Browsing by Author "Barrera, Alvaro"
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Adapted CBT to Stabilize Sleep on Psychiatric Wards: a Transdiagnostic Treatment Approach
Sheaves, Bryony; Isham, Louise; Bradley, Jonathan; Barrera, Alvaro; Waite, Felicity; Freeman, Daniel (2018-04-04)Background: Almost all patients admitted at acute crisis to a psychiatric ward experience clinically significant symptoms of insomnia. Ward environments pose challenges to both sleep and the delivery of therapy. Despite ... -
Clozapine-induced pericarditis: an ethical dilemma
Johal, Harleen Kaur; Barrera, Alvaro (2019-06)Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic used most frequently in the management of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, where severely unwell patients have failed to respond to standard antipsychotic therapy. Clozapine is ... -
Consent to discuss participation in research: a pilot study
Potts, Jennifer; Barrera, Alvaro; Hancock, Mark; Bell, Stuart; Cipriani, Andrea; Geddes, John R; Henshall, Catherine (2019-09)Background. Equitable access to research studies needs to be increased for all patients. There is debate about which is the best approach to use to discuss participation in research in real-world clinical settings. Objective. ... -
Empathy and the work of clinical psychiatrists: narrative review
Barrera, Alvaro; De La Motte de Broöns de Vauvert, Salik J G N (2023-01)Clinical research suggests that empathy is associated with better clinical outcomes in various areas of medical care, raising the question of whether a similar effect occurs in psychiatry. The aim of this review is to ... -
Hebephrenia is dead, long live hebephrenia, or why Hecker and Chaslin were on to something
Barrera, Alvaro; Curwell-Parry, Owen (2019-05-03)Since its first description in 1863, ‘hebephrenia’ has highlighted a group of patients characterised by an early onset of illness, formal thought disorder, bizarre behaviour and incongruent emotional expression. A proportion ... -
Introducing artificial intelligence in acute psychiatric inpatient care: qualitative study of its use to conduct nursing observations.
Barrera, Alvaro; Gee, Carol; Wood, Andrew; Geddes, John R (2020-02)Background All patients admitted to an acute inpatient mental health unit must have nursing observations carried out at night either hourly or every 15 minutes, to ascertain that they are safe and breathing. However, while ... -
A narrative review of ablative neurosurgery in refractory mental disorders
Barrera, Alvaro; Whitehead, Thomas (2022-07)Neurosurgery for mental disorder (NMD) is currently performed in the UK for cases of severe depressive disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder refractory to treatment, under stringent regulations as set out under the ... -
A narrative review of the success of intramuscular gluteal injections and its impact in psychiatry
Gee, Carol; Harker, Aidan; Barrera, Alvaro; Geddes, John R (2018-07)There are 12 billion injections given worldwide every year. For many injections, the intramuscular route is favoured over the subcutaneous route due to the increased vascularity of muscle tissue and the corresponding ... -
The Oxford Textbook of Inpatient Psychiatry
Barrera, Alvaro; Chaplin, Robert (Oxford University Press, 2019-05)Inpatient mental health care is an essential part of community-based mental health care in the UK. Patients admitted to acute mental health wards are often experiencing high levels of distress and acute mental illness and ... -
A Phenomenological Exploration of the Voices Reported by Borderline Personality and Schizophrenia Patients
Barrera, Alvaro; Bajorek, Thomas; Dekker, Romanie; Lewis, A; Pearce, Steve (2021-06)Introduction: Over time, there have been different views regarding the verbal auditory hallucinations (VAHs) reported by borderline personality disorder (BPD) and schizophrenia patients. More recently, their similarity has ... -
A retrospective examination of care pathways in individuals with treatment-resistant depression
Harvey, Jade; Geddes, John R; Barrera, Alvaro (2021-05)Individuals with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) experience a high burden of illness. Current guidelines recommend a stepped care approach for treating depression, but the extent to which best-practice care pathways ... -
A web-based clinical decision tool to support treatment decision-making in psychiatry: a pilot focus group study with clinicians, patients and carers
Smith, Katharine A; Attenburrow, Mary Jane; Henshall, Catherine; Zlodre, Jakov; Kelly, Kathleen; Broome, Matthew R.; Shaw, Susan; Barrera, Alvaro; Molodynski, Andrew; Reid, Alastair; Geddes, John R; Cipriani, Andrea (2017)Background Treatment decision tools have been developed in many fields of medicine, including psychiatry, however benefits for patients have not been sustained once the support is withdrawn. We have developed a web-based ...