Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 20 Issue 3

The use of section 135(1) of the Mental Health Act in a London borough

James Watson, Stephanie Daley

The purpose of this paper is to determine the incidence of the use of section 135(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 in a London borough and describe the main features of the…

Increasing physical activity in a secure psychiatric service for women

Clive Long, Rachel West, Samantha Rigg, Rebecca Spickett, Lynne Murray, Paul Savage, Sarah Butler, Swee-Kit Stillman, Olga Dolley

– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of measures designed to increase physical activity in women in secure psychiatric care.

Delaying the implementation of Payment by Results in mental health: the application of standardisation

Ruoxi Wang, Ian Shaw, Hugh Middleton

The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues surrounding a long planned expansion of Payment by Results (PbR) into mental health services and to highlight the factors…

Clinical effectiveness of a pain psychology service within an outpatient secondary care setting

Kerry Lynn Sheldon, Simon P. Clarke, Nima Moghaddam

Data gathered from routine clinical settings is complementary to evidence garnered from controlled efficacy trials. The purpose of this paper is to present individual-level…

Screening SSRI-users for diabetes in a general practice

Annabel Jane McDonald, Helen Towner

– A pragmatic evaluation of the practicality of diabetes screening for users of serotonin specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s). The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Doing and rethinking. Building resilience with men

Mark Robinson, Steve Robertson, Mary Steen, Gary Raine, Rhiannon Day

The purpose of this paper is to present findings from an evaluation of a mental health resilience intervention for unemployed men aged 45-60. The focus is on examining the place…

A pilot investigation of Quest Institute Cognitive Hypnotherapy services using Improving Access to Psychological Therapies as the benchmark

William Peter Andrews, Andrew Alexander Parsons, Heather Rawle, Julie Gibbs

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the treatment effects of Quest cognitive hypnotherapy (QCH) on anxiety and depression, and make comparisons with published data from…