scholarly journals Communication skills training for mental health professionals working with people with severe mental illness

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-220
Author(s):  
Alexia Papageorgiou ◽  
Yoon K. Loke ◽  
Michelle Fromage
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Communication Skills Training

Mental Health Professionals’ Attitudes to Severe Mental Illness and Its Correlates in Psychiatric Hospitals of Attica: The Role of Workers’ Empathy

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-625
Author(s):  
Marina Economou ◽  
Lily Evangelia Peppou ◽  
Konstantinos Kontoangelos ◽  
Alexandra Palli ◽  
Irene Tsaliagkou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals

scholarly journals A collaboration between service users and professionals for the development and evaluation of a new program for cardiovascular risk management in persons with a diagnosis of severe mental illness: French multicenter qualitative and feasibility studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Baleige ◽  
Jean-François Besnard ◽  
Nicolas Meunier-Beillard ◽  
Vincent Demassiet ◽  
Alain Monnier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Management

Abstract Background Persons with a diagnosis of severe mental illness have a life expectancy that is 20 years lower than the general population, and they are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disorders. Improving the management of cardiovascular risk is one of the main challenges for the public health system. In the care pathway of persons with a diagnosis of severe mental illness, a better understanding of limiting and facilitating factors is required. The objective was to include persons with a diagnosis of severe mental illness, carers, and primary and mental health professionals in the creation and evaluation (feasibility) of a health promotion program designed to improve cardiovascular risk management through empowerment. Methods This study combines a mixed methodology with qualitative and quantitative components. A multicenter prospective qualitative study was conducted in seven mental health units in France and was coordinated by a steering committee composed of persons with a diagnosis of severe mental illness, carers, and primary and mental health professionals. Results This health promotion program must enable persons with a diagnosis of severe mental illness to assert their right to self-determination and to exercise greater control over their lives, beyond their diagnosis and care. Following a preliminary feasibility study, the effectiveness of this new tool will be evaluated using a randomized controlled trial in a second study. Conclusions The findings can be used by health organizations as a starting point for developing new and improved services for persons with a diagnosis of severe mental illness. Trial registration Clinical Trials Gov NCT03689296. Date registered September 28, 2018

scholarly journals Adapting the Trauma History Questionnaire for use in a population of homeless people with severe mental illness in Tamil Nadu, India: qualitative study

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Gilmoor ◽  
Smriti Vallath ◽  
Ruth M. H. Peters ◽  
Denise van der Ben ◽  
Lauren Ng
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Trauma History

Background The Trauma History Questionnaire (THQ) is one of the most widely used traumatic event inventories, but its lack of validation makes it unsuitable for the millions of homeless people with severe mental illness in India, who are particularly vulnerable to trauma exposure. Aims To translate and culturally adapt the THQ for use in a population of homeless people with severe mental illness in Tamil Nadu, India. Method We used Herdman et al's model of cultural equivalence to conduct an in-depth qualitative assessment of the cultural validity of the THQ. Following several translations, conceptual, item, semantic and operational equivalence of the THQ was assessed through four focus groups with user-survivors (n = 20) and two focus groups with mental health professionals (n = 11). Results Several adaptations, including the addition of 18 items about relationships, homelessness and mental illness, were necessary to improve cultural validity. Three items, such as rape, were removed for reasons of irrelevance or cultural insensitivity. Items like ‘adultery’ and ‘mental illness’ were reworded to ‘extramarital affair’ and ‘mental health problem’, respectively, to capture the cultural nuances of the Tamil language. Findings revealed a divergence in views on tool acceptability between user-survivors, who felt empowered to voice their experiences, and mental health professionals, who were concerned for patient well-being. Providing a sense of pride and autonomy, user-survivors preferred self-administration, whereas mental health professionals preferred rater administration. Conclusions Culture significantly affects what types of events are considered traumatic, highlighting the importance of cultural validation of instruments for use in novel populations and settings.

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