Dave Steele explores a systematic review which finds that people who are at risk of psychosis are likely to experience stigma and discrimination.
[read the full story...]Stigma and discrimination in people at risk of psychosis
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What influences mental health professionals to stigmatise people with schizophrenia?
Charlotte Huggett explores a recent systematic review on schizophrenia stigma in mental health professionals and associated factors.
[read the full story...]Transgender discrimination and stigma: links to anxiety and depression
Emily Day summarises a recent study exploring the effects that transgender discrimination and stigma can have on the mental health of trans people, and what strategies individuals use to cope.
[read the full story...]“It doesn’t mean they aren’t after you”: sexual minorities and paranoia
Sarah Carr explores a recent cross-sectional study on sexual minority status and symptoms of psychosis, which looks at the role of bullying, discrimination, social support and drug use.
[read the full story...]Racial disparities in bipolar disorder diagnosis and treatment: time to talk about racism
Syeda Akther writes her debut elf blog on a recent review looking at racial disparities in bipolar disorder treatment and research. She argues that we need to start having serious conversations about racism that go beyond unconscious bias.
[read the full story...]Compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act: significantly more likely if you come from a BAME or migrant group
Ian Cummins explores a recent international systematic review and meta-analysis, which highlights ethnic variations in compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act.
[read the full story...]Preventing mental illness, at long last
Peter Byrne, the Public Mental Health lead at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, welcomes a new BMA report entitled: “Tackling the Causes – promoting public mental health and investing in prevention”.
[read the full story...]Police killings and the mental health of black Americans
Ian Cummins provides the context and perspective to consider the implications of a population-based, quasi-experimental study of police killings and their spillover effects on the mental health of black Americans.
[read the full story...]Loneliness in psychosis and related psychological and social factors
Jingyi Wang publishes her debut blog on a recent systematic review of loneliness in psychosis, which shows that the relationship between loneliness and psychosis remains poorly understood due to a lack of high quality studies.
[read the full story...]Mental health diagnosis: views and experiences of service users and clinicians
Vanessa Pinfold and Jennie Parker from the McPin Foundation explore a recent systematic review of service user, clinician, and carer perspectives on mental health diagnosis.
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