Magda Skowronska summarises a scoping review that finds significant evidence gaps around the implementation of trauma-informed care in emergency care, crisis teams, crisis houses and acute day hospitals.
[read the full story...]Strengthening spousal relationships in dementia: are we there yet?
Gloria Wong summarises a scoping review of psychosocial interventions to enhance the relationships of couples living with dementia.
[read the full story...]Cats and autistic people: scoping out the purrfect pair?
KCL Masters student Lily Zhang considers a scoping review on the positive impacts of cat ownership in autistic adults and children, which helps to carve out a path for further research in this field.
[read the full story...]What psychotherapies are currently available for people with ARFID?
In her debut blog, Ellie Davis takes a look at a recent scoping review on psychological interventions and outcomes for avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
[read the full story...]Young people are worried about climate change, but how do they cope?
Trish Darcy considers a scoping review of empirical evidence on climate concerns, negative emotions and climate‐related mental illness in young people.
[read the full story...]Young LGBTQ+ People in Residential Social Care Face Pervasive Discrimination and Unmet Need
Happy New Year to one and all from down here in the woodland. To start us off with a bang for 2024, we have a blog from Lizzie Furber, one of our social care elf editorial team, highlighting a scoping review that is the first of its kind in the UK. Introduction LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, [read the full story…]
Deciphering self-help: how do adolescents experiencing emotional difficulties cope?
Nuria Gardia considers a scoping review on self‑management, self‑care, and self‑help strategies in adolescents with emotional problems.
[read the full story...]Europe’s climate hotspot: climate change and mental health in Italy
Francesca Bentivegna and Ivar Maas consider a scoping review exploring climate change, trauma and mental health in Italy, one of the most affected Mediterranean countries.
[read the full story...]How do people experience avoidable harm in mental health social care?
Andie Ashdown summarises a scoping review on service users’ experiences of social and psychological avoidable harm in mental health social care in England.
[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.
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