Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 22 Issue 1

Qualitative systematic literature review: the experience of being in seclusion for adults with mental health difficulties

Amy Mellow, Anna Tickle, Michael Rennoldson

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic search of the peer-reviewed qualitative literature investigating the lived experience of seclusion for adults with mental…

Service user experiences of mentalisation-based treatment for borderline personality disorder

Diarmaid Ó. Lonargáin, Suzanne Hodge, Rachael Line

Previous research indicates that mentalisation-based treatment (MBT) is an effective therapeutic programme for difficulties associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD)…

Towards reconnecting: creative formulation and understanding dissociation

Sarah L. Parry, Mike Lloyd

The term dissociation can describe a coping strategy to protect oneself against something unwanted in the moment, a disconnection from sensations and experiences in the here and…

Exploring barriers to South Asian help-seeking for eating disorders

Jackie Wales, Nicola Brewin, Raghu Raghavan, Jon Arcelus

Referrals to specialist eating disorder (ED) services from the South Asian (SA) community are under-represented, despite research suggesting that disordered eating attitudes and…

Informal mental health patients: what are they told of their legal rights?

Russell Ashmore, Neil Carver

The purpose of this paper is to determine what written information is given to informally admitted patients in England and Wales regarding their legal rights in relation to…