Mental Health Review Journal: Volume 25 Issue 3

From reflection to action: a case study of an art psychotherapy group which drew on occupational therapy perspectives

Ali Coles, Tom Elliott

This paper aims to describe service user experiences of an art psychotherapy group which drew on occupational therapy perspectives to help adults with severe and enduring mental…

Potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health outcomes in societies with economic and political instability: case of Lebanon

Rusi Jaspal, Moubadda Assi, Ismael Maatouk

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has rapidly spread to most cities in the world since December 2019 causing a rise in global mortality and adverse…

Optimization of community-based mental health services: a systematic review

Ahmad Anas Almi, Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom

This paper aims to review the literature of community-based mental health services (CMHS) optimization in Malaysia that focus on the aspects of perceived challenges or barriers…

Perinatal mental health amongst refugee and asylum-seeking women in the UK

Tkaya Giscombe, Ada Hui, Theodore Stickley

Refugee and asylum-seeking women are particularly vulnerable to experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period, with social factors compounding these…

Effectiveness of day treatment for eating disorders: are improvements maintained at 12-month follow-up?

Zoë Meropi Hepburn, Emily Rose Rothwell

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a specialist UK day treatment programme (DTP), in terms of whether improvements in eating disorder symptomology and…

The impact of a co-produced personality disorder training on staff burnout, knowledge and attitudes

Chloe Finamore, Fiammetta Rocca, Jennie Parker, Julia Blazdell, Oliver Dale

Mental health professionals working with patients with personality disorder are at risk of burnout. Burnout can adversely affect workforce retention and the delivery of…

Experiences of user involvement in mental health research: exploring reflections from a service user researcher using auto-ethnography

Joanna Fox

User involvement in research is entering the mainstream of traditional mental health research. In practice, there are diverse ways in which the process of involvement is…