Jill Manthorpe considers working conditions and stress in UK social workers: survey findings.
[read the full story...]Working conditions and stress in UK social workers
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Whose Safety is it Anyway? Service user and carer involvement in mental health care safety #MHNR2018
Alison Faulkner takes a recent study as the starting point for an exploration of mental health care safety, service user and carer involvement, raising concerns, risk, harm, power, relationships and much more.
[read the full story...]Mental health crisis teams in England: lost in translation? #MHNR2018
Rachel Rowan Olive writes her debut elf blog about a recent national survey of mental health crisis resolution teams and crisis care systems in England.
[read the full story...]Top 10 research questions for digital mental health #DigitalMHQ
John Torous, Editor of the Journal of Medical Internet Research, considers the top 10 digital mental health research questions that are announced today by the NIHR Mindtech James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership on Digital Mental Health.
[read the full story...]The prevalence of digital self-harm among adolescents
Alexander Foster and Tatiana Salisbury publish their debut blog on a recent study of digital self-harm in adolescents. In case you’re wondering, digital self-harm is the anonymous online posting, sending or sharing of hurtful content about oneself.
[read the full story...]WHO cares? Treatment coverage for substance use disorders: results from 26 countries
Ian Hamilton reports on an analysis of data from the World Mental Health Surveys, which estimates treatment coverage for people with substance use disorders.
[read the full story...]What causes emotional blunting in people taking antidepressants? Results from a survey
Linda Gask looks at a recent survey of people with depression that explores their experiences of emotional blunting. The research finds that nearly half of depressed patients on antidepressants report significant emotional blunting, but it’s impossible to say whether this is caused by their medication or the depression itself.
[read the full story...]Who follows the Mental Elf? Survey results, Jan 2018
André Tomlin presents the results of the very short survey that we ran in January 2018, which provides an overview of the roles of our followers and readers.
[read the full story...]Digital Technology for Mental Health: asking the right questions #DigitalMHQ
Lucy Simons invites YOU to tell us what you think are the most important questions about using digital technology for mental health.
There are also some fab prizes up for grabs, so don’t miss out!
[read the full story...]Trauma and psychotic experiences: results from a transnational survey
Today Marcus Tan and William Lee publish their debut elf blog on a new paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry, which investigates the association between traumatic events and subsequent psychotic experiences.
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