Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 28 Issue 3

Experiences of women with autistic spectrum condition accessing the Brighton and Hove Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service

Ollie Pentz, Jennifer Cooke, Harriet Sharp

This study aims to describe the experiences and barriers to care for women with autistic spectrum condition (ASC) under the care of the Brighton and Hove Specialist Perinatal…

Sensory modulation implementation strategies within inpatient mental health services: an organisational case study

Gilbert Azuela, Daniel Sutton, Kirsten van Kessel

Sensory modulation is an emerging approach that aims to reduce distress and agitation in mental health service users and potentially avoid the necessity for coercive practices…

Psychological wellbeing practitioners’ experiences of improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) services cultural competency training

Hala Bucheeri, Afsana Faheem

This study aims to explore whether the cultural competency training in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services is sufficient to equip Psychological Wellbeing…

Reducing anxiety and hospital readmission in the early weeks following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation: the new community enhanced rehabilitation team

Kelly Fenton, Katherine Kidd, Alex Lord

The purpose of this study is to assess if the new community-enhanced rehabilitation team reduced anxiety and readmissions in service users discharged from an inpatient…

Does media content have an impact on help-seeking behaviors for mental illness? A systematic review

John Goodwin, Laura Behan

People who experience mental illness often demonstrate limited help-seeking behaviours. There is evidence to suggest that media content can influence negative attitudes towards…

A narrative review of the effect of sport and exercise on ADHD symptomatology in children and adolescents with ADHD

Jenny Meggs, Susan Young, Annette Mckeown

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition with community prevalence globally of 2%–7% (M = 5%; Sayal et al., 2018). Clinicians are…

Evaluating referral pathways to a specialist trauma service

Fiammetta Rocca, Thomas Schröder, Stephen Regel

Lengthy and complex routes to specialist care may negatively affect clinical profiles of trauma survivors accessing mental health services. The purpose of this study was to…