Health and Learning Disabilities...

...Ashley Lister; Karen Morris Purpose The paper aims to gain understanding of perceived benefits and barriers to GAS-light as an occupational therapy outcome measure in community adult mental health. The study explored occupational therapists’ views on the client-centred nature of GAS-light...

... as predictors of the subjective well-being scores within the sample, explaining 49.3% of its variance. Among them, the strongest were living with a friend and receiving mental health care systematically. They were almost twice as influential as forced displacement abroad and trauma exposure, which predicted...

...Karen J. Burnell; Paul Everill; Eva Makri; Louise Baxter; Kathryn Watson Purpose Engaging with heritage to support mental health and wellbeing has become a focus of research and policy, more recently moving towards social prescription of heritage interventions. While there are benefits to active...

... 08 12 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Mental health Recovery Eating disorders CHIME Comedy Eating disorders (EDs) remain a major health concern. A recent meta-analysis established that the incidence of EDs has...

... and serious incident governance. Design/methodology/approach A total of 15 professionals with a role in serious incident management, from five mental health trusts in England, were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Thematic analysis and qualitative description were used to analyse...

... into this topic is limited. This study aims to explore the perspectives of professionals in mental health trusts in England about what works well and what could be done better when implementing serious incident management systems. Design/methodology/approach This was a qualitative study using semi-structured...

...John Goodwin; Laura Behan; Mohamad M. Saab; Niamh O’Brien; Aine O’Donovan; Andrew Hawkins; Lloyd F. Philpott; Alicia Connolly; Ryan Goulding; Fiona Clark; Deirdre O’Reilly; Corina Naughton Purpose Adolescent mental health is a global concern. There is an urgent need for creative, multimedia...

...Gary Lamph; Peggy Mulongo; Paul Boland; Tamar Jeynes; Colin King; Rachel-Rose Burrell; Catherine Harris; Sarah Shorrock Purpose The UK Mental Health Act (MHA) Reform (2021) on race and ethnicity promotes new governmental strategies to tackle inequalities faced by ethnically racialised communities...

...John Mills; Lee Cumbers; Samuel Williams; Henry Titley-Wall Purpose Adolescence and young adulthood are recognised as critical time for developing mental health literacy (MHL). The purpose of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of current MHL interventions to guide the future development...

...Antaine Stíobhairt; Nicole Cassidy; Niamh Clarke; Suzanne Guerin Purpose This paper aims to explore the roles of psychologists in seclusion in adult mental health services in Ireland, their perspectives on seclusion and its use in recovery-oriented practice and related professional practice issues...

.... The purpose of this study is to identify if media plays a role in people’s decisions to seek help for their mental health. Design/methodology/approach The databases Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo, Social Sciences Full Text [H.W. Wilson...

...Yusra Alshawwa; Faisil Sethi Purpose This paper aims to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health organisations in England. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative mixed-methods approach was applied, including a review of the academic literature, a review of the non...

...Antaine Stíobhairt; David Staunton; Suzanne Guerin Purpose This paper aims to explore the extent to which principles of recovery-oriented practice are evident in the published perspectives and experiences of health professionals and service users on seclusion in adult mental health services...

... awaiting assessment. Recommendations are made for improving assessment efficiency. Originality/value With a high prevalence of poor mental health in the UK, efforts must be made to identify and reduce additional demand upon service time and resources within mental health services to effectively meet...

...Lorna Phillips; Panoraia Andriopoulou Purpose Despite government and national health service demands for equality within mental health (MH) services, racial inequalities remain. South Asian (SA) women underutilise MH services, yet research regarding their experiences and the cultural sensitivity...

...Gigi Lam; Eva Yin-Han Chung Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the development of mental health service policy in Hong Kong. After the return of Hong Kong’s sovereignty to China, mental health services in Hong Kong transformed from an institution-based care model supplemented...

...Cecilia M. Votta; Patricia J. Deldin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test a mental wellness intervention, Mood Lifters (ML), that addresses significant barriers to mental health care. ML includes adults over 18 struggling with mental wellness or any life difficulties, except those...

... recruited in the study. Mental health status and psychological impact of COVID-19 outbreak were measured by impact of events scale–revised (IES-R) instrument and depression, anxiety and stress scales (DASS-21), respectively. Findings Results of IES-R revealed moderate or severe psychological impact...