Bethan Davies shares her thoughts on a qualitative study of service users’ experience about the acceptability, use and safety of the BlueIce app for young people who self-harm.
[read the full story...]Treating men with eating disorders: do we need gender-specific care?
Una Foye explores the implications of a recent qualitative study of clinicians’ views on treatment adaptations for men with eating disorders.
[read the full story...]A psychological victory for the domestic violence and abuse sector: the PATH trial
Emma Yapp summarises two new studies out yesterday looking at the PATH intervention (Psychological Advocacy Towards Healing), a CBT-informed psychological intervention delivered by trained domestic violence and abuse (DVA) advocates in specialist services.
[read the full story...]Mental health stigma in schools: helping young people access support
Lucinda Powell considers a recent systematic review of qualitative evidence on stigma related to targeted school-based mental health interventions. The review provides some interesting findings and useful strategies, given the recent UK government announcement that they are backing plans to make specialist mental health provision available in schools.
[read the full story...]What are mental health staff doing to address the sexual health needs of service users? It’s complicated.
Sarah Watts explores a small qualitative study that asked NHS staff about the sexual health and sexuality needs of people with serious mental illness.
[read the full story...]An equal exchange? Practitioners’ accounts of social care assessment under the Care Act
Tanya Moore considers a qualitative coproduced study of English practitioners’ accounts of social care assessment practices under the Care Act 2014.
[read the full story...]Direct payments in residential care: ideas for implementation and some concerns about their value
Martin Stevens considers the low uptake of direct payments in residential care: an evaluation of the Direct Payments in Residential Care Trailblazers.
[read the full story...]Emotional distress in dementia: qualitative systematic review
Hilary Shepherd examines a qualitative systematic review that aimed to present all available descriptions of emotional distress and explanations for emotional distress experienced by people with dementia, articulated personally and by others.
[read the full story...]Moderated online social therapy: relapse prevention for youth depression
Sarah Knowles looks at a next-generation social media-based relapse prevention intervention for youth depression, explored in an Australian qualitative study looking at social networking, safety and clinical benefit.
[read the full story...]Reducing physical restraint: suggestions from patients and staff
Rob Allison explores a recent qualitative study of mental health inpatients’ and staff members’ suggestions for reducing physical restraint.
[read the full story...]