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Treating sleep problems in young people at ultra-high-risk of psychosis: study protocol for a single-blind parallel group randomised controlled feasibility trial (SleepWell).
(2020-11)
Background
Effective interventions, targeting key contributory causal factors, are needed to prevent the emergence of severe mental health problems in young people. Insomnia is a common clinical issue that is problematic ...
Anticipatory Pleasure in Current Psychosis: Cognitive and Emotional Correlates
(2020-12)
Anticipation of pleasure – a key aspect of hedonic experience - is a motivating factor for engaging in activities. Low levels of anticipatory pleasure and activity are found in individuals with psychosis. Cognitive factors ...
Effect of point of care blood testing on physical health check completion in mental health services: mixed-methods evaluation
(2020-10)
Physical health outcomes in severe mental illness are worse than in the general population. Routine physical health check completion in this group is poor.
Aims
To quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the impact of ...
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 ...
Promoting the sexual health of people living with severe mental illness
(2020-08)
Sexual health is an important part of an individual’s overall health profile. However, for people with a severe mental illness (SMI), maintaining optimal sexual health can be a challenge. Mental health nurses have an ...
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 ...
Fear of illness recurrence and mental healthanxiety in people recovering from psychosis andcommon mental health problems
(2020-06)
Objectives: It is well known that mental health problems can recur even after effective treatment, leading to an understandable fear of illness recurrence (FIR) and mental health anxiety (MHA). These may themselves contribute ...