scholarly journals Study Protocol: A Pilot Study Investigating Mental Health in the UK Police Force

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Marie Edwards ◽  
Yasuhiro Kotera
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Police Force ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Brief Behavioural Activation (Brief BA) for Adolescent Depression: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Pass ◽  
Carl W. Lejuez ◽  
Shirley Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Young People ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Behavioural Activation ◽  
Evidence Based Treatments ◽  
The Uk

Background: Depression in adolescence is a common and serious mental health problem. In the UK, access to evidence-based psychological treatments is limited, and training and employing therapists to deliver these is expensive. Brief behavioural activation for the treatment of depression (BATD) has great potential for use with adolescents and to be delivered by a range of healthcare professionals, but there is limited empirical investigation with this group. Aims: To adapt BATD for depressed adolescents (Brief BA) and conduct a pilot study to assess feasibility, acceptability and clinical effectiveness. Method: Twenty depressed adolescents referred to the local NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHs) were offered eight sessions of Brief BA followed by a review around one month later. Self- and parent-reported routine outcome measures (ROMs) were collected at every session. Results: Nineteen of the 20 young people fully engaged with the treatment and all reported finding some aspect of Brief BA helpful. Thirteen (65%) required no further psychological intervention following Brief BA, and both young people and parents reported high levels of acceptability and satisfaction with the approach. The pre–post effect size of Brief BA treatment was large. Conclusions: Brief BA is a promising innovation in the treatment of adolescent depression. This approach requires further evaluation to establish effectiveness and cost effectiveness compared with existing evidence-based treatments for adolescent depression. Other questions concern the effectiveness of delivery in other settings and when delivered by a range of professionals.

Schizophrenia, psychiatry and East African Muslim families in the United Kingdom: a pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Farida Ally ◽  
Toni Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
East African ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of East African Muslim families who have a family member diagnosed with schizophrenia in the UK mental health system. Design/methodology/approach – In-depth semi-structured interviews with East African Muslim participants who had a close family member diagnosed with schizophrenia. Findings – Thematic analysis of the interviews revealed participants’ concerns over diagnosis, over the side effects of medication and over the lack of choice of treatment. They reported disappointment and frustration with the rejection by psychiatric services of alternative conceptualizations of mental distress incorporating religious beliefs. Participants called for more culturally sensitive service provision open to taking into account non-western conceptualizations of mental distress and its treatment. Research limitations/implications – Caution should be exercised in drawing firm conclusions from a pilot study with only four participants although generalization is not an aim of small-scale qualitative research. Practical implications – The overall negative perceptions of psychiatric services in the participants’ accounts point to poor communication between services and service users and their families. If there are attempts at culturally sensitive service provision, according to this study, they are implemented elsewhere/not extensive enough/not reaching everyone – which warrants further investigation. Originality/value – This study is valuable because it offers insights on how East African Muslim families living in the UK (an under-researched minority) experience the impact of living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and contact with mental health services, within the context of a “Western” model of mental distress dramatically different from and rarely open to the conceptualization shared in their culture of origin.

scholarly journals Problem-based, peer-to-peer global mental health e-learning between the UK and Somaliland: a pilot study

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Murphy ◽  
Elliot Clissold ◽  
Roxanne C Keynejad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Payment by results in mental health: the current state of play in England

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Fairbairn
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Acute Healthcare

The Department of Health is introducing a ‘payment by results’ system for mental health services in the UK. The system is already being used in the acute healthcare sector, but is still under development for application in mental healthcare. This article outlines the concept of payment by results, briefly reports on its use in other countries and describes the pilot study underway in England to define currencies to be used in a payment by results system planned for NHS mental healthcare throughout England and Wales.

Trauma Treatment Needs Assessment and Rural Mental Health: A Pilot Study

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Janie Pinterits ◽  
Theresa E. Magelky ◽  
Gunjani Patel Stamp ◽  
Anne Schaffenhauser ◽  
Sarah Szerlong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Rural Mental Health ◽  
Trauma Treatment ◽  
Treatment Needs
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