Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 25 Issue 1

Evaluation of a diagnostic ADHD pathway in a community child mental health service in South London

Georgina L. Barnes, Alexandra Eleanor Wretham, Rosemary Sedgwick, Georgina Boon, Katie Cheesman, Omer Moghraby

Clinicians working in UK child mental health services are faced with several challenges in providing accurate assessment and diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder…

Depressive symptoms associations with online and in person networks in an online gaming community: a pilot study

Tyler Prochnow, Megan S. Patterson, Logan Hartnell, M. Renée Umstattd Meyer

Increases in video game use have led to mental health concerns, citing greater risk for depressive symptoms (DS) and reduced “in-real-life” (IRL) social involvement. However…

Public awareness of psychological problems in Pakistan

Waqar Husain, Fayyaz Ahmed Faize

Awareness of psychological problems is essential to address the problems adequately. It also contributes positively in the overall psychosocial well-being of a society. The rates…

Experiences of engaging in therapeutic storytelling

Lucho Aguilera, Kirk Reed, Josie Goulding

The purpose of this study is to seek answer to the following question: Does participating in storytelling changes participants’ life experiences in their journey of recovery? The…

Mental health literacy in Pakistan: a narrative review

Rubina Begum, Fahad Riaz Choudhry, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Faizah Safina Bakrin, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Khadeeja Munawar

The term “Mental health literacy” is defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention. The importance of health…

Self-determination theory and the collaborative assessment and management of suicidality

Édua Holmström

The collaborative assessment and management of suicidality (CAMS) is a first-encounter suicide-specific brief intervention that motivates suicidal individuals for voluntary…

Service user experience of the Norfolk youth service

David Heavens, Joanne Hodgekins, Rebecca Lower, Joanne Spauls, Benjamin Carroll, Brioney Gee, Timothy Clarke, Jonathan Wilson

There is an international drive to improve mental health services for young people. This study aims to investigate service user experience of a youth mental health service in…