Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 29 Issue 1

Seclusion in the context of recovery-oriented practice: the perspectives and experiences of psychologists in Ireland

Antaine Stíobhairt, Nicole Cassidy, Niamh Clarke, Suzanne Guerin

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…

The art of the possible? Supporting a patient safety culture in mental healthcare to maximise safety

David P. Wood, Rajan Nathan, Catherine A. Robinson, Rebecca McPhillips

The current national patient safety strategy for the National Health Service (NHS) in England states that actions need to be taken to support the development of a patient safety…

One size doesn’t always fit all: professional perspectives of serious incident management systems in mental healthcare

David Phillip Wood, Catherine A. Robinson, Rajan Nathan, Rebecca McPhillips

The need to develop effective approaches for responding to healthcare incidents for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety has been recognised in current national…

A film-based intervention (Intinn) to enhance adolescent mental health literacy and well-being: multi-methods evaluation study

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

Adolescent mental health is a global concern. There is an urgent need for creative, multimedia interventions reflecting adolescent culture to promote mental health literacy and…

Illicit drug use among medical students and its association with gender, psychological distress sleep quality and exposure to psychiatry: a nationwide study

Rayan M. Joudeh, Raba’a F. Jarrar, Adnan Raed Alnaser, Abdelkader Battah, Mazen Hindi, Arwa A. Battah, Eslam M. Wadi, Osama A. Zitoun

Illicit drug use is a well-known global problem that has been noticed to be increased significantly among medical students. This study aims to assess the prevalence and…

Acceptability of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in major depression: a qualitative analysis of individual experiences

Rachael M. Rimmer, Rachel D. Woodham, Sharon Cahill, Cynthia H.Y. Fu

The purpose of this paper was to gain a qualitative view of the participant experience of using home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Acceptability impacts…

Leave for informally admitted patients: a review of written guidance produced by mental health services in England and Wales

Russell Ashmore

The purpose of this paper is to report on the use and content of written guidance produced by mental health services in England and Wales describing hospital leave for informally…

“Finding light in the darkness”: exploring comedy as an intervention for eating disorder recovery

Dieter Declercq, Eshika Kafle, Jade Peters, Sam Raby, Dave Chawner, James Blease, Una Foye

Eating disorders (EDs) remain a major health concern, and their incidence has further increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the equally increasing demands on treatments and…