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Trauma clinicians weigh in: how physical exercise can support trauma treatment

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Ana Veic considers clinician’s perspectives of the benefits of physical exercise in treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and complex trauma.

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Crisis cafés: so much more than a cuppa

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Nicola Clibbens and Daisy Mbwanda write about Crisis Cafés – a novel form of community-based crisis alternative, and a recent small-scale interview study, which provides the first evidence on their UK implementation.

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Food, sadness and guilt: how do anorexia patients and clinicians feel about supported mealtimes?

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Samatha Han and Caitlin Lloyd summarise a qualitative systematic review that explored patient and clinician perspectives on supported mealtimes within treatments for anorexia nervosa.

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How can we help young people feel less lonely? What do young people want?

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Lauren Turner appraises a qualitative study exploring young people’s views on the acceptability and feasibility of youth loneliness interventions.

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The entrapment caused by coercive control may be central to its impacts on mental health #16DaysOfActivism2024

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Síofra Peeren explores an Australian qualitative study looking at the trauma and mental health impacts of coercive control, which suggests that psychological tactics of coercion and control are just as, if not more distressing than physical tactics.

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The impact of risk management on recovery in psychiatric hospitals: a patient-centred study

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Sahar Seidl summarises a qualitative study on the ontological insecurity of inattentiveness, which looks at how risk management processes in acute psychiatric care can have a negative impact on patient recovery.

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On the outside, looking in: sibling experiences of adolescent inpatient mental health care

Findings from McGrath et al. (2024) emphasise the importance of clinicians taking the whole family into consideration when a young person is admitted to an inpatient unit.

Lottie Shipp appraises a qualitative study that explored young people’s experiences of their sibling being admitted to a mental health inpatient unit.

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Supporting NHS colleagues following a coworker’s suicide: a postvention theory

Implementing structured protocols, enhancing training, strengthening support, and promoting open communication are all steps that can be implemented within workplaces to better support staff wellbeing after a colleague’s suicide.

In her debut blog, Brittany Oldale collaborates with Sarah Watts to summarise a grounded theory study that sought to create a postvention theory for how to support colleagues’ following a colleague’s suicide within the NHS.

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Complex journeys: a study exploring the impact of PTSD on partners

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Amelia Mullet explores a recent qualitative study that highlights the experiences of the romantic partners of individuals with PTSD.

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Barriers to mental health services among British Bangladeshi men

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Elisha Joshi considers a qualitative study focusing on the experiences of British Bangladeshi men accessing mental health support in the UK.

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