Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 28 Issue 4

Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) anxiety treatment: anxiety, depression and health-related quality-of-life outcomes in primary health-care social prescribing services

Chris Griffiths, Ksenija da Silva, Harmony Jiang, Kate Walker, David Smart, Azhar Zafar, Sarah Deeks, Sinead Galvin, Taz Shah

This study aims to evaluate the effect of Alpha-Stim Anxiety, Insomnia and Depression (AID) cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) on anxiety, depression and health-related…

A preliminary evaluation of Crisis Plus: a model for working with frequent users of psychiatric crisis and inpatient services

Ketan Ramesh Sonigra, Lucy McIvor, James Payne-Gill, Tim Smith, Alison Beck

There is a proportion of psychiatric service users whose needs are not met by existing models of care. This can lead to a reliance on acute and crisis services. These service…

Leaving child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): the impact of diagnosis and medication management on optimal discharge or transition

Cathy Street, Ellen Ni Chinseallaigh, Ingrid Holme, Rebecca Appleton, Priya Tah, Helena Tuomainen, Sophie Leijdesdorff, Larissa van Bodegom, Therese van Amelsvoort, Tomislav Franic, Helena Tomljenovic, Fiona McNicholas

This study aims to explore how young people in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands and Croatia, experienced leaving CAMHS and…

Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis?

Peta Temple

The purpose of this paper is to explore the historic policy context and social implications of the diagnosis of personality disorder and also consider formulation-based and…

The effectiveness of mental health literacy interventions in young people: a meta-analysis

John Mills, Lee Cumbers, Samuel Williams, Henry Titley-Wall

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…

“Dual-experiences” of treatment for anorexia nervosa: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of treatment by service providers who are recovered service users

Emma Elizabeth Curry, Panoraia Andriopoulou

The aim of this study is to explore the dual-experiences of AN recovered service providers. Prognoses for anorexia nervosa (AN) and anorexia nervosa-like (AN-like) presenting…

Mental health disorder as a risk factor for domestic violence experienced by school children

Victoria Olubola Adeyele, Veronica Ibitola Makinde

Domestic violence is a universal social concern, and its implication on children’s mental health is a global health predicament. Although the aftereffect of domestic violence on…

Exploring ethnicity and personality disorder in a UK context: a scoping review of the literature

Gary Lamph, Peggy Mulongo, Paul Boland, Tamar Jeynes, Colin King, Rachel-Rose Burrell, Catherine Harris, Sarah Shorrock

The UK Mental Health Act (MHA) Reform (2021) on race and ethnicity promotes new governmental strategies to tackle inequalities faced by ethnically racialised communities detained…

Pilot effectiveness trial of Mood Lifters for individuals who self-report bipolar disorder

Elena Lauren Pokowitz, Cassandra Menzies, Cecilia Votta, Haonan Ye, Lisa O’Donnell, Patricia Deldin

Bipolar disorder is associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes, and therefore, it is crucial to research and develop effective interventions for this population…