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Supporting professional self-care for PCN pharmacists
(2021-01)
As pharmacists become established in their
roles within Primary Care Network (PCN)
multidisciplinary teams, it is important
that their wellbeing and self-care needs
are supported. Here, the authors describe
how the ...
Catastrophic cognitions about coronavirus: the Oxford psychological investigation of coronavirus questionnaire [TOPIC-Q]
(2021-01)
Background: Cognitive therapies are developed on the principle that specific cognitive appraisals are key determinants in the development and maintenance of mental health disorders. It is likely that particular appraisals ...
Mental healthcare clinician engagement with point of care testing; a qualitative study
(2021-02)
Background
Point of Care Testing (POCT) is being increasingly used to augment the delivery of physical health care in a variety of settings, but their use in mental health has been limited. Research into understanding the ...
Could health-improving interventions address the growing unemployment crisis?
(2021-02)
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented rates of unemployment. Poorer mental health is a cause and a consequence of unemployment, and job seekers with poorer mental health remain unemployed for longer. The review ...
Commentary on “the new Italian Residential Forensic Psychiatric System (REMS). A one-year population study”
(2021-01)
Although prediction of risk to others (and management
of that risk) may be the sine qua non of forensic psychi atry, a large range of instruments, indicators, and other
outcomes are available 13. Domains other than ...
Length of hospitalisation for people with severe mental illness: is the longer the better? Commentary on… Cochrane Corner
(2021)
The Cochrane review in this month’s Cochrane Corner (Babalola 2014) compares short-stay hospital admission to long-stay/standard admission in patients with severe mental illness for a number of outcomes in a total 2030 ...
Promoting safety in the home during the pandemic and beyond
(2021-03)
With families home schooling their children, caring for young babies and managing housework during lockdown, it is important for health visitors to promote home safety advice to help prevent unintentional accidents and injuries
Efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 (B.1.1.7): an exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial
(2021-04)
Background
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant cause of COVID-19 disease in the UK from November, 2020. We report a post-hoc analysis of the efficacy of the adenoviral vector vaccine, ChAdOx1 ...
Modifiable risk factors for inpatient violence in psychiatric hospital: prospective study and prediction model
(2021-05)
Background. Violence perpetrated by psychiatric inpatients is associated with modifiable factors. Current structured approaches to assess inpatient violence risk lack predictive validity
and linkage to interventions.
Methods. ...
Public opinion on global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
(2021-03)
To the Editor—Vaccination programs for COVID-19 in ‘high-income countries’ (HICs) have benefited from their ability to secure contracts for preferential supply for several vaccines1. For the rest of the world, vaccine ...