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The Systemic Assessment Clinic, a Novel Method for Assessing Patients in General Adult Psychiatry: Presentation and Preliminary Service Evaluation.
(2020-08)The traditional model of psychiatric assessment and diagnosis can be criticised as reductive. We developed an innovative model for psychiatric assessment of adult patients referred to our adult mental health team, the ... -
Environmental changes to reduce self-harm on an adolescent inpatient psychiatric ward: an interrupted time series analysis
(2020-07)Existing interventions to reduce self-harm in adolescents admitted to psychiatric wards are usually focused on individual psychological treatments. However, the immediate ward environment in which treatment takes place is ... -
What we learn about bipolar disorder from large-scaleneuroimaging: Findings and future directions from theENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group
(2020-06)MRI-derived brain measures offer a link between genes, the environment and behav-ior and have been widely studied in bipolar disorder (BD). However, many neuroimag-ing studies of BD have been underpowered, leading to varied ... -
The effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving wellbeing and resilience to stress in first responders: A systematic review
(2020-07)First responders are routinely exposed to traumatic critical incidents, placing them at higher risk for developing stress-related psychopathology and associated health problems than the general population. Interventions ... -
Efficacy of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for moderate to severe symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial
(2020-07)Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an efficacious intervention for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Digital CBT may provide a scalable means of delivering CBT at a population level. We investigated the efficacy of a ... -
Cost and quality-of-life impacts of community treatment orders (CTOs) for patients with psychosis: economic evaluation of the OCTET trial
(2020-07)Purpose:Current RCT and meta-analyses have not found any effect of community treatment orders (CTOs) on hospital or social outcomes. Assumed positive impacts of CTOs on quality-of-life outcomes and reduced hospital costs ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Cancer Care of Adolescents and Young Adults and Their Well-Being: Results From an Online Survey Conducted in the Early Stages of the Pandemic
(2020-07)The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving, and we learn new details every day. Even though the disrup-tions in our daily routines and health care systems pose many challenges, therein lie many ... -
Identifying outcomes for depression that matter to patients, informal caregivers, and health-care professionals: qualitative content analysis of a large international online survey
(2020-07)Many clinical trials have assessed treatments for depressive disorders and bipolar depression. However, whether, and which, assessed outcome domains really matter to patients, informal caregivers, and health-care professionals ... -
7 Virtual reality (VR) for the treatment of mental health disorders
(2020-07)Mental health disorders are very common, but far too few people receive the best treatments. Much greater access to the best psychological treatments may be achieved using automated delivery in virtual reality (VR). With ... -
Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial
(2020-07)Background The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might be curtailed by vaccination. We assessed the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a viral vectored coronavirus vaccine ... -
Addressing concerns about smoking cessation and mental health: theoretical review and practical guide for healthcare professionals
(2020-07)Smoking rates in people with depression and anxiety are twice as high as in the general population, even though people with depression and anxiety are motivated to stop smoking. Most healthcare professionals are aware that ... -
Treating Social Anxiety Disorder Remotely with Cognitive Therapy
(2020-07)Remote delivery of evidence-based psychological therapies via video conference has become particularly relevant following the COVID-19 pandemic, and is likely to be an on-going method of treatment delivery post-COVID. ... -
COVID-19, mental health and ethnic minorities
(2020-07)There is little formal guidance for the busy clinician in balancing different risks for individual mental health patients and treating appropriately. To fill this gap, we propose three core actions that may help: 1. ... -
Evidence base for early intervention in psychosis services in rural areas: A critical review
(2020-07)Aim: Early Intervention in Psychosis teams (EITs) are a growing entity internationally, yet they remain under-researched given challenges facing their delivery. Model adaptations include stand-alone services, a hub-and-spoke ... -
Online patient feedback: a scoping review and stakeholder consultation
(2020-04)Objective To provide a synthesis of the current evidence base of online patient feedback using a scoping review and a consultation of stakeholders in England, UK. Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL ... -
Measuring reasoning in paranoia: Development of the Fast and Slow Thinking Questionnaire
(2020-07)Paranoid thoughts are common across the psychosis continuum. It is well established that reasoning biases (conceived as an overreliance on fast thinking and lack of willingness and/or ability to engage in slow thinking) ... -
Web-Based and mHealth Technologies to Support Self-Management in People Living With Type 2 Diabetes: Validation of the Diabetes Self-Management and Technology Questionnaire (DSMT-Q)
(2020-07)Background: A growing number of web-based and mobile health (mHealth) technologies have been developed to support type 2 diabetes self-management. Little is known about individuals’ experiences with these technologies and ... -
Antipsychotic medication versus psychological intervention versus a combination of both in adolescents with first-episode psychosis (MAPS): a multicentre, three-arm, randomised controlled pilot and feasibility study
(2020-07)Background Evidence for the effectiveness of treatments in early-onset psychosis is sparse. Current guidance for the treatment of early-onset psychosis is mostly extrapolated from trials in adult populations. The UK ... -
Clinicians’ views of treatment types for first episode psychosis delivered in a randomised controlled trial (MAPS)
(2020-07)Background Clinicians’ treatment beliefs could affect the feasibility of delivering different treatments in a randomised controlled trial (RCT). In MAPS (Managing Adolescent first Episode Psychosis: a feasibility Study), ... -
Understanding young peoples’ and family members’ views of treatment for first episode psychosis in a randomised controlled trial (MAPS)
(2020-07)Background;There is limited evidence to inform treatment decision-making in adolescents experiencing first episode psychosis (FEP). In the MAPS trial (Managing Adolescent first Episode Psychosis: a feasibility Study), ...
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