Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 23 Issue 1

Signpost appointments in an adult psychological therapies team

Katie Phillips, Lucy N. Macintyre, Alison McMullan

In Scotland, individuals referred for NHS psychological therapies are expected to commence “treatment” within 18 weeks of receipt of referral. With high demand, high…

The transition between mental health services in Scotland

Juliette van der Kamp

The purpose of this paper is to describe the barriers and facilitators to an effective transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health…

Personal storytelling in mental health recovery

Kate P. Nurser, Imogen Rushworth, Tom Shakespeare, Deirdre Williams

Creating more positive individual narratives around illness and identity is at the heart of the mental health care recovery movement. Some recovery services explicitly use…

Maximising resilience resources for mental healthcare staff

Nicole S. Gevaux, Stephanie Petty

The purpose of this paper is to investigate optimal resources to promote resilience in staff working in inpatient mental health services. The study also provides an example of…

“‘It is a safe space’: self-harm self-help groups”

Melanie Boyce, Carol Munn-Giddings, Jenny Secker

The purpose of this paper is to present a qualitative analysis of the role of self-harm self-help groups from the perspective of group members.

Arrangements for adult service users who are homeless in English mental health trusts

Steven Lucas, Philip John Archard, James Tangen, David Murphy

The purpose of this paper is to report an analysis of arrangements in English mental health trusts to meet the needs of adult service users who are homeless. Homelessness is…