Suzanne Dash reviews a cross-sectional study of the prevalence and treatment of common mental disorders in the English national population, which inspires her to host a mental health epidemiology quiz. Fingers on buzzers…
[read the full story...]IAPT: does improved access lead to increased complexity?
Mark Smith presents the early findings of the PROMPT naturalistic cohort study, which looks at the clinical characteristics of patients assessed within an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service.
[read the full story...]Psychotherapy for people with learning disabilities: the views and experiences of IAPT practitioners
Reed Cappleman critiques a recent study of IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Treatments) practitioners’ experiences of providing therapy to people with intellectual disabilities.
[read the full story...]Personality disorders, IAPT treatment and recovery from depression and anxiety
Mark Smith reviews a recent prospective cohort study, which considers the impact of comorbid personality problems on response to IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) treatment for depression and anxiety.
[read the full story...]Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration
Kirsten Lawson explores the benefits of working across professional and therapeutic boundaries, highlighted beautifully by the recent COINCIDE RCT of collaborative care for patients with depression comorbid with diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
[read the full story...]Psychological support needed across cancer pathway
In this blog, Alison Turner takes a look at guidance, which sets out recommendations for commissioners and providers to improve care and outcomes for people with cancer.
[read the full story...]Psychotherapy for UK military veterans: demographics and clinical outcomes
Mark Smith reports on a study of psychotherapy for UK military veterans, using an IAPT service, which focuses on the demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of early service leavers and veterans.
[read the full story...]Measure of confidence in providing psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities could help with outcome measurement
We report on a recent study, which involved developing a measure of confidence in delivering psychotherapy for people with learning disabilities.
[read the full story...]Outcome measure for psychological therapy for people with learning disabilities developed as part of inclusive research process
Background Since the publication of Positive Practice Guidance on access to psychological therapies there have been a number of studies looking at the barriers to such access and some of the approaches to ensure reasonable adjustments are made. The researchers in this study were concerned that the tools being used to evaluate the of impact [read the full story…]
LSE report highlights ‘massive inequality’ in the way the NHS treats mental illness compared to physical illness
Mental illness accounts for nearly half of all ill health in people under 65, but only a quarter of people are given the treatment they need, according to a new report published today by the London School of Economics. The report has been written by a distinguished group of mental health and health policy professionals from [read the full story…]