Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 21 Issue 2

Differences in treatment approach between ethnic groups

Steve Sizmur, Andrew McCulloch

The mental health experience of people from ethnic minorities differs from that of the majority, including differential access to services and treatments. The 2014 National Health…

The Delphi method: methodological issues arising from a study examining factors influencing the publication or non-publication of mental health nursing research

Tracy Flanagan, Russell Ashmore, David Banks, Doug MacInnes

– The purpose of this paper is to describe how the classic Delphi method can be adapted and structured to ensure that specific research questions are clearly addressed.

Recovery environment of a sub-acute mental health service

Kerry A Thomas, Debra J Rickwood

The purpose of this paper is to examine the recovery environment of a sub-acute residential mental health service. Such services are increasingly filling a gap in the continuum of…

Improving multidisciplinary clinical discussion on an inpatient mental health ward

Sian Dallimore, Katharine Christie, Maria Loades

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) clinical supervision is being used in many mental health services but at present has not received adequate attention by researchers in order to…

Multidisciplinary team meetings in community mental health: a systematic review of their functions

Caoimhe Nic a Bháird, Penny Xanthopoulou, Georgia Black, Susan Michie, Nora Pashayan, Rosalind Raine

Previous research has identified a need for greater clarity regarding the functions of multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings in UK community mental health services. The purpose of…

The impact of telephone crisis services on suicidal users: a systematic review of the past 45 years

Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Thomas Ploug, Søren Holm

Telephone crisis services are increasingly subject to a requirement to “prove their worth” as a suicide prevention strategy. The purpose of this paper is to: first, provide a…