Nima Cas Hunt explores a recent research study carried out at a mental health hospital in Switzerland, which tries to predict coercion during the course of psychiatric hospitalisations.
[read the full story...]Power, equality, diversity and systemic change: the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement
In her debut blog, Layla Mofrad summarises an umbrella review exploring the theory, barriers & enablers for patient and public involvement in health and social care research and service delivery.
[read the full story...]Restorative reciprocity in mental health research: Researcher in Residence – Shuranjeet Singh
Mental Elf Researcher in Residence, Shuranjeet Singh, shares his experiences of power and exploitation in mental health research, and presents restorative reciprocity as a framework for confronting and responding to these historic and ongoing issues.
[read the full story...]Trauma-informed care in mental health: why we need it and what it should look like
Aneta Zarska blogs about a qualitative research study from Australia that outlines what trauma-informed care should look like, by asking people with experience of mental health difficulties.
[read the full story...]Ethnicity and power: how can we make mental healthcare equitable for all people with psychosis?
Andie Ashdown and Theophanis Kyriacou consider the findings of a recent qualitative study which looks at the differences experienced by Black Caribbean and White British people trying to access care for psychosis.
[read the full story...]Coproducing qualitative mental health research with young people
Following her blog yesterday, Natalie Berry explores a related paper by the same authors, which reflects on co-producing a qualitative study with young people during the era of COVID-19.
[read the full story...]Home is where the therapist is: home-based family therapy for conduct disorder in young adolescents
Akansha Naraindas summarises the findings of a small qualitative study of home-based family therapy for conduct disorder in teenagers.
[read the full story...]Patients as “domain experts” in artificial intelligence mental health research
Simon D’Alfonso summarises an editorial by Sarah Carr, which places the patient as a “domain expert” in artificial intelligence mental health research.
[read the full story...]Involving consumers and survivors in mental health policy making
Andrew Shepherd explores a paper that makes him ask: Does the language and implementation of evidence based practice essentially risk excluding different voices from mental heath policy making?
[read the full story...]Considering the realities and constraints in coproducing research
Mike Clark’s blog considers a paper in which the authors reflect on tensions arising in the coproduction of adult social care evaluation between the participatory research approach and validated outcome measures.
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