Browsing by Author "Brand, Fiona"
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Effects of ketamine treatment on suicidal ideation: a qualitative study of patients’ accounts following treatment for depression in a UK ketamine clinic
Lascelles, Karen; Brand, Fiona; Trueman, Hayley; McShane, Rupert; Hawton, Keith (2019-08)Objective It is recognised that ketamine treatment can reduce suicidal ideation (SI) in people with depression, at least in the short term. However, information is lacking on patients’ perspectives on such effects. ... -
Effects of patient suicide on psychiatrists: survey of experiences and support required
Brand, Fiona; Carbonnier, Anne; Croft, Alison; Lascelles, Karen; Hawton, Keith; Wolfart, Gislene (2019-03)Aims and method Death of patients by suicide can have powerful effects on psychiatrists. We report the findings of a survey completed by 174 psychiatrists on the effects of patient suicide on their emotional well-being ... -
Helping young people who self-harm
Lascelles, Karen; Brand, Fiona; Alfoadari, Annya (2017-02)Key learning points: For many young people, the function of self-harm is to escape an unbearable emotional state; relief and negative feelings experienced following self-harm can result in a cycle of self-harming behaviour; ... -
Mortality in children and adolescents who present to hospital following non-fatal self-harm: an observational cohort study based on the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England
Hawton, Keith; Brand, Fiona (2020-02)Background Self-harm and suicide in children and adolescents are both growing problems, with self-harm associated with a significant risk of subsequent death, particularly suicide. Long-term follow-up studies are necessary ... -
Using digital monitoring alongside psychosocial interventions in patients who self-harm
Brand, Fiona; Hawton, Keith (2021-05)With more than 200,000 presentations to hospital for self-harm each year in England, there is a clear requirement to reduce self-harm and improve well-being in this population. This service evaluation examined the potential ...