Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 23 Issue 4

Mental health of perpetrators of intimate partner violence

Kristina Sesar, Arta Dodaj, Nataša Šimić

Intimate partner violence (IPV) represents a widespread social and public health problem. Researchers have been shown association between IPV and mental health problems. The…

Let’s put the “T” back into CBT

James Binnie, Marcantonio Spada

The purpose of this paper is to critique the current manner in which cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is delivered, with a focus on the impact of evidence-based practice.

Mainstream education as a possible route to recovery and social inclusion: a review

Susan Atkinson, Benjamin Collis, Justine Schneider

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the findings of a review of the Learning Advice Service which provided mainstream learning opportunities and individual support to people…

Nurses’ discourses of challenging behaviour in inpatient mental-health services

Amy Mellow, Anna Tickle, David M. Gresswell, Hanne Jakobsen

Nurses working in acute mental-health services are vulnerable to occupational stress. One stressor identified is the challenging behaviour of some service users (Jenkins and…

Co-production and involuntary psychiatric settings

David Pilgrim

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the popular policy assumption of co-production is feasible in secure psychiatric settings.

Mental health advocacy outcomes from service user perspectives

Julie Ridley, Karen Newbigging, Cathy Street

The purpose of this paper is to address a knowledge gap on advocacy outcomes from mental health service users’ perspective, and the implications for evaluating advocacy impact…

Stakeholder input into the implementation of a new music therapy program in a mental health service

Jennifer Bibb, David Castle, Katrina Skewes McFerran

Music therapy programs are increasingly common and necessary in mental health services. However, there is little knowledge of the key factors which influence the successful…

The implementation of a new conceptual framework for occupational engagement in forensic settings: feasibility and application to occupational therapy practice

Karen Morris, Kath Ward

Facilitation of genuine occupational engagement rather than a more superficial level of participation that has minimal therapeutic benefit is a challenge within secure mental…