Dhea Bengardi summarises a systematic review exploring the prevalence of different types of neglect across a wide variety of mental health conditions.
[read the full story...]Childhood neglect: the neglected trauma?
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Antipsychotics and risk of violence and suicide in people diagnosed with personality disorders
A group of MSc students from UCL summarise a study examining the links between antipsychotics, risk of violent crimes and suicidal behaviour in people diagnosed with a ‘personality disorder’.
[read the full story...]What crisis and acute mental health care is available to those with a ‘personality disorder’ diagnosis?
Keir Harding finds little published evidence to support people with ‘personality disorder’ diagnoses when they are in crisis.
[read the full story...]Clinicians perspectives on gaps in service provision for people with complex emotional needs
A group of UCL MSc students review a qualitative study on clinicians’ views and community care for people with complex emotional needs, and how best practice can be achieved.
[read the full story...]Trauma informed care on acute inpatient units: reducing self harm and restrictive practices
Dr Kirsten Lawson is back! In this blog, Kirsten explores a service evaluation of trauma informed care practices in acute inpatient units, looking specifically at reductions in self-harm and restraint practices.
[read the full story...]The healthcare cost of multimorbidity in people with mental health diagnoses in Denmark
Kitty Saunders and Silke Vereeken explore the individual and population level healthcare costs of multimorbidities in people with at least one mental health diagnosis in Denmark.
[read the full story...]The term ‘borderline personality disorder’ is misunderstood by almost everyone; it needs to go
Many people feel very strongly about the term ‘personality disorder’. It is not the adjective that troubles; it is the noun. ‘Disorder’ is used as from 1980 onwards every mental health diagnosis has been listed as a disorder even if the final word is not mentioned. You cannot make a mental diagnosis without using it, [read the full story…]
Does a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder help or harm? #BIGSPD23
As we prepare for #BIGSPD23 in Glasgow (starting tomorrow), a psychiatrist and mental health occupational therapist explore a review of stigma occurring as a result of a borderline personality disorder diagnosis, coming to their own conclusions on the key messages.
[read the full story...]Is trauma a transdiagnostic risk for mental health problems? Recent umbrella meta-analysis suggests yes
In her debut blog, Megan Bailey summarises an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on whether psychological trauma can be considered as a transdiagnostic risk factor for mental health disorders.
[read the full story...]Multiracial young adults at higher risk of mental illness compared to their monoracial counterparts, according to US university research
Andie Ashdown summarises a cross-sectional study exploring mental health disparities between multiracial and monoracial young people in the United States.
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